Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Maseru District (Lesotho)
List of families for Maseru District
16 Families width 41 Species and 5 Subspecies | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae (Grote, 1895) | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae (Latreille, 1810) | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Maseru District
39 Genera with 41 Species #ACDEGHIKLMPRSTU
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1764 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeropetes Billberg, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglossa Latreille, 1906 | Tabby Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Cutworm | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alucita Linnaeus, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athetis Hübner, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atremaea Staudinger, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1902 | Mottled rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysodeixis Hübner, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chrysoritis Butler, 1898 | Coppers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1850 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Condica Walker, 1911 | Groundlings And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymaroa Hampson, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emmalocera Ragonot, 1918 | Thoroughwort | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eugnosta Hübner, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutelia Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homoeosoma J. Curtis, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1857 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochimona Stichel, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mentaxya Geyer, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1927 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodometra Meyrick, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesamia Guenée, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1884 | African grizzled skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uresiphita Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Maseru District
41 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Pride | | Aglossa phaealis Hampson, 1906 | | | Agrotis (Agrotis) segetum Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Black cutworm | | Agrotis spinifera (Hübner, 1808) | ⇒ Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 | | Alucita stephanopis Meyrick, 1921 | | | Athetis melanephra Hampson, 1909 | | | Atremaea lonchoptera Staudinger, 1871 | | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Caradrina glaucistis Hampson, 1902 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) chalcites Esper, 1789 | Golden Twin-spot | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Condica andrena Smith, 1911 | Rough triggerfish | | Cymaroa leptopepla (Hampson, 1905) | ⇒ Cymaroa grisea Thunberg, 1784 | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dysgonia algira Linnaeus, 1767 | Passenger | | Emmalocera leucopleura Hampson, 1918 | | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Eugnosta trimeni Felder & Rog..., 1875 | | | Eutelia adulatrix Hübner, 1813 | | | Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775 | Geometrician | | Harpendyreus tsomo Trimen, 1868 | Tsomo Blue | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Homoeosoma stenotea Hampson, 1918 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Idia pulverea Hampson, 1902 | | | Kedestes mohozutza Wallengren, 1857 | Fulvous Ranger | | Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893 | Graham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue | | Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932) | ⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776 | | Mentaxya viridea Berio, 1955 | | | Parnassius simo simoides Bang-Haas, 1927 | | | Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767 | The Vestal | | Sesamia rubritincta Hampson, 1902 | | | Spialia asterodia Trimen, 1864 | Asterodia Sandman | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Uresiphita maorialis Denis & Schi..., 1775 |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Maseru District
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