Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Northern Mariana Islands (Micronesia)
List of families for Northern Mariana Islands
18 Families width 140 Species and 32 Subspecies | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae (Leach, 1815) | Cankerworm moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Northern Mariana Islands
117 Genera with 140 Species #ABCDEFGHLMNOPQRSTUVYZ
| Acontia Ochsenheimer, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrolophus Poey, 1990 | Grass Tubeworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1866 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethria Hübner, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amastus Walker, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblychia Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anania Hübner, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anteos Hübner, 1824 | Angled Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Badamia Moore, 1775 | Brown Awl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baronia Salvin, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bembecia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boalda Schaus, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicore Hübner, 1832 | Eighty-eights | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Capperia Tutt, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcharodus Hübner, 1780 | Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1903 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaesphecia Spuler, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiomara Godman and S..., 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chliaria Moore, 1869 | Tits | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1907 | Yeomans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coesyra Meyrick, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyana Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cydia Hübner, 1935 | Piercers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopoda Dalman, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1775 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaphania Hübner, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1775 | Julia Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Duessa Kuznetzov, 1976 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erionota Mabille, 1767 | Palm Redeye | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1823 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1910 | Crows | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1994 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Fixsenia Scudder, 1876 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1777 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1857 | Brimstones | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1816 | Calicoes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1899 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliophorus Geyer, 1896 | Sapphires | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hulodes Guenée, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1912 | Diadems | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hypospila Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemyra Walker, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1911 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1879 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loxophlebia Martynov, 1935 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megalorhipida Amsel, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1889 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1892 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylon Godman & Salvin, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nica Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ourapteryx Leach, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1767 | Chilasa | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Paracles Walker, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1916 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1819 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoenicoprocta Druce, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phryxus Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyptilia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pogonopygia Warren, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1879 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1775 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyropteron Newman, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhogyra Hübner, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quadricalcarifera Turner, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sephisa Moore, 1910 | Courtiers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1775 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synanthedon Hübner, 1761 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syntypistis Turner, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1826 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trifurcula Zeller, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1790 | Longtail Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vagrans Hemming, 1824 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vehilius Godman, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virbia Walker, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1881 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1915 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Mariana Islands
140 Species and 32 Subspecies | Acontia (Emmelia) subnotha Hacker, Legr..., 2010 | | | Acrolophus mycetophagus Davis, 1990 | Frilly Grass Tubeworm Moth | | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Adelpha salmoneus salmoneus A. Butler, 1866 | | | Aethria splendens Jörgensen, 1935 | | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Amastus edaphus Dyar, 1913 | | | Amblychia angeronaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Anania flava Maes, 2005 | | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824 | Ghost Brimstone | | Appias (Catophaga) mariana Yata & Chainey, 2010 | Mariana albatross | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932 | | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Awl | | Baronia brevicornis phronima (H.G. Dyar, 1912) | ⇒ Baronia brevicornis brevicornis Salvin, 1893 | | Bembecia ichneumoniformis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Six-belted Clearwing | | Boalda poguei Goldstein, 0 | | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callicore sorana Godart, 1832 | Sorana Eighty-eight | | Capperia trichodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Carcharodus alceae Esper, 1780 | Mallow Skipper | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cephonodes armatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) doleriformis Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | | | Chilades (Luthrodes) pandava Horsfield, 1829 | Plain Cupid | | Chiomara mithrax Möschler, 1878 | Mithrax Duskywing | | Chliaria kina Hewitson, 1869 | Blue tit | | Cirrochroa regina myra Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Cleora fraterna Moore, 1888 | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Coesyra pyrota Meyrick, 1889 | | | Cyana hamata Walker, 1854 | | | Cydia zygogramma Meyrick, 1935 | | | Cyllopoda claudicula Dalman, 1823 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775 | Southern Monarch | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Diaphania indica Saunders, 1851 | Cotton Caterpillar | | Doxocopa kallina Staudinger, 1886 | | | Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775 | Flambeau | | Duessa atriplaga Clarke, 1976 | | | Duessa phaeostropha Clarke, 1976 | | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Elkalyce hainani Bethune-Baker, 1914 | | | Erionota thrax Linnaeus, 1767 | Banana leaf roller | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eunica macris Godart, 1823 | | | Euploea algea eleutho Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | | | Euploea eunice Godart, 1819 | Blue-banded King Crow | | Euploea eunice kadu von Eschscholtz, 1821 | | | Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | | Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Eurema blanda kishidai Yata, 1994 | | | Euselasia sergia sergia | Sergia Euselasia | | Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777 | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871 | Orange Brimstone | | Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857 | Lesser Brimstone | | Hamadryas amphinome Linnaeus, 1767 | Red Cracker | | Hamadryas februa Hübner, 1816 | Ferentina Calico | | Heliconius nanna Stichel, 1899 | | | Heliophorus ila de Nicéville, 1896 | Restriced Purple Sapphire | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hulodes caranea Cramer, 1780 | | | Hypolimnas anomala Wallace, 1869 | Crow Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas antilope anomala Wallace, 1869 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas bolina rarik Eschscholtz, 1821 | | | Hypolimnas octocula marianensis Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Hypospila bolinoides Guenée, 1852 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Lemyra (Thyrgorina) alikangensis Strand, 1915 | | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lethe dura mansonia Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879 | | | Loxophlebia berberoi Jörgensen, 1935 | | | Loxophlebia ducallis Jörgensen, 1935 | | | Loxophlebia schrollei Jörgensen, 1935 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793 | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda ponapensis Mathew, 1889 | | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892) | ⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892 | | Mylon maimon Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Black-veined Mylon | | Mythimna (Morphopoliana) plantei Hreblay & Yo..., 1995 | | | Mythimna (Mythimna) sinuosa Moore, 1882 | | | Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Nica flavilla Godart, 1823 | Little Banner | | Ourapteryx changi Inoue, 1985 | | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Mormon | | Papilio polytes palewensis Nakamura, 1933 | | | Papilio (Sinoprinceps) xuthus Linnaeus, 1767 | Asia Swallowtail | | Paracles emerita Schaus, 1933 | | | Paracles palustris Jörgensen, 1935 | | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819) | ⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775 | | Phoenicoprocta schreiteri Jörgensen, 1935 | | | Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777 | Caicus Sphinx | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Pogonopygia pavidus (BASTELBERGER, 1911) | ⇒ Pomasia luteata Holloway, 1997 | | Polites vibex lamida (F.D. Godman, 1907) | ⇒ Polites vibex praeceps Scudder, 1872 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina Austaut, 1879 | Austaut'S Blue | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775 | | Pyropteron chrysidiformis (Esper, 1782) | ⇒ Pyropteron chrysidiforme Esper, 1782 | | Pyrrhogyra edocla Doubleday, 1848 | | | Quadricalcarifera pryeri (Leech, 1889) | ⇒ Syntypistis pryeri Leech, 1889 | | Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758 | Straight-line Sulphur | | Sephisa daimio Matsumura, 1910 | | | Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775 | Armyworm | | Synanthedon formicaeformis Esper, 1783 | Red-tipped Clearwing | | Synanthedon typhiaeformis Borkhausen, 1789 | | | Synanthedon vespiformis Linnaeus, 1761 | Yellow-legged Clearwing | | Syntypistis comatus Leech, 1898 | | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821 | | | Tirumala hamata hamata MacLeay, 1826 | Blue Tiger | | Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899 | Field Lotus Pigmy | | Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790 | Brown Tailed Skipper | | Vagrans egestina Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | | | Vehilius stictomenes Butler, 1877 | Pasture Brown-Skipper | | Virbia schadei Jörgensen, 1935 | | | Ypthima baldus evanescens Butler, 1881 | | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) rumina Linnaeus, 1758 | Spanish Festoon | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax dampierensis Rothschild, 1915 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Northern Mariana Islands
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