Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Nunavut (North Canada, Canada)
List of families for Nunavut
17 Families width 142 Species and 18 Subspecies | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae (Latreille, 1803) | Bell Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae (Latreille, 1810) | Crambid Snout Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae (Heinemann & ..., 1876) | Cosmet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Nunavut
78 Genera with 142 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriades Hübner, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apotomis Hübner, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctia Schrank, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyroploce Hübner, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aspitates Treitschke, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1965 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1799 | Lesser Fritillaries | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Callerebia Butler, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catoptria Huebner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1837 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clepsis Guenée, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clossiana Moore, 1920 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1812 | Clouded yellows | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Coranarta Beck, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Entephria Hübner, 1835 | Carpets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1834 | Alpines | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1871 | Dappled whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euxoa Hübner, 1932 | Coast dart | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Feltia Walker, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gesneria Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophos Treitschke, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynaephora Hübner, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gypsonoma Meyrick, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriomena Huebner, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasionycta Aurivillius, 1920 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manerebia Staudinger, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methona Doubleday, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow underwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nychiodes Lederer, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nycterosea Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oarisma Scudder, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1866 | Arctics | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Olethreutes Hübner, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pancalia Stephens, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1842 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pararctia Sotavalta, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pediasia Hübner, 1942 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Peoria Ragonot, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1829 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1781 | Small Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plutella Schrank, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polia Ochsenheimer, 1835 | Pale shining brown | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polopeustis Ragonot, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1866 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proclossiana Moore, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychophora Kirby, 1942 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrharctia Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheumaptera Hûbner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1809 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrus Latreille, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1939 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1926 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoptilia Hübner, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympistis Hübner, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syngrapha Hübner, 1809 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thiotricha Meyrick, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichosilia Hampson, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1940 | Spotted cutworm | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1957 | Burnet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nunavut
142 Species and 18 Subspecies | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798 | 'Glandon' Arctic Blue | | Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Apamea (Apamea) zeta Treitschke, 1825 | Exile | | Apotomis capreana Hübner, 1817 | Sallow Apotomis | | Arctia lapponica Thunberg, 1791 | | | Argyroploce aquilonana Karvonen, 1932 | | | Aspitates (Napuca) forbesi Munroe, 1963 | Appalachian Salamander | | Aspitates (Napuca) orciferaria Walker, 1862 | | | Biblis hyperia hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Red Rim | | Bicyclus smithi eurypterus Condamin, 1965 | | | Boloria (Boloria) alaskensis Holland, 1900 | Alaskan Fritillary | | Boloria (Boloria) eunomia Esper, 1799 | Bog Fritillary | | Boloria (Boloria) napaea Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Hall Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794 | Arctic Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) freija Thunberg, 1791 | Freija Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) frigga Thunberg, 1791 | Frigga Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) improba Butler, 1877 | 'Uncompahgre' Dingy Fritillary | | Boloria improba improba A. Butler, 1877 | Dingy Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) polaris Boisduval, 1828 | Polar Fritillary | | Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper, 1799) | ⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799 | | Callerebia mani de Nicéville, 1880 | | | Catoptria trichostomus (Christoph, 1858) | ⇒ Catoptria trichostoma Christoph, 1858 | | Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Clepsis moeschleriana Wocke, 1862 | | | Clossiana natazhati (Gibson, 1920) | ⇒ Boloria natazhati Gibson, 1920 | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias boothi (Curtis, 1835) | ⇒ Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | | Colias chione (Curtis, 1835) | ⇒ Colias boothii Curtis, 1835 | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836 | Arctic Orange | | Colias johanseni Troubridge &..., 1990 | Coppermine Sulphur | | Colias nastes (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | | Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | | Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Blueberry Sulfur | | Colias rankinensis Verhulst, 2009 | Rankin Inlet Sulphur | | Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | Arctic Green Sulfur | | Coranarta luteola Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Halibuts | | Cupido agriades | | | Dasychira thysanoessa Collenette, 1933 | | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Entephria bradorata Munroe, 1951 | | | Entephria polata Duponchel, 1830 | Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle | | Entephria punctipes Curtis, 1835 | Spiny Softshell Turtle | | Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791 | Arctic Ringlet | | Erebia disa subarctica McDunnough, 1937 | Disa Alpine | | Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868 | Common Alpine | | Erebia fasciata (Butler, 1868) | ⇒ Erebia zapateri Oberthür, 1875 | | Erebia fasciata fasciata A. Butler, 1868 | Banded Alpine | | Erebia rossii Curtis, 1834 | Arctic Alpine | | Euchloe (Euchloe) creusa Doubleday, 1847 | California Marble | | Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871 | Olympia | | Euxoa (Chorizagrotis) auxiliaris Grote, 1873 | Army cutworm | | Euxoa (Pleonectopoda) churchillensis McDunnough, 1932 | | | Feltia (Trichosilia) boreana Lafontaine, 1986 | Basketfish | | Feltia (Trichosilia) mollis Walker, 1857 | Soft Dart | | Gesneria centuriella Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Gnophos macguffini Smiles, 1979 | Lesser Siren | | Grammia oithona (Strecker, 1878) | ⇒ Grammia phyllira Drury, 1773 | | Gynaephora (Byrdia) rossii Curtis, 1835 | Ross´ Tussock Moth | | Gynaephora groenlandica Homeyer., 1874 | Arctic woolly bear moth | | Gypsonoma parryana Curtis, 1835 | | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hydriomena renunciata Walker, 1862 | Renounced Highflyer | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Lasionycta leucocycla Staudinger, 1857 | Dart-poison Frogs | | Lasionycta luteola Smith, 1894 | Dart Poison Frog | | Lasionycta phaea Hampson, 1905 | Blunthead puffer | | Lasionycta staudingeri (Aurivillius, 1891) | ⇒ Anarta zemblica Hampson, 1903 | | Lasionycta subfumosa Gibson, 1920 | | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Macaria sexmaculata Packard, 1867 | Green Larch Looper | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manerebia cyclopina cyclopina Staudinger, 1897 | | | Maniola jurtina janira Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Methona themisto themisto Hübner, 1818 | | | Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 | Common yellow underwing moth | | Nychiodes bosmina Thierry-Mieg, 1910 | | | Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794 | Gem | | Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866 | Garita Skipper | | Oeneis (Oeneis) bore Schneider, 1792 | Arctic Grayling | | Oeneis (Oeneis) melissa Fabricius, 1775 | Melissa Arctic | | Oeneis melissa assimilis Butler, 1868 | Melissa Arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Oeneis polixenes subhyalina J. Curtis, 1835 | Polixenes Arctic | | Oeneis (Protoeneis) uhleri Realkirt, 1866 | Ocellate arctic | | Olethreutes (Phiaris) mengelana Fernald, 1894 | | | Olethreutes (Phiaris) schulziana (Fabricius, 1777) | ⇒ Phiaris schulziana Fabricius, 1776 | | Pancalia schmidtella (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Pancalia leuwenhoekella Linnaeus, 1761 | | Papilio astyalus hippomedon C. & R. Felder, 1859 | | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906) | ⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Papilio arcturus arcturus Westwood, 1842 | Blue Peacock | | Pararctia lapponica Thunberg, 1791 | Lapland Tiger Moth | | Pediasia browerella Klots, 1942 | | | Pediasia browerellus (Klots, 1942) | ⇒ Pediasia browerella Klots, 1942 | | Peoria tetradella Zeller, 1872 | | | Phyciodes pulchella (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Plutella (Plutelloptera) hyperboreella Strand, 1902 | | | Polia (Chera) richardsoni Curtis, 1835 | | | Polopeustis arctiella Gibson, 1920 | | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Proclossiana eunomia (Esper, 1799) | ⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799 | | Psychophora phocata Möschler, 1862 | | | Psychophora sabini Kirby, 1824 | | | Psychophora suttoni Heinrich, 1942 | Eastern Chicken Turtle | | Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797 | Banded woolly bear | | Rheumaptera hastata Linnaeus, 1758 | Argent & Sable | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrus drymeia Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Scopula (Calothysanis) cajanderi Herz, 1904 | | | Scopula (Calothysanis) frigidaria Möschler, 1869 | Frigid Wave | | Scopula (Holarctias) sentinaria Geyer, 1837 | | | Scopula septentrionicola (McDunnough, 1939) | ⇒ Scopula cajanderi Herz, 1904 | | Speyeria aphrodite byblis W. Barnes & ..., 1926 | Aphrodite Fritillary | | Stenoptilia mengeli Fernald, 1898 | | | Sympistis heliophila Paykull, 1793 | | | Sympistis lapponica (Thunberg, 1791) | ⇒ Pararctia lapponica Thunberg, 1791 | | Sympistis zetterstedtii (Staudinger, 1857) | ⇒ Sympistis labradoris Staudinger, 1857 | | Syngrapha alticola Walker, 1857 | Alpine Beauty | | Syngrapha diasema Boisduval, 1829 | | | Syngrapha interrogationis Linnaeus, 1758 | Cutworm | | Syngrapha parilis Hübner, 1809 | | | Thiotricha atractodes Meyrick, 1922 | | | Trichosilia boreana (Lafontaine, 1986) | ⇒ Feltia boreana Lafontaine, 1986 | | Trichosilia mollis (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Feltia mollis Walker, 1857 | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Xanthorhoe baffinensis McDunnough, 1939 | Mineral King draba | | Xestia (Anomogyna) imperita Hübner, 1831 | | | Xestia (Anomogyna) speciosa Hübner, 1813 | | | Xestia (Pachnobia) quieta Hübner, 1813 | | | Xestia (Pachnobia) speciosa Hübner, 1813 | | | Xestia (Pachnobia) tecta Hübner, 1808 | | | Xestia (Schoyenia) quieta Hübner, 1813 | | | Xestia (Schoyenia) thula Lafontaine &..., 1983 | Foothill Yellow-legged Frog | | Xestia inuitica Lafontaine a..., 1998 | Rio Grande Frog | | Xestia okakensis Packard, 1867 | | | Xestia ursae McDunnough, 1940 | | | Zygaena sarpedon tipula Marten, 1957 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Nunavut
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