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Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Penang (Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
157
769
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
157
769
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
146
738
1019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
610
875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
258
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Penang
26 Families width 346 Species and 34 Subspecies
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Callidulidae Moore, 1877Old World Butterfly Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths16SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths49SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths0SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths20SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper41SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues53SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms7SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars4SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals88SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos16SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs15SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies7SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Penang
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
258
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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