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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Gilbert Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		27
30
35		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		27
30
35		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		26
29
34		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		20
21
23		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		7
8
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gilbert Islands
7 Families width 9 Species and 4 Subspecies
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae (Latreille, 1803)Bell Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gilbert Islands
8 Genera with 9 Species
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 0Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Dudua Walker, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Ketapangia Kumata, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1799Sailer butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Temnolopha Lower, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gilbert Islands
9 Species and 4 Subspecies
Allotinus portunus portunus
Catocala actaea actaea
Dudua aprobola Meyrick, 1886Leaf-curling Moth
Dudua brachytoma Diakonoff, 1973
Ketapangia leucochorda Meyrick, 1908
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Temnolopha metallota (Meyrick, 1886)⇒ Dudua brachytoma Diakonoff, 1973

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Gilbert Islands
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		7
8
9		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Lepidoptera at arkansaslepidopterasurvey.net
Lepidoptera at butterflies.bcghana.org
Lepidoptera at mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu
Lepidoptera at afromoths.net
Lepidoptera at butterfliesofamerica.com
Lepidoptera at leps.it
Lepidoptera at papua-insects.nl
Lepidoptera at tyllinen.eu
Lepidoptera at abdb-africa.org
Lepidoptera at artfakta.se
Lepidoptera at dyntaxa.se
Lepidoptera at gbif.org
Lepidoptera at irmng.org
Lepidoptera at itis.gov