Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Costa Rica (Central America)
List of families for Costa Rica
75 Families width 10626 Species and 1070 Subspecies
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aididae Schaus, 1906 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anthelidae Turner, 1904 | Australian Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 59 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 114 | Species | Taxom | | Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905 | Fig Borers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 709 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dalceridae Dyar, 1898 | Dalcerid moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Douglas Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 158 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903 | Planthopper Parasite Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1965 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1249 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Hedylidae Guenée, 1857 | American Butterfly Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 874 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lacturidae Heppner, 1995 | Australian burnet moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 101 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 106 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 411 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Crinkled Flannel Moths | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 809 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 105 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 547 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 973 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 | Opostegid moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 146 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 191 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prodoxidae Riley, 1881 | Yucca Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 265 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 318 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 202 | Species | Taxom | | Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929 | Bristle Legged Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 191 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomidae (Herrich Scha..., 1846) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 350 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Urodidae Kyrki, 1984 | False Burnet Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Costa Rica
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