Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Marshall Islands (Micronesia)
List of families for Marshall Islands
13 Families width 50 Species and 22 Subspecies | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802) | Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809) | Indet. Skipper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Marshall Islands
43 Genera with 50 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1922 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antiblemma Huebner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Badamia Moore, 1775 | Brown Awl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baronia Salvin, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bracca Hübner, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catephia Ochsenheimer, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 0 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclystis Hübner, 1958 | Pugs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diaphania Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyia Hübner, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 0 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herpetogramma Lederer, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1821 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Icelita Bradley, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocera Olivier, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalorhipida Amsel, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1779 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphilodes Warren, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieriballia Klots, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Piletocera Lederer, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyptilia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1894 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1809 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spoladea Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Statherotis Meyrick, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Marshall Islands
50 Species and 22 Subspecies | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius cordiae Riotte, 1984 | | | Agrius marshallensis (Clark, 1922) | ⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Antiblemma odontozona Hampson, 1926 | | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868 | | | Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Awl | | Baronia brevicornis phronima (H.G. Dyar, 1912) | ⇒ Baronia brevicornis brevicornis Salvin, 1893 | | Bracca woodfordii siriella Druce, 1889 | | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Catephia hieratica Hampson, 1926 | | | Catocala actaea actaea | | | Chloroclystis aeneta (Walker, 1866) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Chloroclystis aucta (Walker, 1866) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Chloroclystis fluctuosa (Walker, 1866) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Chloroclystis mempta (Walker, 1866) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Chloroclystis oceanica (Herbulot, 1962) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Chloroclystis rotumensis (Walker, 1866) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Chloroclystis woodjonesi (Prout, 1958) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Euphyia zalmoxis Thierry-Mieg, 1894 | | | Grammia oithona (Strecker, 1878) | ⇒ Grammia phyllira Drury, 1773 | | Graphium aristeus aristeus | | | Herpetogramma licarsisalis Walker, 1859 | Grass caterpillar | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina rarik Eschscholtz, 1821 | | | Icelita monela Clarke, 1976 | | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Junonia villida villida Fabricius, 1787 | Meadow Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptocera disciseta Richards, 1963 | | | Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793 | | Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873 | | | Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904) | ⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901 | | Nepheronia thalassina thalassina Boisduval, 1836 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Papilio (Princeps) fuscus Goeze, 1779 | Canopus Butterfly | | Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | | Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | Piletocera signiferalis Wallengren, 1860 | | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White | | Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Polyura moori saida Preyer & Cator, 1894 | | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775 | Beet webworm | | Statherotis leucaspis Meyrick, 1902 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Marshall Islands
 | | Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758) |
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