Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Iraq (Near East)
List of families for Iraq
32 Families width 550 Species and 15 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Iraq
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