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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region North Caucasus (Caucasus)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
397
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
397
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
396
868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
35
208
443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Caucasus
6 Families width 18 Species and 3 Subspecies
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals8SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Caucasus
17 Genera with 18 Species
Acrocercops Wallengren, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Anarta Ochsenheimer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1758Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1799Lesser Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Brintesia Fruhstorfer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1894Alpines1SpeciesTaxom
Euchalcia Hübner, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Euchrognophos Curtis, 1826
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumelea Duncan, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Kirinia Moore, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Minois Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Muschampia Tutt, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Stomphastis Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Caucasus
18 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acrocercops conflua (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimic, 1986
Anarta (Calocestra) hoplites Staudinger, 1901
Argynnis paphia argyrorrhytes Seitz, 1909
Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria (Boloria) caucasica Lederer, 1852
Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper, 1799)⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799
Brintesia (Kanetisa) circe Fabricius, 1775Great Banded Grayling
Erebia iranica Grum-Grshima..., 1894
Euchalcia (Euchalcia) variabilis Piller, 1783Purple-shaded Gem
Eumelea rosalia Stoll, 1781
Laothoe populi populi Linnaeus, 1758
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Minois dryas Scopoli, 1763Dryad
Muschampia tessellum Hübner, 1803Tesselated Skipper
Stomphastis conflua Meyrick, 1914

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in North Caucasus
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
17
18
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