Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Melville Island (Tiwi Islands, Australia)
List of families for Melville Island
13 Families width 60 Species and 15 Subspecies | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841) | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Melville Island
45 Genera with 60 Species #ABCDEFGHIJMNOPSTY
| Amata Fabricius, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ambia Walker, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1905 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1890 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aulacophora Dejean, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1828 | Lesser Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1903 | Dusky blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1805 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cethosia Fabricius, 1905 | Lacewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chundana Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1812 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cruria Jordan, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1793 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deuterocopus Zeller, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1898 | Pearl-whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emmalocera Ragonot, 1913 | Thoroughwort | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1914 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1877 | Grass yellow | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1758 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliocheilus Grote, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocysta Westwood, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idalima Turner, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1875 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesodina Meyrick, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1775 | Bushbrowns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neohesperilla Waterhouse &..., 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocybadistes Heron, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1779 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1916 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleuroptya Meyrick, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosesia Felder, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1865 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 1932 | Grass Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1775 | Ringlets | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melville Island
60 Species and 15 Subspecies | Amata antitheta Meyrick, 1876 | | | Amata humeralis Butler, 1876 | | | Ambia aulacophora Hampson, 1897 | | | Anthene seltuttus affinis Waterhouse &..., 1905 | Dark Ciliate Blue | | Arhopala eupolis (Miskin, 1890) | ⇒ Arhopala centaurus Fabricius, 1775 | | Aulacophora olivieri Baly, 1888 | Banded pumpkin beetle | | Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867 | | | Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794 | Arctic Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) improba Butler, 1877 | 'Uncompahgre' Dingy Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) polaris Boisduval, 1828 | Polar Fritillary | | Candalides erinus Fabricius, 1775 | Small Dusky Blue | | Candalides margarita Semper, 1879 | Gilbert´s Blue | | Candalides margarita gilberti Waterhouse, 1903 | Gilbert´s Blue | | Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908 | Yellow Palm Dart | | Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805 | Australian gull | | Cethosia penthesilea paksha Fruhstorfer, 1905 | Orange Lacewing | | Chundana lugubris Walker, 1862 | | | Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836 | Arctic Orange | | Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | Arctic Green Sulfur | | Cruria tropica (Lucas, 1891) | ⇒ Cruria darwiniensis Butler, 1884 | | Danaus affinis affinis Fabricius, 1775 | Black And White Tiger | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Delias argenthona Fabricius, 1793 | Northern Jezabel | | Deuterocopus tengstroemi (Zeller, 1852) | ⇒ Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907 | | Dysgonia latizona (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Buzara latizona Butler, 1874 | | Dysgonia senex Walker, 1858 | | | Elodina walkeri Butler, 1898 | Small pearl white | | Emmalocera niphopleura Turner, 1913 | | | Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cupid | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Scalloped Grass Yellow | | Eurema herla MacLeay, 1826 | Macleay's Grass Yellow | | Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836 | Line grass yellow | | Eurema laeta sana Butler, 1877 | Line Grass Yellow | | Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855 | | | Famegana alsulus alsulus Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Black-spotted Grass-blue | | Graphium (Graphium) eurypylus Linnaeus, 1758 | Great Jay | | Heliocheilus melibaphes Hampson, 1903 | | | Hypocysta adiante Hübner, 1825 | Black | | Hypocysta adiante antirius Butler, 1868 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Idalima aethrias Turner, 1908 | | | Idalima metasticta Hampson, 1910 | | | Junonia orithya albicincta Butler, 1875 | Blue Argus | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Mesodina gracillima E.D. Edwards, 1987 | Northern Iris Skipper | | Mesosemia halmus Doubleday, 1847 | | | Mycalesis perseus perseus Fabricius, 1775 | Dingy Bush-brown | | Mycalesis sirius Fabricius, 1775 | Cedar Bush Brown | | Mycalesis sirius sirius Fabricius, 1775 | Cedar Bushbrown | | Neohesperilla xanthomera Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | Arctic sulphur | | Neohesperilla xiphiphora Lower, 1911 | Sword-brand Grass-skipper | | Ocybadistes walkeri Heron, 1894 | Green Grass-dart | | Papilio (Princeps) fuscus Goeze, 1779 | Canopus Butterfly | | Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Pleuroptya balteata Fabricius, 1798 | | | Pseudosesia oberthueri Le Cerf, 1916 | | | Pseudosesia oberthuri Le Cerf, 1916 | Golden Clearwing | | Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852 | Charybdis Firetip | | Spodoptera apertura Walker, 1865 | | | Taractrocera ina Waterhouse, 1932 | Ina Grass Dart | | Theclinesthes miskini Lucas, 1889 | Miskin´s Blue | | Ypthima arctous Fabricius, 1775 | Dingy Ring | | Ypthima arctous arctous Fabricius, 1775 | Dingy Ring |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Melville Island
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