Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Istanbul (Marmara region, Turkey)
List of families for Istanbul
15 Families width 45 Species and 2 Subspecies | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815) | And blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae (Leach, 1815) | Cankerworm moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809) | Indet. Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Istanbul
41 Genera with 45 Species
| Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1758 | Dagger moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brenthis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caloptilia Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clossiana Moore, 1767 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1761 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachista Treitschke, 1992 | Elachista Algae | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empusa Illiger, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethmia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1872 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutrepsia Herrich-Schä..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiclides Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1901 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucida Evans, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllonorycter Hübner, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plodia Guenée, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1775 | Anglewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychostrophia Butler, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronia Hübner, 1767 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1779 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1882 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1763 | Burnet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Istanbul
45 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acontia (Acontia) lucida Hufnagel, 1766 | Pale Shoulder | | Acronicta (Viminia) rumicis Linnaeus, 1758 | Dark knotgrass moth | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Brenthis daphne Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Marbled Fritillary | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Caloptilia magnifica Stainton, 1867 | | | Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767 | Violet Fritillary | | Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761 | Pearly Heath | | Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942 | Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Elachista (Aphelosetia) minusculella Traugott-Olsen, 1992 | | | Empusa pennata Thunberg, 1815 | Conehead mantis | | Ethmia bipunctella Fabricius, 1775 | Bordered echium ermel | | Eutrepsia coenonympha (Felder, 1875) | ⇒ Eutrepsia metagrapharia Walker, 1862 | | Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805 | African cotton bollworm | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) senthes Fruhstorfer, 1908 | Balkan Grayling | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758 | Pear-tree Swallowtail | | Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillary | | Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Wall | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | Southern White Admiral | | Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923) | ⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891 | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | Glanville fritellary | | Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Phyllonorycter scitulella Duponchel, 1843 | | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Plodia interpunctella Hübner, 1813 | Cloaked knot-horn moth | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775 | Eastern Comma | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Psychostrophia melanargia Butler, 1877 | | | Pyronia (Idata) cecilia Vallantin, 1894 | Southern Gatekeeper | | Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767 | Gatekeeper | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758 | White Ermine | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Thecla acastoides (Berg, 1882) | ⇒ Cyanophrys acaste Prittwitz, 1865 | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zygaena (Agrumenia) carniolica Scopoli, 1763 | Crepuscular Burnet |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Istanbul
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