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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
24
35
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
24
35
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
20
31
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
17
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
7
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Marion Island
7 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Marion Island
8 Genera with 9 Species
Abraxas Leach, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Cyligramma Boisduval, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Embryonopsis Eaton, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Maxera Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pleiomorpha Vári, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pringleophaga Enderlein, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Marion Island
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abraxas alona Thierry-Mieg, 1910
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775Cream-striped owl
Embryonopsis halticella Eaton, 1875
Maxera zygia Wallengren, 1863
Pleiomorpha dystacta Vári, 1961
Pringleophaga kerguelensis Enderlein, 1905
Pringleophaga marioni Viette, 1968Marion Flightless Moth
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Marion Island
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
7
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Lepidoptera at arkansaslepidopterasurvey.net
Lepidoptera at butterflies.bcghana.org
Lepidoptera at mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu
Lepidoptera at afromoths.net
Lepidoptera at butterfliesofamerica.com
Lepidoptera at leps.it
Lepidoptera at papua-insects.nl
Lepidoptera at tyllinen.eu
Lepidoptera at abdb-africa.org
Lepidoptera at artfakta.se
Lepidoptera at dyntaxa.se
Lepidoptera at gbif.org
Lepidoptera at irmng.org
Lepidoptera at itis.gov