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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Moreton Bay (South East Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
63
174
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
63
174
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
172
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
157
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
83
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Moreton Bay
20 Families width 89 Species and 19 Subspecies
Crambidae (Latreille, 1810)Crambid Snout Moths13SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies7SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals11SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms10SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths12SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths5SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae (Latreille, 1802)Flour Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper4SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths0SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966Little Bear Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841)Plume Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Moreton Bay
83 Genera with 89 Species
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Achyra Guenée, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Acrodipsas Sands, 1914Ant-blues1SpeciesTaxom
Actinote Hübner, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Agriophara Rosenstock, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Alypia Hübner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Amyna Guenée, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Aproaerema Durrant, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Araeopteron Hampson, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Arctiocossus Felder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Arhodia Guenée, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Australothis Matthews, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Barantola Walker, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Brevioleria Lamas, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Cadra Walker, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Candalides Hübner, 1775Dusky blues1SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 0Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmia Hübner, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodeixis Hübner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Cnaphalocrocis Lederer, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Comostola Meyrick, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Condica Walker, 1865Groundlings And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Crioa Walker, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Diasemiopsis Munroe, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Endoxyla Herrich-Schä..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Ericeia Walker, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Eriopyga Guenée, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Etiella Zellen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Euchrysops Butler, 1914Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Eupselia Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Eurrhyparodes Snellen, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Gauna Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Glyphodes Guenée, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Haritalodes Warren, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1813Brush-footed butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heliothela Guenée, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Herpetogramma Lederer, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Hesperilla Hewitson, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomorpha Turner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hydrillodes Guenée, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1866Bloxworth snout2SpeciesTaxom
Hypertropha Meyrick, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hypocysta Westwood, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hyposada Hampson, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Hypsopygia Hübner, 1866Hayworms1SpeciesTaxom
Isturgia Hübner, 1816
0SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1777Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Lecithocera Herrich-Schä..., 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1763Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Lichenaula Meyrick, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Mcclungia Fox, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1758Evening Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Miscera Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1858Lineblues2SpeciesTaxom
Nodaria Guenée, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Ochlogenes Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Ogyris Westwood, 1862Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1852Birdwings1SpeciesTaxom
Orphanostigma Warren, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Oxyodes Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oxythecta Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Ozarba Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1805Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Peritornenta Turner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Philobota Meyrick, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ptochostola Meyrick, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Pycnarmon Lederer, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pyralis Linnaeus, 1854Meal Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1926Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1858Armyworm Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Theclinesthes Röber, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Thumatha Walker, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Tonza Walker, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Moreton Bay
89 Species and 19 Subspecies
Achyra massalis Walker, 1859Ombava
Acrodipsas illidgei Waterhouse &..., 1914Illidge's Ant-blue
Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944
Agriophara atratella Walker, 1866
Alypia octomaculata matuta H. Edwards, 1883
Amyna palpalis (Walker, 1865)⇒ Amyna natalis Walker, 1858
Aproaerema simplexella Walker, 1864Soybean moth
Araeopteron favillalis (Walker, 1865)⇒ Araeopteron canescens Walker, 1866
Arctiocossus ligatus Walker, 1865
Arhodia retractaria (Walker, 1860)⇒ Arhodia lasiocamparia Guenée, 1858
Australothis rubrescens Walker, 1858Indian Weed Caterpillar
Barantola pulcherrima Walker, 1864
Brevioleria seba seba Hewitson, 1872
Cadra desuetella (Walker, 1866)⇒ Cadra cautella Walker, 1863
Candalides erinus erinus Fabricius, 1775Small Dusky Blue
Catocala actaea actaea
Chiasmia exfusaria (Walker, 1863)⇒ Chiasmia normata Walker, 1861
Chiasmia normata Walker, 1861
Chrysodeixis adjuncta (Walker, 1865)⇒ Chrysodeixis chalcites Esper, 1789
Cnaphalocrocis nurscialis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guenée, 1854
Cnaphalocrocis venilialis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis Boisduval, 1833
Comostola perlepidaria (Walker, 1866)⇒ Comostola laesaria Walker, 1861
Condica funesta (Walker, 1865)⇒ Condica capensis Guenée, 1852
Crioa acronyctoides Walker, 1857
Diasemiopsis leucophaealis (Walker, 1866)⇒ Diasemiopsis ramburialis Duponchel, 1834
Endoxyla opposita Walker, 1865
Ericeia aliena Walker, 1858
Ericeia sobria Walker, 1858
Eriopyga monopis Dyar, 1914
Etiella scitivittalis Walker, 1863
Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse &..., 1914Cupid
Eupselia carpocapsella Walker, 1864Common eupselia moth
Eurrhyparodes abnegatalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis Zeller, 1852
Eurrhyparodes accessalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis Zeller, 1852
Gauna aegusalis Walker, 1859
Glyphodes phanasalis Walker, 1859
Haritalodes otysalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Haritalodes derogata Fabricius, 1775
Heliconius ethilla eucrate (J. Hübner, 1823)⇒ Heliconius ethilla narcaea Godart, 1819
Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Heliothela ophideresana Walker, 1863
Herpetogramma pharaxalis Walker, 1859
Herpetogramma piasusalis Walker, 1859
Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Hoplomorpha abalienella Walker, 1864
Hydrillodes metisalis Walker, 1859
Hypena ferriscitalis (Guenée, 1854)⇒ Hypena obacerralis Walker, 1858
Hypena subvittalis Walker, 1866
Hypertropha desumptana Walker, 1863
Hypocysta adiante Hübner, 1825Black
Hyposada posticaria (Walker, 1866)⇒ Hyposada hydrocampata Guenée, 1857
Hypsopygia ducalis (Walker, 1866)⇒ Hypsopygia mauritalis Boisduval, 1833
Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777
Leptophobia pinara pinara C. Felder & ..., 1865
Lethe eurydice eurydice Linnaeus, 1763Eyed Brown
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Miscera resumptana Walker, 1863
Nacaduba berenice Herrich-Schä..., 1869Large Purple Line-blue
Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858Transparent 6-Line Blue
Nodaria cinerealis (Walker, 1865)⇒ Nodaria externalis Guenée, 1854
Ochlogenes advectella Walker, 1864
Ogyris oroetes Hewitson, 1862Silky Azure
Ornithoptera priamus richmondia Gray, 1852
Orphanostigma suffectalis (Walker, 1866)⇒ Orphanostigma abruptale Walker, 1859
Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852
Oxythecta acceptella Walker, 1864
Ozarba punctigera Walker, 1865
Papilio (Princeps) aegeus Donovan, 1805Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly
Peritornenta circulatella Walker, 1864
Phthorimaea terrella (Walker, 1864)⇒ Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pterophorus nephogenes (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia nephogenes Meyrick, 1926
Pycnarmon plexippusalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Pycnarmon meritalis Walker, 1859
Pyralis despectalis (Guenée, 1854)⇒ Pyralis manihotalis Guenée, 1854
Pyralis miseralis (Guenée, 1854)⇒ Pyralis manihotalis Guenée, 1854
Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852Charybdis Firetip
Scopula despoliata Walker, 1861
Speyeria aphrodite byblis W. Barnes & ..., 1926Aphrodite Fritillary
Sphenarches diffusalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864
Spodoptera bipars (Walker, 1857)⇒ Spodoptera exempta Walker, 1857
Spodoptera bisignata (Walker, 1865)⇒ Spodoptera mauritia Boisduval, 1833
Spodoptera ingloria (Walker, 1858)⇒ Spodoptera exempta Walker, 1857
Stomopteryx grandidierella Viette, 1956
Theclinesthes onycha Hewitson, 1865Cycad Blue
Thumatha fuscescens Walker, 1866
Tonza purella Walker, 1864

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Moreton Bay
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
83
89
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