Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Grenada (Windward Islands)
List of families for Grenada
24 Families width 134 Species and 31 Subspecies
| Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815) | And blues | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Grenada
100 Genera with 134 Species
| Acrocercops Wallengren, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actinote Hübner, 1862 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Adaina Tutt, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allosmaitia Harry Kendon..., 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Altinote Potts, 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambia Walker, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anastrus Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancylostomia Ragonot, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisothrix Ragonot, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antaeotricha Zeller, 1925 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Antirrhea Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyractis Hampson, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astraptes Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aulacodes Guenée, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1930 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Blastobasis Zeller, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryotropha HEINEMANN, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bulia Walker, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1996 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centrochria Gaede, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chioides Lindsey, 1952 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chiomara Godman and S..., 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Consul Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coscinia Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cydosia Duncan & Wes..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 0 | Milkweeds | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dasylophia Packard, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deltophora Janse, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dialectica Walsingham, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diatraea Guilding, 1862 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dichogama Lederer, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1926 | Julia Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dypterygia Stephens, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachista Treitschke, 2018 | Elachista Algae | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Electrostrymon Clench, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethmia Hübner, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucosmophora Walsingham, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 0 | Pug Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exelastis Meyrick, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1936 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1883 | Calicoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemioplisis Herrich-Scha..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypanartia Hübner, 1862 | Mapwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1780 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocera Olivier, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophasma Walsingham, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1817 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1836 | Daggerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1758 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microcrambus Bleszynski, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1850 | Morpho butterfly | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Moschoneura Butler, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoleucinodes Capps, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochyrotica Walsingham, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paectes Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panoquina Hemming, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1758 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrophila Guilding, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyprosopus Grote, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platynota Clemens, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1910 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proteides Hübner, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychostrophia Butler, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrausta Schrank, 1895 | Mint Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1947 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sagarriella | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1869 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Setomorpha Zeller, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphenarches Meyrick, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1780 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Symbiopsis Nicolay, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symbrenthia Hübner, 1904 | Jesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synanthedon Hübner, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1877 | Hairstreaks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thymele Fabricius, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tithorea Doubleday, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tricentrogyna Prout, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Undulambia Lange, 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1872 | Longtail Skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virbia Walker, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Voousia Schoorl, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xystrologa Meyrick, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Grenada
134 Species and 31 Subspecies | Acrocercops ornata Walsingham, 1897 | | | Actinote anteas Doubleday, 1847 | Anteas Actinote | | Actinote canutia Hopffer, 1873 | | | Actinote flavibasis Jordan, 1913 | | | Actinote pellenea (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Actinote canutia Hopffer, 1873 | | Actinote stratonice Latreille, 1811 | | | Actinote trinacria Felder, 1862 | | | Adaina ipomoeae Bigot & Etienne, 2009 | Ambrosia Plume Moth | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Allosmaitia piplea Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Godman´s Hairstreak | | Altinote neleus Latreille, 1811 | | | Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798 | | | Ambia leucostictalis (Hampson, 1895) | ⇒ Undulambia lindbladi B.Landry & R..., 2006 | | Anartia amathea amathea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Anartia amathea roeselia Eschscholtz, 1835 | | Anartia amathea roeselia Eschscholtz, 1835 | | | Anartia jatrophae jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | White Peacock | | Anastrus obscurus Hübner, 1824 | | | Ancylostomia stercorea Zeller, 1848 | Pigeonpea pod borer | | Anisothrix grenadensis Schaus, 1904 | | | Antaeotricha pseudochyta Meyrick, 1915 | | | Antaeotricha suffumigata Walsingham, 1897 | | | Antaeotricha vacata Meyrick, 1925 | | | Antirrhea miltiades Fabricius, 1793 | | | Argyractis axis (Hampson, 1895) | ⇒ Petrophila axis Hampson, 1895 | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Astraptes anaphus Cramer, 1777 | Dull Astraptes | | Astraptes anaphus anausis Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Caribbean Yellow-tipped Flasher | | Astraptes anaphus grenadensis (W. Schaus, 1902) | ⇒ Astraptes anaphus anausis Godman & Salvin, 1896 | | Astraptes fulgerator Walch, 1775 | Blue Flasher | | Aulacodes aechmialis Guenée, 1854 | | | Battus belus cochabamba Weeks, 1901 | | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Battus polydamas grenadensis A. Hall, 1930 | Polydamas Swallowtail | | Blastobasis gracilis Walsingham, 1897 | | | Bryotropha basaltinella Zeller, 1839 | Dark-spotted Moss-moth | | Bulia bolinalis (Walker, 1858) | ⇒ Bulia confirmans Walker, 1858 | | Bulia confirmans Walker, 1858 | | | Celaenorrhinus autochton Steinhauser ..., 1996 | | | Centrochria aphthona Prout, 1934 | | | Chioides catillus Cramer, 1780 | Albo Longtail | | Chioides vintra (Evans, 1952) | ⇒ Chioides catillus Cramer, 1780 | | Chiomara asychis grenada Evans, 1953 | White-patterned Skipper | | Consul tithoreides Butler, 1873 | | | Coscinia cribraria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Footman | | Coscinia striata (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Spiris striata Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cydosia aurivitta Grote & Robi..., 1869 | Gold-banded Cydosia | | Danaus eresimus eresimus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943 | | Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943 | Montezuma’s Soldier | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus insularis | | | Dasylophia grenadensis Schaus, 1901 | | | Deltophora lanceella Sattler, 1979 | | | Dialectica permixtella Walsingham, 1897 | | | Diatraea canella (Möschler, 1883) | ⇒ Diatraea considerata Heinrich, 1931 | | Diatraea centrellus Möschler, 1883 | | | Diatraea considerata Heinrich, 1931 | | | Diatraea grenadensis (Dyar, 1911) | ⇒ Diatraea saccharalis Fabricius, s..., 1862 | | Diatraea saccharalis Fabricius, s..., 1862 | American sugarcane borer | | Dichogama obsolescens Hampson, 1912 | | | Dryas iulia framptoni Riley, 1926 | Julia | | Dypterygia rozmani Berio, 1974 | American Bird'S-Wing | | Elachista cisoria Kaila, 2018 | | | Electrostrymon angerona Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Angerona Hairstreak | | Emesis fatima (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Emesis cerea Linnaeus, 1767 | | Emesis fatimella Westwood, 1851 | | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Eresia actinote actinote Salvin, 1869 | | | Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Brown Dusky Wing | | Ethmia joviella Walsingham, 1897 | | | Eucosmophora dives Walsingham, 1897 | | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Eupithecia gypsophilata Skou, Mirono..., 0 | | | Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897 | | | Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) | ⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873 | | Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777 | | Glutophrissa drusilla monomorpha A. Hall, 1936 | Florida White | | Hamadryas atlantis lelaps Godman & Salvin, 1883 | Black-patched Cracker | | Hemiargus hanno watsoni (Comstock & H..., 1943) | ⇒ Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hypanartia lindigii C. & R. Felder, 1862 | | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Ithomia lycaste Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | | | Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | Black-Mangrove Buckeye | | Leptocera discalis Malloch, 1912 | | | Leucophasma phantasmella Walsingham, 1897 | | | Lycorea ilione Cramer, 1775 | Clearwing Mimic Queen | | Lycorea lamirus (Latreille, 1817) | ⇒ Lycorea ilione Cramer, 1775 | | Marpesia merops Boisduval, 1836 | Spot-banded Daggerwing | | Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Marbled White | | Mestra hersilia hersilia Fabricius, 1776 | South American Mestra | | Microcrambus chrysoporellus Hampson, 1895 | | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho cypris Westwood, 1851 | Cypris Morpho | | Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850 | Sulkowsky´s Morpho | | Moschoneura pinthous ithomia Hewitson, 1867 | | | Neoleucinodes elegantalis Guenée, 1854 | Cocona fruit borer | | Ochyrotica fasciata Walsingham, 1891 | | | Paectes fuscescens Walker, 1855 | | | Panoquina panoquinoides eugeon Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Obscure Skipper | | Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758 | Apollo | | Petrophila axis Hampson, 1895 | | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phyprosopus calligrapha Hampson, 1926 | Pahu | | Platynota breviplicana Walsingham, 1897 | | | Polites dictynna Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Dictynna Skipper | | Polites vibex dictynna Godman & Salvin, 1896 | | | Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869) | ⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969 | | Polyommatus escheri roseonitens Oberthür & ..., 1910 | | | Proteides mercurius grenadensis Enrico & Pin..., 1969 | Mercurial Skipper | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Psychostrophia melanargia Butler, 1877 | | | Pyrausta bicoloralis Guenée, 1854 | Bicolored Pyrausta | | Pyrausta pulchripictalis (Hampson, 1895) | ⇒ Pyrausta bicoloralis Guenée, 1854 | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836 | Pale Yellow | | Pyrisitia venusta emanona Dillon, 1947 | Pale Yellow | | Sagarriella romei Sagarra, 1924 | | | Satyrium saepium chalcis Edwards, 1869 | Hedgerow Hairstreak | | Setomorpha grenadella (Walsingham, 1897) | ⇒ Xystrologa grenadella Walsingham, 1897 | | Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864 | Geranium Plume Moth | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus ponce (Comstock & H..., 1943) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Strymon sapota (Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Symbiopsis smalli (Nicolay, 1971) | ⇒ Symbiopsis rickmani Schaus, 1902 | | Symbrenthia hippoclus atta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Synanthedon pictipes Grote & Robi..., 1868 | Lesser peach borer | | Thecla fidentia Hewitson, 1868 | | | Thecla ponce (Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Thecla salona (Hewitson, 1868) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Thecla sapota (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Thymele grenadensis (Schaus, 1902) | ⇒ Astraptes fulgerator Walch, 1775 | | Tithorea tarricina Hewitson, 1858 | Cream-spotted Tigerwing | | Tricentrogyna collustrata Snellen, 1874 | | | Undulambia leucostictalis Hampson, 1895 | | | Undulambia lindbladi B.Landry & R..., 2006 | | | Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790 | Brown Tailed Skipper | | Urbanus dorantes obscurus Hewitson, 1867 | | | Urbanus dorantes santiago Lucas, 1857 | Cuban Dorantes Longtail | | Urbanus proteus domingo Scudder, 1872 | Long-tailed Skipper | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa | | Virbia xanthopleura Hampson, 1898 | | | Xystrologa grenadella Walsingham, 1897 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Grenada
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