Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Christmas Island (Australia)
List of families for Christmas Island
22 Families width 161 Species and 25 Subspecies
| Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae (Leach, 1815) | Cankerworm moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dalceridae Dyar, 1898 | Dalcerid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae (Hampson, 1903) | Teak Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Christmas Island
129 Genera with 161 Species
| Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1904 | Judies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acantholipes Lederer, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achaea Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acidalia Treitschke, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adoxophyes Meyrick, 1947 | Smaller Tea Tortrix | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegilia Walker, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amaurinia Hübner, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amyna Guenée, 1794 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ancylosis Zeller, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisodes Guenée, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1890 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argina Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armactica Walker, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Badamia Moore, 1775 | Brown Awl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baronia Salvin, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bocula Guenée, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1866 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bracca Hübner, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brana Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ca Dyar, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenognosis Walsingham, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1886 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmina Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysodeixis Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Comostolopsis Warren, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Condica Walker, 1852 | Groundlings And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corcyra Ragonot, 1866 | Rice Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupha Billberg, 1913 | Rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasypodia Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deltote Reichenbach, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doloessa Zeller, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dypterygia Stephens, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysauxes Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Earias Hübner, 1891 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ecliptopera Warren, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1900 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endotricha Zeller, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eois Hübner, 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ephestia Guenée, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicrocis Zeller, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebus Latreille, 1768 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1881 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchromia Hübner, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1816 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1887 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1836 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euzophera Zeller, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hasora Moore, 1780 | Awls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemithea Duponchel, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herpetogramma Lederer, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homoeosoma J. Curtis, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaea Fabricius, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrillodes Guenée, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperythra Guenée, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hyria Robineau-Des..., 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iambia Walker, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1782 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithacodia Hübner, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobesia Guenée, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lyclene Moore, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maliattha Walker, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimeusemia Butler, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1858 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1908 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nomophila Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olene Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophideres Boisduval, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opogona Zeller, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orsonoba Walker, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Othreis Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantydia Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paradarisa Warren, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1916 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parotis Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1929 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaena radiosa Esper, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1900 | Nawab butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1916 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2001 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1809 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sauris Guenée, 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1920 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicia Guenée, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1830 | Armyworm Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Spoladea Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Targalla Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassodes Guenée, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vadebra Moore, 1887 | Malabar flash | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1796 | Burnet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Christmas Island
161 Species and 25 Subspecies | Abisara saturata meta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | Forest Judy | | Acantholipes similis Moore, 1879 | | | Achaea janata Linnaeus, 1758 | Caster oil looper | | Achaea serva Fabricius, 1775 | | | Acidalia pallicinctaria (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861 | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Adoxophyes liberatrix Diakonoff, 1947 | | | Aegilia describens Walker, 1857 | | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Amaurinia nubifera (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861 | | Amyna axis (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Ilattia axis Guenée, 1852 | | Amyna crocosticta Hampson, 1910 | | | Amyna punctum Fabricius, 1794 | | | Ancylosis singhalella Ragonot, 1888 | | | Anisodes hypomion Prout, 1933 | | | Anomis erosa Hübner, 1810 | Abutilon Moth | | Anomis esocampta Hampson, 1926 | | | Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775 | Cotton Looper | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Appias olferna Swinhoe, 1890 | Appias olferna libythea | | Argina astrea Drury, 1773 | Crotalaria pod borer | | Armactica andrewsi Hampson, 1912 | | | Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932 | | | Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Awl | | Baronia brevicornis phronima (H.G. Dyar, 1912) | ⇒ Baronia brevicornis brevicornis Salvin, 1893 | | Biblis hyperia hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Red Rim | | Bocula limbata Butler, 1888 | | | Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866 | Formosan Swift | | Bracca woodfordii siriella Druce, 1889 | | | Brana calopasa Walker, 1859 | | | Caenognosis incisa Walsingham, 1900 | | | Catochrysops panormus exiguus Distant, 1886 | Silver Forget-me-not | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Chasmina candida Walker, 1865 | | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) argentifera Guenée, 1852 | Tobacco Looper | | Cleora acaciaria Boisduval, 1833 | | | Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929 | | | Comostolopsis regina Thierry-Mieg, 1915 | | | Condica capensis Guenée, 1852 | African | | Corcyra cephalonica Stainton, 1866 | Rice meal moth | | Cosmoclostis quadriquadra Walsingham, 1900 | | | Cupha erymanthis nagara Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Dasypodia selenophora Guenée, 1852 | Granny moth | | Deltote griseomixta Hampson, 1900 | | | Doloessa ochrociliella Ragonot, 1893 | | | Dypterygia vagivitta Walker, 1862 | | | Dysauxes (Dysauxes) ancilla Linnaeus, 1767 | Handmaid | | Earias cupreoviridis Walker, 1862 | Cotton diamond borer | | Earias latimargo Hampson, 1912 | | | Earias luteolaria Hampson, 1891 | | | Ecliptopera phaula Prout, 1933 | | | Ectropis scotozonea Hampson, 1900 | | | Endotricha mesenterialis Walker, 1859 | | | Endotricha puncticostalis Walker, 1866 | | | Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861 | | | Eois grataria Walker, 1861 | | | Ephestia scotella Hampson, 1900 | | | Epicrocis oegnusalis Walker, 1859 | | | Epiplema inhians Warren, 1896 | | | Erebus macrops Linnaeus, 1768 | | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852 | Eublemma Moth | | Eublemma rivula Moore, 1882 | | | Eublemma roseana Moore, 1881 | | | Euchromia horsfieldi Moore, 1859 | | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767 | Dot underwing moth | | Eudocima (Eudocima) salaminia Cramer, 1777 | Fruit-piercing moth | | Eudocima (Othreis) fullonia (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Othreis fullonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816 | | | Euploea (Vadebra) climena Stoll, 1782 | Climena Crow | | Euploea climena macleari Butler, 1887 | Climena Crow | | Euproctis pulverea Leech, 1888 | | | Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Scalloped Grass Yellow | | Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836 | Papuan Grass-yellow | | Euzophera (Euzophera) cinerosella Zeller, 1839 | Wormwood Knot-horn | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Grammia oithona (Strecker, 1878) | ⇒ Grammia phyllira Drury, 1773 | | Hasora chromus Cramer, 1780 | Banded Awl | | Helicoverpa assulta Guenée, 1852 | Cape gooseberry budworm | | Hemithea hyperymna Prout, 1933 | | | Herpetogramma platycapna Meyrick, 1897 | | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Homoeosoma (Anhomoeosoma) nimbella Duponchel, 1837 | Scarce Clouded Knot-horn | | Hyblaea apricans (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Hyblaea puera Cramer, 1777 | | Hydrillodes vexillifera Hampson, 1900 | | | Hypena indicatalis Walker, 1859 | Hoffmann´s Checkerspot | | Hypena strigatus Fabricius, 1798 | Lantana defoliator caterpillar | | Hyperythra lutea Stoll, 1781 | | | Hyperythra rubricata Warren, 1898 | | | Hypolimnas anomala Wallace, 1869 | Crow Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina listeri Butler, 1888 | | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hyria grataria (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861 | | Iambia transversa Moore, 1882 | | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Lithacodia griseomixta Hampson, 1900 | | | Lobesia orthomorpha Meyrick, 1928 | | | Lycaeides ismenias aegus | | | Lyclene distributa Walker, 1862 | | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Maliattha signifera Walker, 1857 | | | Mimeusemia econia Hampson, 1900 | | | Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858 | Transparent 6-Line Blue | | Napeogenes larina aethra Hewitson, 1869 | | | Neptis magadha plautia Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Nomophila corticalis Walker, 1869 | | | Olene inclusa Walker, 1856 | | | Ophideres bilineosa (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816 | | Opogona punctata Walsingham, 1900 | | | Orgyia postica Walker, 1855 | Cocoa Tussock Moth | | Orsonoba clelia Cramer, 1782 | | | Othreis homaena (Hübner, 1827) | ⇒ Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816 | | Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852 | | Pantydia metaspila Walker, 1857 | | | Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Christmas swallowtail | | Papilio memnon memnon Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Paradarisa comparataria Walker, 1866 | | | Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Parotis suralis Lederer, 1863 | | | Phalaena ancilla (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816 | | Polyura andrewsi Butler, 1900 | Christmas Emperor | | Prosotas nora C. Felder, 1860 | Common Line Blue | | Prosotas nora superdates Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Common Line-Blue | | Psilogramma discistriga (Walker, 1865) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Psilogramma sundana Brechlin, 2001 | | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Sauris hirudinata Guenée, 1858 | | | Sauris pelagitis Prout, 1933 | | | Sauris remodesaria (Guenée, 1858) | ⇒ Sauris hirundinata Guenée, 1857 | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Scopula actuaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula optivata Walker, 1861 | Varied Wave | | Scopula tumiditibia Prout, 1920 | | | Simplicia butesalis Walker, 1859 | | | Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833 | African cotton leafworm | | Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775 | Armyworm | | Spodoptera mauritia Boisduval, 1833 | Grass armyworm | | Spodoptera picta Guérin-Ménev..., 1830 | Lily Caterpillar | | Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775 | Beet webworm | | Targalla delatrix Guenée, 1852 | Eugenia Caterpillar | | Thalassodes suviridis Warren, 1905 | | | Thalassodes veraria (Guenée, 1857) | ⇒ Pelagodes veraria Guenée, 1857 | | Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) orichalcea Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Plusia | | Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779 | Chaciope Deliana | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) lotrix Cramer, 1779 | Arctiinae Moth | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | Crimson Spotted Moth | | Vadebra macleari (Butler, 1887) | ⇒ Euploea climena macleari Butler, 1887 | | Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787 | Bean Blue | | Zygaena viciae charon Hübner, 1796 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Christmas Island
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