Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Limassol (Cyprus)
List of families for Limassol
16 Families width 79 Species and 1 Subspecies | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835) | And Sulphurs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae (Boisduval, 1828) | Clear Wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Limassol
73 Genera with 79 Species
| Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegle Hübner, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766 | Cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apochima Agassiz, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporia Hübner, 1758 | Blackveins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporodes Guenée, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1775 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bembecia Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1763 | Mottled rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcharodus Hübner, 1780 | Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chazara Moore, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chesias Treitschke, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloantha Boisduval, R..., 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cornutiplusia Kostrowicki, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclophora Hübner, 1799 | Mochas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyscia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Earias Hübner, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectoedemia Busck, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1808 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1775 | Pug Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutelia Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1920 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnopharmia Staudinger, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1767 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1809 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hecatera Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1923 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyponephele Muschamp, 1836 | Meadowbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1798 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kirinia Moore, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampa Linnaeus, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1758 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1901 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1784 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1928 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocnogyna Lederer, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligochroa Walker, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaiogramma von Gumppenberg, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phycita J.Curtis, 1870 | American Lings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1758 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Problepsis Lederer, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyropteron Newman, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodometra Meyrick, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodostrophia Hubner, 1786 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1828 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1808 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tyta Billberg, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zebeeba Kirby, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zethes Rambur, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Limassol
79 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acontia (Acontia) lucida Hufnagel, 1766 | Pale Shoulder | | Aegle semicana Esper, 1798 | | | Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 | Black cutworm | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Apochima flabellaria Heeger, 1838 | | | Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-veined White | | Aporodes floralis Hübner, 1809 | | | Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Cardinal | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Caradrina (Paradrina) clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763) | ⇒ Paradrina clavipalpis Scopoli, 1763 | | Carcharodus alceae Esper, 1780 | Mallow Skipper | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764 | Hermit | | Chesias rhegmatica Prout, 1937 | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Chloantha hyperici Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Pale-shouldered Cloud | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Cornutiplusia circumflexa Linnaeus, 1767 | Circumflexa | | Cyclophora (Cyclophora) puppillaria Hübner, 1799 | Blair's Mocha | | Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942 | Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr | | Dyscia (Dyscia) simplicaria Rebel, 1933 | | | Earias insulana Boisduval, 1833 | Cotton Spotted Bollworm | | Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) erythrogenella Joannis, 1908 | Coast Bramble Pigmy | | Eublemma ostrina Hübner, 1808 | Purple Marbled | | Eublemma parva Hübner, 1808 | Small Marbled | | Eupithecia centaureata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Lime-speck Pug | | Eutelia adulatrix Hübner, 1813 | | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) paphos Chapman, 1920 | Paphos Blue | | Gnopharmia stevenaria Boisduval, 1840 | Blemished Moth | | Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767 | Cleopatra | | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Haworth, 1809 | Cankerworm | | Hecatera dysodea Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Moth | | Heliothis (Heliothis) nubigera Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | Eastern Bordered Straw | | Hipparchia (Hipparchia) syriaca Staudinger, 1871 | Eastern Rock Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) cypriensis Holik, 1949 | Cyprus Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) pellucida Stauder, 1923 | Lesbos Grayling | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyponephele lupinus (O. Costa, 1836) | ⇒ Hyponephele lupina Costa, 1836 | | Idaea filicata Hübner, 1798 | Lustrous Least Carpet | | Kirinia roxelana Cramer, 1777 | Lattice Brown | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lasiocampa (Lasiocampa) terreni Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | | | Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Wall | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | Southern White Admiral | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | Lesser Fiery Copper | | Maniola cypricola Graves, 1928 | Cyprus Meadow Brown | | Mythimna (Sablia) alopecuri Boisduval, 1840 | | | Oligochroa dionysia Zeller, 1846 | | | Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773 | Green drab | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Phaiogramma etruscaria Zeller, 1849 | | | Phycita diaphana Staudinger, 1870 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813 | Lesser Bath White | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Problepsis ocellata Frivaldszky, 1845 | Olive Wave | | Pseudochazara anthelea Hübner, 1824 | White-banded Grayling | | Pyropteron (Synansphecia) leucomelaena (Zeller, 1847) | ⇒ Pyropteron leucomelaenum Zeller, 1847 | | Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767 | The Vestal | | Rhodostrophia calabra Petagna, 1786 | Narrow Rose-banded Wave | | Scopula (Calothysanis) imitaria Hübner, 1799 | Small Blood-vein | | Scopula (Scopula) submutata Treitschke, 1828 | Mediterranean Lace Border | | Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808 | African armyworm | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth | | Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775 | Lullworth Skipper | | Tyta luctuosa Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Field bindweed moth | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758 | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Xanthorhoe fluctuata Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Carpet | | Zebeeba falsalis Herrich-Schä..., 1839 | | | Zethes insularis Rambur, 1833 | | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Limassol
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