Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Kangaroo Island (South Australia, Australia)
List of families for Kangaroo Island
19 Families width 78 Species and 14 Subspecies | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthelidae Turner, 1904 | Australian Lappet Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Kangaroo Island
73 Genera with 78 Species #ABCDEGHIMNOPRSTVZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aenetus Herrich-Schä..., 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1832 | Cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | Amelora Guest, 1887 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Anachloris Meyrick, 1885 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Antipodia Atkins, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhodia Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Austroterpna Goldfinch, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Bordaia Tindale, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1879 | Dusky blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Casbia Walker, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheliosea Watson, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlenias Guenée, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclystis Hübner, 1862 | Pugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocoma Turner, 1816 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysolarentia Butler, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 0 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Collix Guenée, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossus Fabricius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Crepidosceles Meyrick, 1883 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Crypsiphona Meyrick, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cyneoterpna Prout, 1912 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dasygaster Guenée, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichromodes Guenée, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dysbatus Butler, 1886 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eccymatoge L.B. Prout, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1857 | Engrailed Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elachista Treitschke, 2011 | Elachista Algae | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eleale Newman, 1840 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Eochrois Meyrick, 1886 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epyaxa Meyrick, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Ericodesma Dugdale, 1971 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 | Pug Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1805 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geitoneura Butler, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hecatesia Boisduval, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hednota Meyrick, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1868 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronympha Wallengren, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypomecis Hübner, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inga Busck, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metallarcha Meyrick, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mnesampela Guest, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monoctenia Guenée, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Motasingha Watson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1892 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1851 | Heath-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neophasia Behr, 1900 | Pine Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoteristis Meyrick, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nisista Walker, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1865 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxythecta Meyrick, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Persectania Hampson, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Phrixocomes Turner, 1930 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plesanemma McQuillan, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pollanisus Walker, 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psalidostetha Swainson, 1822 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pterolocera Walker, 1855 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinodia Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synemon Doubleday, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syneora Turner, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taxeotis Guest, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiocercus Stephens, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1868 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kangaroo Island
78 Species and 14 Subspecies | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Aenetus blackburnii Lower, 1892 | Blackburn´s ghost moth | | Agrotis infusa Boisduval, 1832 | Bogong Moth | | Antipodia atralba Tepper, 1882 | Black And White Skipper | | Arhodia lasiocamparia Guenée, 1858 | Pink Arhodia | | Bordaia pica N.B. Tindale, 1932 | | | Candalides acasta Cox, H. R., 1873 | Blotched Blue | | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides hyacinthinus Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Casbia melanops Rosenstock, 1885 | | | Cheliosea cosmeta Lower, 1907 | Sombre Tiger Moth | | Chlenias stenosticha Turner, 1919 | | | Chloroclystis filata Guenée, 1858 | Filata Moth | | Chloroclystis laticostata Walker, 1862 | Apple looper moth | | Chlorocoma assimilis Lucas, 1888 | Golden-fringed Emerald | | Chlorocoma externa Walker, 1816 | Spotted-fringe Emerald | | Chrysolarentia melanchlaena Turner, 1922 | Dark-cloaked Carpet | | Colias chlorocoma chlorocoma | | | Collix (Collix) ghosha Walker, 1862 | | | Cossus cossus lucifer Grum-Grshima..., 1891 | | | Crypsiphona ocultaria (Donovan, 1805) | ⇒ Crypsiphona occultaria Donovan, 1805 | | Danaus chrysippus petilia Stoll, 1790 | Lesser wanderer | | Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Dasygaster padockina Le Guillou, 1841 | Cutworm | | Dichromodes aristadelpha Lower, 1903 | | | Eccymatoge fulvida Turner, 1907 | | | Ectropis aganopa Meyrick, 1892 | | | Ectropis excursaria Guenée, 1857 | Twig Looper | | Elachista (Atachia) melanthes Meyrick, 1887 | | | Elachista cerebrosella Kaila, 2011 | | | Elachista crenatella Kaila, 2011 | | | Elachista gerasmia Meyrick, 1888 | | | Elachista merista Kaila, 2011 | | | Elachista nodosae Kaila, 2011 | | | Eleale lanata Chevrolat, 1874 | | | Eleale simplex Newman, 1840 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Epyaxa sodaliata Walker, 1862 | Sodaliata Moth | | Epyaxa subidaria Guenée, 1857 | Subidaria Moth | | Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass Yellow | | Geitoneura klugii Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | Common Xenica | | Grammia oithona (Strecker, 1878) | ⇒ Grammia phyllira Drury, 1773 | | Hecatesia thyridion Feisthamel, 1839 | Southern whistling moth | | Hednota pedionoma Meyrick, 1885 | Pasture webworm | | Helicoverpa punctigera Wallengren, 1860 | Australian bollworm | | Hesperilla chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | Chrysotricha Skipper | | Hesperilla chrysotricha chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | Chrysotricha Skipper | | Hesperilla chrysotricha cyclospila Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | Chrysotricha Skipper | | Hesperilla donnysa donnysa Hewitson, 1868 | Donnysa Skipper | | Heteronympha merope Fabricius, 1775 | Common Brown | | Heteronympha merope merope Fabricius, 1775 | Common Brown | | Hypomecis atactopa Turner, 1947 | | | Inga elaphodes Meyrick, 1930 | | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Metallarcha beatalis R. Felder & ..., 1875 | | | Mnesampela arida McQuillan, 1985 | | | Monoctenia falernaria Guenée, 1857 | Patched Leaf Moth | | Monoctenia smerintharia Felder, 1895 | Dark Leaf Moth | | Motasingha trimaculata Tepper, 1882 | Large Brown Skipper | | Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892) | ⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892 | | Neolucia agricola agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Neophasia epyaxa (Strecker, 1900) | ⇒ Neophasia terlooii Behr, 1869 | | Neoteristis paraphanes Meyrick, 1891 | Shouldered Geometrid | | Nisista serrata Walker, 1857 | Serrated Crest-moth | | Ogyris otanes Felder, C. &..., 1865 | Small bronze azure | | Ogyris otanes otanes Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Oxythecta acceptella Walker, 1864 | | | Persectania dyscrita Common, 1954 | Inland armyworm | | Persectania ewingii Westwood, 1837 | Barley grub | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage White | | Plesanemma fucata Felder & Rog..., 1875 | Fucata gum moth | | Pollanisus hyacinthus Kallies, Mol..., 2018 | | | Protogoniomorpha temora temora Felder & Felder, 1867 | | | Psalidostetha banksiae Lewin, 1822 | Banksia moth | | Rhinodia rostraria Guenée, 1858 | | | Scopula ornata Scopula Prout, 1913 | | | Synemon parthenoides R. Felder, 1874 | Link Moth | | Syneora leucanthes Turner, 1947 | | | Taxeotis adelpha Turner, 1904 | | | Trichiocercus sparshalli Curtis, 1830 | Local Long-tailed Satin | | Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868 | Australian Painted Lady | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Kangaroo Island
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