Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Lord Howe Island (Lord Howe Islands, Australia)
List of families for Lord Howe Island
17 Families width 58 Species and 26 Subspecies | Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802) | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835) | And Sulphurs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Lord Howe Island
49 Genera with 58 Species
| Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisoplaca Meyrick, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1836 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bassaris Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1775 | Caper Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calamidia Butler, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1817 | Dusky blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1826 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1935 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysolarentia Butler, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1868 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Diasemia Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachista Treitschke, 2011 | Elachista Algae | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphyas Turner, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitrichosma Lower, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erechthias Meyrick, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1826 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1805 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1920 | Bluebottles and Jays | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1775 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1819 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lioprosopa Turner, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucia Swainson, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1775 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opogona Zeller, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1826 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parochmastis Meyrick, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parosteodes Warren, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1920 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopodes Erichson, 2010 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sorolopha Lower, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speiredonia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1945 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1855 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1833 | Armyworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stericta Lederer, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 1832 | Grass Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Terias Hübner, 1805 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uresiphita Hübner, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lord Howe Island
58 Species and 26 Subspecies | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Anatrachyntis anoista Bradley, 1956 | | | Anisoplaca bathropis Meyrick, 1904 | | | Appias paulina ega Boisduval, 1836 | Common Albatross | | Bassaris itea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775 | | Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768 | Caper White | | Belenois java peristhene Boisduval, 1859 | | | Belenois java teutonia Fabricius, 1775 | Caper White | | Calamidia hirta Walker, 1854 | Wedge Footman | | Candalides xanthospilos Hübner, 1817 | Yellow Spot Blue | | Catopsilia pyranthe crokera MacLeay, 1826 | Common Migrant | | Cephrenes augiades tara Evans, 1935 | | | Chrysolarentia euphileta Turner, 1907 | Well-loved Carpet | | Cynthia kershawi (Mccoy, 1868) | ⇒ | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Diasemia completalis Walker, 1866 | | | Elachista archaeonoma Meyrick, 1888 | | | Elachista cerina Kaila, 2011 | | | Epiphyas aulacana Meyrick, 1881 | | | Erechthias leucocyma Bradley, 1956 | | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea corinna (W.S. Macleay, 1826) | ⇒ Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | | Eurema brigitta australis Wallace, 1867 | No-brand Grass-yellow | | Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass Yellow | | Eurema smilax smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass-yellow | | Everes lacturnus pulchra Rothschild, 1915 | | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Graphium macleayanum insulanum | | | Graphium macleayanus insulana Waterhouse, 1920 | | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Junonia villida calybe Godart, 1819 | Meadow Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Lioprosopa haploa Turner, 1947 | | | Lucia limbaria Swainson, 1833 | Grassland Copper | | Melanitis leda bankia Fabricius, 1775 | Common evening brown | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Opogona euchaetes Bradley, 1956 | | | Papilio aegeus aegeus Donovan, 1805 | Large Citrus Butterfly | | Papilio demoleus sthenelus MacLeay, 1826 | Chequered Swallowtail | | Parochmastis phaeosema Turner, 1918 | | | Parosteodes fictiliaria Guenée, 1858 | Dodonaea moth | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White | | Polyura sempronius tiberius Waterhouse, 1920 | | | Scopodes ovalis Moore, 1992 | | | Scopodes ovalis ovalis Moore, 1992 | | | Scopodes ovalis pyramidis Baehr, 2010 | | | Sorolopha delochlora Turner, 1916 | | | Speiredonia spectans Guenée, 1852 | Granny's Cloak Moth | | Speyeria callippe harmonia dos Passos &..., 1945 | Callippe Fritillary | | Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855 | | | Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775 | Armyworm | | Spodoptera mauritia Boisduval, 1833 | Grass armyworm | | Stericta concisella Walker, 1866 | | | Taractrocera papyria Boisduval, 1832 | Western dart | | Terias parvula (Donovan, 1805) | ⇒ Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805 | | Uresiphita insulicola Turner, 1918 | | | Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868 | Australian Painted Lady | | Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775 | Australian Admiral | | Zizina labradus labradus Godart, 1824 | Bean Blue | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Lord Howe Island
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