Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Eritrea (East Africa)
List of families for Eritrea
30 Families width 728 Species and 59 Subspecies
| Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 208 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 231 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Eritrea
 | | Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758) |
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