Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for São Tomé and Príncipe (Central Africa)
List of families for São Tomé and Príncipe
30 Families width 644 Species and 57 Subspecies
| Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 157 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 116 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in São Tomé and Príncipe
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