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Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Heard Island (Australia)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		28
34
33		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		27
33
32		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		27
33
32		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		25
31
30		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		6
8
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Heard Island
6 Families width 7 Species and 2 Subspecies
Dalceridae Dyar, 1898Dalcerid moths0SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Heard Island
8 Genera with 7 Species
Ca Dyar, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Embryonopis1SpeciesTaxom
Embryonopsis Eaton, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1813Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1845Commodores1SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tineola Herrich-Schä..., 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Heard Island
7 Species and 2 Subspecies
Dasychira thysanoessa Collenette, 1933
Embryonopis halticella
Embryonopsis halticella Eaton, 1875
Embryonopsis heardensis Brown, 1964
Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845
Scythris clavella Zeller, 1855

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Heard Island
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		6
8
7		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