Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Malaysia (Southeast Asia)
List of families for Malaysia
57 Families width 4658 Species and 1459 Subspecies
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905 | Fig Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 229 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 598 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 741 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 376 | Species | Taxom | | Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884 | Long Tailed Burnet Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 627 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 234 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 94 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 84 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 529 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 | Opostegid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 131 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 116 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 138 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 26 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Malaysia
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