Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Islands of Japan (Japan)
List of families for Islands of Japan
23 Families width 142 Species and 19 Subspecies
| Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae (Leach, 1815) | Cankerworm moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae (Hampson, 1894) | Hatted Caterpillars | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841) | Plume Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Islands of Japan
98 Genera with 142 Species
| Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1909 | Dagger moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766 | Cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alypia Hübner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblypodia Horsfield, 1875 | Oakblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antharmostes Warren, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthophila Haworth, 1912 | Bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antiblemma Huebner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antispila Hübner, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyreus Fabricius, 1763 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1874 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artipe Boisduval, 1771 | Green Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aterpia Guenée, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1836 | Pachliopta | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Autophila Hübner, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Auzata Walker, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axinoptera Hampson, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brenthia Clemens, 1971 | Banyan Jumping-Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Byasa Moore, 1836 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caloptilia Hübner, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1976 | Underwing moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Celama Walker, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celamoides Van Eecke, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclystis Hübner, 1971 | Pugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutis Hübner, 1912 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cidariplura Butler, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1761 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1877 | Sunbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deoptilia Kumata & Kuroko, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dialectica Walsingham, 1988 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1794 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epicephala Meyrick, 2012 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Erechthias Meyrick, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriopithex Warren, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eristena Warren, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eterusia Hope, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumetriochroa Kumata, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gerontha F. Walker, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucoclystis Holloway, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterix Hübner, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Guttigera Diakonoff, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1972 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hedya Hübner, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homona Walker, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1965 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manoba Walker, 1913 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mcclungia Fox, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meganola Dyar, 1893 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melanocercops Kumata & Kuroko, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morophaga Herrich-Schä..., 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1858 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nigilgia Walker, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nola Leach, 1891 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nycterosea Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoneura Meyrick, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeosiccia Hampson, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1777 | Chilasa | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Paracles Walker, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paranigilgia Kallies, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1844 | Glassy Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1881 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phycodes Guenée, 1979 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pingasa Moore, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyptilia Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plesiomorpha Brèthes, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Radena Moore, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchopalpus Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scena Walker, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1920 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Shirozua Sibatani & Ito, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilarctia Butler, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spiralisigna Holloway, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stangeia Tutt, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoptilia Hübner, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassodes Guenée, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermozephyrus Inomata & It..., 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoptilus Walsingham, 1886 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Unkana Distant, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yoshiyasua Kemal & Koçak, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Islands of Japan
142 Species and 19 Subspecies | Acronicta pulverosa Hampson, 1909 | | | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 | Black cutworm | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Alypia octomaculata matuta H. Edwards, 1883 | | | Amblypodia japonica (Murray, 1875) | ⇒ Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874 | | Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912 | | | Anthophila amethystodes (Meyrick, 1914) | ⇒ Choreutis amethystodes Meyrick, 1914 | | Anthophila xanthogramma (Meyrick, 1912) | ⇒ Choreutis xanthogramma Meyrick, 1912 | | Antiblemma odontozona Hampson, 1926 | | | Antispila distyliella Lee, Hirowat..., 2006 | | | Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | | Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874 | Japanese Oakblue | | Artipe eryx Linnaeus, 1771 | Green Flash | | Aterpia bicolor A. Kawabe, 1978 | | | Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) alcinous Klug, 1836 | Chinese Windmill | | Autophila limbata lydia Fibiger & L...., 1992 | | | Auzata superba Butler, 1878 | | | Axinoptera anticostalis Galsworthy, 1999 | | | Brenthia formosensis Issiki, 1930 | | | Brenthia yaeyamae Arita, 1971 | | | Byasa alcinous Klug, 1836 | Chinese Windmill | | Caloptilia ryukyuensis Kumata, 1966 | | | Catocala actaea actaea | | | Catocala separans Leech, 1889 | | | Catocala tokui Sugi, 1976 | | | Celama subpallida (Turner, 1944) | ⇒ Manoba postpuncta Rothschild, 1913 | | Celamoides corticella (Van Eecke, 1926) | ⇒ Meganola brunellus Hampson, 1893 | | Chiasmia emersaria Walker, 1861 | | | Chiasmia hebesata Walker, 1861 | | | Chloroclystis azumai (Inoue, 1971) | ⇒ Glaucoclystis azumai Inoue, 1971 | | Chloroclystis ishigakiensis (Inoue, 1971) | ⇒ Eriopithex ishigakiensis Inoue, 1971 | | Chloroclystis neoconversa Inoue, 1971 | | | Choreutis amethystodes Meyrick, 1914 | | | Choreutis cyanogramma Arita & Diak..., 1979 | | | Choreutis minuta Arita & Diak..., 1979 | | | Choreutis xanthogramma Meyrick, 1912 | | | Cidariplura gladiata (Butler, 1879) | ⇒ Cidariplura shanmeii S.P. Wu & M...., 2013 | | Coenonympha arcania arcania (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761 | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Curetis acuta Moore, 1877 | Acute sunbeam | | Deoptilia heptadeta Meyrick, 1936 | | | Dialectica geometra Meyrick, 1916 | | | Dialectica japonica Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 | | | Dysgonia festinata (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Dysgonia stuposa Fabricius, 1794 | | Dysgonia japonibia (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Dysgonia stuposa Fabricius, 1794 | | Dysgonia stuposa Fabricius, 1794 | | | Dysgonia tumefacta (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Dysgonia stuposa Fabricius, 1794 | | Epicephala anthophilia Kawakita & Kato, 2016 | | | Epicephala bipollenella Li, Wang & Hu, 2012 | | | Epicephala corruptrix Kawakita & Kato, 2016 | | | Epicephala lanceolatella Kawakita & Kato, 2016 | | | Epicephala parasitica Kawakita & Kato, 2016 | | | Epicephala perplexa Kawakita & Kato, 2016 | | | Epicephala vitisidaea H.H. Li , S...., 2012 | | | Erechthias saitoi Moriuti & Ka..., 1994 | | | Eriopithex ishigakiensis Inoue, 1971 | | | Eristena argentata Yoshiyasu, 1988 | | | Eterusia aedea Clerck, 1759 | Red slug caterpillar | | Eumetriochroa araliella Kobayashi , ..., 2013 | | | Gerontha akahatii Moriuti, 1989 | | | Glaucoclystis azumai Inoue, 1971 | | | Glyphipterix trigonodes Arita, 1979 | | | Guttigera schefflerella Kobayashi , ..., 2013 | | | Gymnoscelis subpumilata (Inoue, 1972) | ⇒ Spiralisigna subpumilata Inoue, 1972 | | Hedya tsushimaensis Kawabe, 1978 | | | Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938 | | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Homona issikii Yasuda, 1962 | | | Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863) | ⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909 | | Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Glassy Tiger | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leucania (Xipholeucania) yu Guenée, 1852 | | | Leucania inouei Sugi, 1965 | | | Macroglossum passalus Drury, 1773 | | | Manoba brunellus (Hampson, 1893) | ⇒ Meganola brunellus Hampson, 1893 | | Manoba major (Kiriakoff, 1958) | ⇒ Paracles laguerrei Toulgoët, 2000 | | Manoba munda De Joan, 1928 | | | Manoba paucilinea De Joan, 1928 | | | Manoba postpuncta Rothschild, 1913 | | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Meganola brunellus Hampson, 1893 | | | Meganola major (Hampson, 1891) | ⇒ Manoba postpuncta Rothschild, 1913 | | Meganola pseudohypena (Hampson, 1893) | ⇒ Meganola brunellus Hampson, 1893 | | Melanocercops ficuvorella Yazaki, 1926 | | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Morophaga iriomotensis Robinson, 1986 | | | Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904) | ⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901 | | Neptis philyra philyra Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Nigilgia limata Diakonoff & ..., 1979 | | | Nola achromia (Hampson, 1893) | ⇒ Meganola brunellus Hampson, 1893 | | Nola brunella (Hampson, 1893) | ⇒ Meganola brunellus Hampson, 1893 | | Nola brunellus (Hampson, 1893) | ⇒ Meganola brunellus Hampson, 1893 | | Nola major (Hampson, 1891) | ⇒ Manoba postpuncta Rothschild, 1913 | | Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794 | Gem | | Oligoneura shirakii Schlinger, 1971 | | | Palaeosiccia major Kiriakoff, 1958 | | | Papilio (Achillides) maackii Ménétriés, 1859 | Alpine Black Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Helen | | Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Christmas swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Mormon | | Papilio (Princeps) protenor Cramer, 1775 | Spangle | | Papilio (Sinoprinceps) xuthus Linnaeus, 1767 | Asia Swallowtail | | Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777 | Chinese Peacock | | Papilio dehaanii Cramer, 1777 | Japanese Peacock Swallowtail | | Paracles laguerrei Toulgoët, 2000 | | | Paranigilgia bushii Arita, 1980 | | | Parantica sita Kollar, 1844 | Chestnut Tiger | | Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881 | Alaskan Parnassian | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Phycodes bushii (Arita, 1980) | ⇒ Paranigilgia bushii Arita, 1980 | | Phycodes limata Diakonoff & ..., 1979 | | | Pingasa ruginaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Platyptilia cretalis Meyrick, 1908 | | | Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Plesiomorpha punctilinearia Leech, 1891 | | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852 | Charybdis Firetip | | Rhynchopalpus brunella (Hampson, 1893) | ⇒ Meganola brunellus Hampson, 1893 | | Scena propylea (Druce, 1894) | ⇒ Scena styx Walker, 1854 | | Scopula coniaria Prout, 1913 | | | Scopula epiorrhoe Prout, 1935 | Silver-winged Princess | | Scopula nesciaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula personata Prout, 1913 | Cankerworm | | Scopula praesignipuncta Prout, 1920 | | | Semiothisa emersaria (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Chiasmia emersaria Walker, 1861 | | Shirozua jonasi Janson, 1877 | Orange Hearstreak | | Spilarctia graminivora Inoue, 1988 | | | Spilosoma graminivora Inoue, 1988 | | | Spiralisigna subpumilata Inoue, 1972 | | | Stangeia xerodes Meyrick, 1886 | Xerodes plume moth | | Stenoptilia admiranda Yano, 1963 | | | Thalassodes subquadraria (Inoue, 1976) | ⇒ Pelagodes subquadraria Inoue, 1976 | | Thermozephyrus ataxus Westwood, 1851 | Wonderful Hairstreak | | Trichoptilus dryites (Meyrick, 1936) | ⇒ Stenoptilia admiranda Yano, 1963 | | Trichoptilus esakii (Hori, 1936) | ⇒ Stenoptilia admiranda Yano, 1963 | | Trichoptilus xerodes (Meyrick, 1886) | ⇒ Stenoptilia admiranda Yano, 1963 | | Unkana sakaguchii Matsumura, 1935 | | | Yoshiyasua yasudai Schaus, 1940 | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Islands of Japan
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