Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region China (East Asia)
List of families for China
86 Families width 12660 Species and 2314 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUXYZ
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Anthelidae Turner, 1904 | Australian Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Ascololepidopterigidae Zhang & al., 2013 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 137 | Species | Taxom | | Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905 | Fig Borers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 127 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 989 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Douglas Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 173 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 123 | Species | Taxom | | Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 | Glory Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eolepidopterigidae Rasnitsyn, 1983 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Oriental Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903 | Planthopper Parasite Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1387 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898 | Old World Spiny Winged Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 256 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1579 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 167 | Species | Taxom | | Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 114 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 470 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Immidae Heppner, 1977 | Imma Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898 | Fairy moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 107 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 818 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lypusidae Herrich-Schä..., 1857 | European bagworm moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesokristenseniidae Huang, Nel &..., 2010 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Mandibulate Archaic Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Mirinidae (Kozlov, 1985) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopseustidae Hering, 1925 | Archaic Bell Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1058 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 249 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1298 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 102 | Species | Taxom | | Palaephatidae Davis, 1986 | Gondwanaland Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 283 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 244 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Prodoxidae Riley, 1881 | Yucca Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918 | Lance Wing Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 135 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 300 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850 | Double-eye moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Satyridae Boisduval, 1833 | Browns | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 181 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 239 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 81 | Species | Taxom | | Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898 | Lyonetiid moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 883 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 120 | Species | Taxom | | Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845 | Ypsolophid Moths | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 95 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in China
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