Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for North Africa (Africa)
List of families for North Africa
68 Families width 6997 Species and 577 Subspecies
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Blastobasidae (Meyrick, 1894) | Blastobasid moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 284 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 78 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 126 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 423 | Species | Taxom | | Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Douglas Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 87 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903 | Planthopper Parasite Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 855 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898 | Old World Spiny Winged Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Galacticidae Minet, 1986 | Galacticid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 254 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 612 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 165 | Species | Taxom | | Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866 | Mediterranean Burnet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884 | Long Tailed Burnet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holcopogonidae Gozmany, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 80 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 339 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Mandibulate Archaic Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 856 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 549 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 188 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 162 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 535 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 124 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 160 | Species | Taxom | | Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898 | Lyonetiid moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 229 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845 | Ypsolophid Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 60 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in North Africa
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