Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Polynesia (Oceania)
List of families for Polynesia
80 Families width 6926 Species and 369 Subspecies
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Anthelidae Turner, 1904 | Australian Lappet Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 107 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916 | Gall Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Cochylidae | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905 | Fig Borers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 610 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 768 | Species | Taxom | | Dalceridae Dyar, 1898 | Dalcerid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 105 | Species | Taxom | | Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 | Glory Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903 | Planthopper Parasite Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 385 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocraniidae Rebel, 1901 | Eriocraniid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 169 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 908 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 59 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 123 | Species | Taxom | | Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Heliodinid moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Immidae Heppner, 1977 | Imma Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898 | Fairy moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 114 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Mandibulate Archaic Moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mnesarchaeidae Eyer, 1924 | New Zealand Primitive Moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 764 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 216 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 385 | Species | Taxom | | Oenosandridae Miller, 1991 | Snub Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 | Opostegid moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Prodoxidae Riley, 1881 | Yucca Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917 | African Primitive Ghost Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 88 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 144 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850 | Double-eye moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929 | Bristle Legged Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 66 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 243 | Species | Taxom | | Tineodidae Meyrick, 1885 | False Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 657 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845 | Ypsolophid Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 11 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Polynesia
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