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Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for King George Sound (West Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
194
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
194
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
194
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
168
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for King George Sound
10 Families width 19 Species and 3 Subspecies
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms4SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for King George Sound
16 Genera with 19 Species
Anabasis Heinrich, 1828Cassia Webworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorobapta Munroe, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Eleale Newman, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Exometoeca Meyrick, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Hecatesia Boisduval, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Hesperilla Hewitson, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Milionia Walker, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1822Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Periscepta Turner, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Proteuxoa Hampson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Scopodes Erichson, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Scythrophanes Turner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1926Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Synemon Doubleday, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Tanystola Turner, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Thallarcha Meyrick, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for King George Sound
19 Species and 3 Subspecies
Anabasis postica Wiedemann, 1828
Chlorobapta frontalis Donovan, 1805
Eleale reichei Spinola, 1844
Exometoeca nycteris Meyrick, 1888Western Flat
Hecatesia thyridion Feisthamel, 1839Southern whistling moth
Hesperilla chrysotricha cyclospila Meyrick & Lower, 1902Chrysotricha Skipper
Milionia lamprima Rothschild &..., 1907
Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822
Periscepta butleri (Swinhoe, 1892)⇒ Periscepta polysticta Butler, 1875
Periscepta polysticta Butler, 1875
Proteuxoa poliocrossa Turner, 1903
Scopodes aterrimus (Chaudoir, 1872)⇒ Scopodes edwardsii Bates, 1878
Scopodes sigillatus Germar, 1848
Scythrophanes stenoptera Turner, 1926Narrow-winged Notodontid
Speyeria aphrodite byblis W. Barnes & ..., 1926Aphrodite Fritillary
Synemon directa Westwood, 1877White-banded Sun Moth
Synemon sophia White, 1841Orange-spotted sun moth
Tanystola isabella White, 1841
Thallarcha isophragma Meyrick, 1886

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in King George Sound
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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