Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)
List of families for Gran Canaria
17 Families width 67 Species and 5 Subspecies | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835) | And Sulphurs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae (Meyrick, 1895) | Drepanids | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Gran Canaria
49 Genera with 67 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amicta Heylaerts, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1821 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Barea Walker, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryotropha HEINEMANN, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caloptilia Hübner, 1828 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calybites Hübner, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardepia Hampson, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysodeixis Hübner, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clytie Hübner, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cucullia Schrank, 1835 | Hooded Owlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclyrius Butler, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dialectica Walsingham, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ectoedemia Busck, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 0 | Dappled whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1960 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucospilapteryx Spuler, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithocolletis Hübner, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecia Walsingham, 1910 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parmelina Houlbert, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parornix Spuler, 1980 | Unidentified Parornix Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllonorycter Hübner, 1853 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1758 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spoladea Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trifurcula Zeller, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1819 | Admirals | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1957 | Burnet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gran Canaria
67 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Amicta cabrerai Rebel, 1894 | | | Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821 | Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Barea planetella | | | Bryotropha plebejella Zeller, 1847 | | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Caloptilia aurantiaca Wollaston, 1858 | | | Caloptilia coruscans Walsingham, 1907 | Moth | | Caloptilia semifascia (Haworth, 1828) | ⇒ Caloptilia onustella Hübner, 1813 | | Calybites quadrisignella Zeller, 1839 | | | Cardepia canaria (Pinker, 1974) | ⇒ Cardepia sociabilis De Graslin, 1850 | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) chalcites Esper, 1789 | Golden Twin-spot | | Clytie canaria (Pinker, 1974) | ⇒ Clytie sancta Staudinger, 1897 | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Cucullia (Cucullia) calendulae (Treitschke, 1835) | ⇒ Cucullia chamomillae Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Cyclyrius webbianus (Brullé, 1840) | ⇒ Cyclirius webbianus Brullé, 1840 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Dialectica hedemanni Rebel, 1896 | | | Dialectica scalariella Zeller, 1850 | Bugloss slender | | Ectoedemia (Fomoria) nigrifasciata Walsingham, 1908 | | | Ectoedemia (Fomoria) variicapitella Chrétien, 1908 | | | Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800 | Green Stripped White | | Euchloe (Euchloe) grancanariensis Acosta, 2008 | Gran Canaria Green-Striped White | | Euchloe (Euchloe) hesperidum Rothschild, 1913 | Canary Green-striped White | | Euchloe hesperidium | | | Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) tamadabae Owen & Smith, 1992 | Gran Canaria Grayling | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles tithymali tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | | | Idaea abnorma Pinker, 1960 | | | Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillary | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leucospilapteryx omissella Stainton, 1848 | Mugwort Slender | | Lithocolletis cytisifoliae (M. Hering, 1927) | ⇒ Phyllonorycter cytisifoliae M. Hering, 1927 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Oecia husadeli Rebel, 1910 | | | Pararge xiphia Fabricius, 1775 | Madeiran Speckled Wood | | Pararge xiphioides Staudinger, 1871 | Canary speckled wood | | Parornix mixta Triberti, 1980 | | | Phyllonorycter bartolomella Deschka, 1968 | | | Phyllonorycter cytisella Rebel, 1896 | | | Phyllonorycter cytisifoliae M. Hering, 1927 | | | Phyllonorycter endryella Mann, 1855 | | | Phyllonorycter foliolosi Walsingham, 1908 | | | Phyllonorycter nicellii Stainton, 1851 | Red Hazel Midget | | Phyllonorycter schreberella Fabricius, 1781 | Small Elm Midget | | Phyllonorycter staintoniella Nicelli, 1853 | Cornish Midget | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Scopula (Calothysanis) asellaria Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | | | Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775 | Beet webworm | | Thymelicus christi Rebel, 1894 | Canarian Skipper | | Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) orichalcea Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Plusia | | Trifurcula (Glaucolepis) sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1908 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady | | Vanessa vulcania Godart, 1819 | Canary Red Admiral | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zygaena sarpedon tipula Marten, 1957 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Gran Canaria
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