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Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Middlesex (Greater London, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
157
390
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
157
390
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
382
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
334
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
89
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middlesex
17 Families width 118 Species and 6 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms34SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals14SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths14SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs7SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues8SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths6SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids2SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper4SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middlesex
89 Genera with 118 Species
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Abrostola Ochsenheimer, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Actinote Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1758Cutworm2SpeciesTaxom
Alcis Curtis, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Apamea Ochsenheimer, 17662SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Asturodes Amsel, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Autographa Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths3SpeciesTaxom
Axylia Hübner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1862Giant owl butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calisto Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Calodesma Hübner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Calophasia Stephens, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Colocasia Ochsenheimer, 1758Elephant Ears1SpeciesTaxom
Conchylodes Guenée, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Conistra Hübner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cryphia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cydalima Lederer, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cydia Hübner, 1799Piercers1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1775Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diachrysia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diaphora Stephens, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Diloba Boisduval, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Drymonia Hübner, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Dypterygia Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ehrenbergia1SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1817Lichen Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 18976SpeciesTaxom
Eulepte Hübner, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1858Pug Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Euptychia Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1777Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Habrosyne Hübner, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hoplodrina Boursin, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1775Dwarf cream wave4SpeciesTaxom
Lacanobia Billberg, 1766Light brocade2SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1775Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lithophane Hübner, 1766Pale pinion1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1798Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1758Tent Caterpillar Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Megeuptychia Forster, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1799Sailer butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nesiostrymon Clench, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings2SpeciesTaxom
Nycteola Hübner, 17721SpeciesTaxom
Ochropleura Hübner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Oligia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866Glasswings1SpeciesTaxom
Orthonama Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Orthosia Ochsenheimer, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Palpita Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Paradrina Boursin, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Pareuptychia W. Forster, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphila Meyrick, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Peribatodes Wehrli, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonus Hübner, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Polyploca Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoips Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1787Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhocalles Mabille, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Selenia Hübner, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Sosxetra Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1855African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomela Guenée, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Symmachia Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 17793SpeciesTaxom
Thyatira Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Urbanus Hübner, 1758Longtail Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorhoe Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Xestia Hübner, 1758Spotted cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Xylocampa Guenée, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middlesex
118 Species and 6 Subspecies
Abrostola tripartita (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Abrostola triplasia Linnaeus, 1758
Actinote guatemalena Bates, 1864Guatemalan Actinote
Agrotis (Agrotis) clavis (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Agrotis vestigialis Hufnagel, 1766
Agrotis (Agrotis) exclamationis Linnaeus, 1758Heart & Dart
Alcis repandata Linnaeus, 1758Mottled Beauty
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Apamea (Apamea) lithoxylaea Denis & Schi..., 1775Light Arches
Apamea (Apamea) monoglypha Hufnagel, 1766Dark Arches
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Asturodes fimbriauralis Guenée, 1854
Autographa gamma Linnaeus, 1758Beet worm
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris janus Cramer, 1775
Automeris zozine Druce, 1886
Axylia putris Linnaeus, 1761Flame
Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862Giant Owl
Calisto zangis Fabricius, 1775Jamaican Calisto
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Calodesma maculifrons Walker, 1865
Calophasia lunula Hufnagel, 1766Atlantic sole
Colocasia coryli Linnaeus, 1758Nut-tree Tussock
Conchylodes nolckenialis Snellen, 1875
Conistra (Conistra) vaccinii Linnaeus, 1761Chestnut
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Cryphia (Euthales) algae Fabricius, 1775Tree-lichen Beauty
Cydalima perspectalis Walker, 1859Box Tree Moth
Cydia splendana Hübner, 1799Acorn Moth
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Diachrysia chrysitis Linnaeus, 1758Burnished Brass
Diaphora mendica Clerck, 1759Muslin Moth
Diloba caeruleocephala Linnaeus, 1758Blue Head
Drymonia ruficornis Hufnagel, 1766Lunar Marbled Brown
Dypterygia scabriuscula Linnaeus, 1758Bird's Wing
Ehrenbergia morpheis
Eilema complana Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Footman
Eilema griseola (Hübner, 1803)⇒ Eilema stramineola Hübner, 1803
Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817)⇒ Eilema plumbeola Zincken, 1817
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Ethmia abraxasella Walker, 1864
Ethmia cubensis Busck, 1934
Ethmia farrella Powell, 1973
Ethmia gelidella Walker, 1864
Ethmia submissa Busck, 1914Moth
Ethmia subsimilis Walsingham, 1897
Eulepte concordalis Hübner, 1826
Eupithecia abbreviata Stephens, 1831Brindled Pug
Eupithecia dodoneata Guenée, 1858Oak-tree Pug
Euproctis (Euproctis) chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758Brown-tail
Euptychia westwoodi Butler, 1867Westwoods Satyr
Eurema adamsi Lathy, 1898Contrasting Yellow
Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777Banded Yellow
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Everes comyntas (Godart, 1824)⇒ Cupido comyntas Godart, 1824
Habrosyne pyritoides Hufnagel, 1766Buff Arches
Hipparchia semele semele (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758
Hoplodrina ambigua Denis & Schi..., 1775Vine's Rustic
Hoplodrina blanda Denis & Schi..., 1775Rustic
Hoplodrina octogenaria (Goeze, 1781)⇒ Hoplodrina alsines Goeze, 1781
Hypothyris euclea Godart, 1819Common Ticlear
Idaea aversata Linnaeus, 1758Riband Wave
Idaea dimidiata Hufnagel, 1767Single Dotted Wave
Idaea fuscovenosa Goeze, 1781Dwarf Cream Wave
Idaea rusticata Denis & Schi..., 1775Least Carpet
Lacanobia (Diataraxia) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758Bright-line Brown
Lacanobia (Lacanobia) w-latinum Hufnagel, 1766Light Brocade
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Lithophane (Lithophane) ornitopus Hufnagel, 1766Grey Shoulder-knot
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798Small Copper
Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) neustria Linnaeus, 1758Common Lackey
Megeuptychia antonoe Cramer, 1779Cramers Satyr
Mythimna (Hyphilare) ferrago Fabricius, 1787Clay
Mythimna (Mythimna) straminea Treitschke, 1825Southern Wainscot
Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799
Nesiostrymon shoumatoffi Comstock & H..., 1943Shoumatoff´s Hairstreak
Noctua comes Hübner, 1813Lesser Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Nycteola revayana (Scopoli, 1772)⇒ Nycteola columbiana H. Edwards, 1874
Ochropleura plecta Linnaeus, 1761Flame Shoulder
Oligia latruncula Denis & Schi..., 1775Offshore tonguefish
Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia Hewitson, 1866
Orthonama vittata Borkhausen, 1794Oblique Carpet
Orthosia (Cororthosia) gracilis Denis & Schi..., 1775Powdered Quaker
Orthosia (Monima) cerasi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Orthosia stabilis Schiffermüller, 1775
Orthosia (Monima) cruda Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Quaker
Orthosia (Orthosia) incerta Hufnagel, 1766Clouded Drab
Orthosia (Semiophora) gothica Linnaeus, 1758Hebrew Character
Palpita flegia Cramer, 1777Satin White Moth
Paradrina clavipalpis Scopoli, 1763Pale mottled willow
Pareuptychia ocirrhoe Fabricius, 1776Banded White Ringlet
Pasiphila rectangulata Linnaeus, 1758Green Pug
Peribatodes rhomboidaria Denis & Schi..., 1775Willow Beauty
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Polygonus leo Gmelin, 1790Hammoch Skipper
Polyploca ridens Fabricius, 1787Frosted Green
Pseudoips prasinana Linnaeus, 1758Green Silver-lines
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrisitia messalina Fabricius, 1787Shy Yellow
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Selenia dentaria Fabricius, 1775Early Thorn
Selenia tetralunaria Hufnagel, 1767Purple Thorn
Sosxetra grata Walker, 1862
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth
Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855
Spilomela discordens Dyar, 1914
Symmachia hetaerina Hewitson, 1867
Taygetis laches Fabricius, 1793
Taygetis mermeria (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Euptychia mermeria
Taygetis virgilia Cramer, 1779Stub-tailed Satyr
Thyatira batis Linnaeus, 1758Peach Blossom
Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758Bean leaf roller
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Xanthorhoe biriviata Borkhausen, 1794Balsam Carpet
Xanthorhoe fluctuata Linnaeus, 1758Garden Carpet
Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758Cutworm Moth
Xylocampa areola Esper, 1789Early Grey
Zale minerea Guenée, 1852Colorful Zale

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Middlesex
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
89
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
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