Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Libya (North Africa)
List of families for Libya
31 Families width 431 Species and 16 Subspecies
| Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 9 | 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 | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 63 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Libya
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