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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Middle Pleistocene (Pleistocene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
79
225
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
224
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
77
223
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
69
215
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middle Pleistocene
8 Families width 11 Species and 4 Subspecies
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper3SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841)Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middle Pleistocene
11 Genera with 11 Species
Chamaepsichia Razowski, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Codatractus Lindsey, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Dalla Mabille, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Ematurga Lederer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1881Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hestina Westwood, 1862Circes1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1859Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middle Pleistocene
11 Species and 4 Subspecies
Chamaepsichia cetonia Razowski, 2011
Codatractus bryaxis Hewitson, 1867Golden Mottled-Skipper
Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955Hesperioides Skipperling
Ematurga atomaria atomaria Linnaeus, 1758Common Heath
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hestina japonica Felder, 1862
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Papilio (Achillides) maackii Ménétriés, 1859Alpine Black Swallowtail
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Middle Pleistocene
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
11
11
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