Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Northeast Brazil (Brazil)
List of families for Northeast Brazil
43 Families width 855 Species and 213 Subspecies
| Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eolepidopterigidae Rasnitsyn, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hedylidae Guenée, 1857 | American Butterfly Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Crinkled Flannel Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Mandibulate Archaic Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 302 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Undopterigidae (Kozlov, 1988) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
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