Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Samoa (Polynesia)
List of families for Samoa
23 Families width 165 Species and 43 Subspecies
| Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae (Leach, 1815) | Cankerworm moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae (Stainton, 1854) | Gelechiid moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809) | Armyworms | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae (Latreille, 1803) | Bell Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae (Bruand, 1851) | Elachistid moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae (Heinemann & ..., 1876) | Cosmet Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Samoa
100 Genera with 165 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acrocercops Wallengren, 1908 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1857 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1848 | Albatrosses | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Autosticha Meyrick, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Badamia Moore, 1775 | Brown Awl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1927 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bihastina Prout, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blastobasis Zeller, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyacma Hübner, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calais Laporte de C..., 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callopistria Hübner, 1862 | Fern Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caloptilia Hübner, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catada Walker, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catephia Ochsenheimer, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1927 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 0 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclystis Hübner, 1958 | Pugs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Comodica Meyrick, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conopomorpha Meyrick, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crypsithyris Meyrick, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptoblabes Zeller, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1827 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1927 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diachalastis Meyrick, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1902 | Autumn leaf | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryadaula Meyrick, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dudua Walker, 1973 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Endotricha Zeller, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicephala Meyrick, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erechthias Meyrick, 1881 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ericeia Walker, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ethmia Hübner, 1880 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Etiella Zellen, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1869 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1910 | Crows | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1875 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1889 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybridoneura Warren, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypobapta L.B. Prout, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idiophantis Meyrick, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ilattia Walker, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1876 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Labdia F. Walker, 1927 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Lacera Guenée, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobesia Guenée, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macarostola Meyrick, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1864 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marmaroxena Meyrick, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mcclungia Fox, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1928 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melapia Sugi, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinaea Hübner, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesophleps Hübner, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrulia Warren, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1830 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Monopis Hübner, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1892 | Lineblues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omiodes Yamanaka, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opogona Zeller, 1927 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oriens W.H. Evans, 1884 | Dartlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1866 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphilodes Warren, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phalanta Horsfield, 1927 | Leopards | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phassodes Bethune-Baker, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pisistrata Meyrick, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psecadia Hübner, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomimetis Warren, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psyche Schrank, 1935 | Leptosia nina malayana | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyraphlecta Tams, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Remigia Hübner, 1830 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rusicada Hubner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphenarches Meyrick, 1963 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Symmimetis Turner, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnolopha Lower, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thuriostoma Meyrick, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1927 | Blue Tigers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trissodoris Meyrick, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vagrans Hemming, 1874 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1884 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1915 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Samoa
165 Species and 43 Subspecies | Acraea andromacha polynesiaca Rebel, 1911 | | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Acrocercops brachyglypta Meyrick, 1931 | | | Acrocercops homalacta Meyrick, 1927 | | | Acrocercops nebropa Meyrick, 1927 | | | Acrocercops phaeodeta Meyrick, 1927 | | | Acrocercops strophala Meyrick, 1908 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Anomis albipuncta (Walker, 1858) | ⇒ Anomis fulvida Guenée, 1852 | | Anomis amboinensis (Walker, 1858) | ⇒ Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857 | | Anomis fulvida Guenée, 1852 | | | Anomis irene (Prout, 1929) | ⇒ Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857 | | Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857 | | | Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777 | Albatross Butterfly | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Appias paulina manaia Hopkins, 1927 | | | Appias athama Blanchard, 1848 | Pacific albatross | | Autosticha pelodes Meyrick, 1883 | Autosticha Gelechid Moth | | Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Awl | | Belenois java schmeltzi Hopkins, 1927 | | | Bihastina eurychora Prout, 1928 | | | Blastobasis homadelpha Meyrick, 1902 | | | Brachyacma epichorda (Meyrick, 1886) | ⇒ Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891 | | Calais speciosus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Callopistria nauticorum (Guenée, 1862) | ⇒ Callopistria maillardi Guenée, 1862 | | Caloptilia (Timodora) chrysochoa Meyrick, 1886 | | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Catada charalis Swinhoe, 1900 | | | Catephia homotima Tams, 1935 | | | Catochrysops taitensis Boisduval, 1832 | | | Catochrysops taitensis pepe Hopkins, 1927 | | | Catopsilia scylla scylla | | | Chloroclystis aeneta (Walker, 1866) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Chloroclystis aucta (Walker, 1866) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Chloroclystis fluctuosa (Walker, 1866) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Chloroclystis mempta (Walker, 1866) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Chloroclystis oceanica (Herbulot, 1962) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Chloroclystis rotumensis (Walker, 1866) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Chloroclystis woodjonesi (Prout, 1958) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Comodica lucinda Meyrick, 1927 | | | Conopomorpha cramerella Snellen, 1904 | Cacao moth | | Crypsithyris sciophracta Meyrick, 1927 | | | Cryptoblabes proleucella Hampson, 1896 | | | Cryptoblabes trabeata Meyrick, 1932 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Deudorix epijarbas doris Hopkins, 1927 | | | Diachalastis tetraglossa (Busck, 1910) | ⇒ Dryadaula terpsichorella Busck, 1910 | | Doleschallia tongana vomana Fruhstorfer, 1902 | | | Dryadaula terpsichorella Busck, 1910 | Dancing Moth | | Dudua aprobola Meyrick, 1886 | Leaf-curling Moth | | Dudua brachytoma Diakonoff, 1973 | | | Endotricha mesenterialis obscura Butler, 1886 | | | Epicephala acrocarpa Meyrick, 1927 | | | Erechthias ancostyla Meyrick, 1927 | | | Erechthias eriophysa Meyrick, 1927 | | | Erechthias inculta Meyrick, 1927 | | | Erechthias minuscula Walsingham, 1897 | Caribbean Scavenger Moth | | Erechthias perfumata Meyrick, 1927 | | | Erechthias retorta Meyrick, 1927 | | | Erechthias simulans Butler, 1882 | Fungus moth | | Erechthias sphenotona Meyrick, 1927 | | | Erechthias symphyas Meyrick, 1927 | | | Erechthias zebrina /Butler, 1881 | Fungus moth | | Ericeia certilinea (Prout, 1929) | ⇒ Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852 | | Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852 | | | Ericeia levuensis (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852 | | Ethmia colonella (Saalmüller, 1880) | ⇒ Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880 | | Ethmia meteoris (Saalmüller, 1880) | ⇒ Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880 | | Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880 | Kou leaf worm | | Ethmia systematica (Saalmüller, 1880) | ⇒ Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880 | | Etiella drososcia (Hampson, 1903) | ⇒ Etiella grisea Hampson, 1903 | | Etiella grisea Hampson, 1903 | Tropical legume pod borer | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euchrysops cnejus samoa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | | | Eudocima (Othreis) obliterans Walker, 1858 | | | Euploea algea Godart, 1819 | Algea Crow | | Euploea algea schmeltzi Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | | | Euploea eleutho (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | ⇒ Euploea boisduvali boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | | Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea lewinii bourkei Poulton, 1924 | | | Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | Euploea schmeltzi schmeltzi | | | Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Eurema hecabe sulphurata Butler, 1875 | | | Famegana alsulus lulu Mathew, 1889 | | | Grammia oithona (Strecker, 1878) | ⇒ Grammia phyllira Drury, 1773 | | Graphium (Arisbe) polistratus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Dancing Swallowtail | | Helicoverpa separata (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Helicoverpa assulta Guenée, 1852 | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hybridoneura picta Warren, 1901 | | | Hypobapta tachyhalotaria Hausmann & S..., 2009 | Varied Grey | | Hypolimnas antilope Cramer, 1779 | Spotted Crow Eggfly | | Hypolimnas antilope lutescens Butler, 1874 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina inconstans Butler, 1873 | | | Hypolimnas bolina ivena Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas bolina otaheitae C Felder, 1862 | | | Hypolimnas bolina pallescens Butler, 1874 | | | Hypolimnas errabunda Hopkins, 1927 | | | Hypolimnas octocula octocula Butler, 1869 | | | Ideopsis juventa Cramer, 1777 | Gray | | Idiophantis callicarpa Meyrick, 1927 | | | Ilattia bavia Felder, 1874 | | | Jamides argentina von Prittwitz, 1867 | | | Jamides carissima Butler, 1876 | Tongan Blue | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Junonia villida villida Fabricius, 1787 | Meadow Argus | | Labdia aeolochorda Meyrick, 1927 | | | Labdia argyropla Meyrick, 1927 | | | Labdia deianira Meyrick, 1927 | | | Labdia dicarpa Meyrick, 1927 | | | Labdia eugrapta Meyrick, 1927 | | | Labdia gypsodelta Meyrick, 1927 | | | Labdia halticopa Meyrick, 1927 | | | Labdia holopetra Meyrick, 1927 | | | Labdia internexa Meyrick, 1927 | | | Labdia irigramma Meyrick, 1927 | | | Labdia leptonoma Meyrick, 1927 | | | Labdia properans Meyrick, 1927 | | | Labdia rhectaula Meyrick, 1927 | | | Lacera capella (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794 | | Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lobesia clavosa Diakonoff, 1973 | | | Macarostola pyrelictis Meyrick, 1927 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Malacosoma californica Packard, 1864 | Western Tent Caterpillar | | Marmaroxena autochalca Meyrick, 1927 | | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda hopkinsi Poulton & Riley, 1928 | | | Melapia bifasciata Inoue & Sugi, 1961 | | | Mesophleps epiochra Meyrick, 1886 | | | Micrulia pacifica (Holloway, 1979) | ⇒ Hypobapta tachyhalotaria Hausmann & S..., 2009 | | Micrulia tenuilinea Warren, 1896 | | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Mocis demonstrans (Stephens, 1830) | ⇒ Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830 | | Mocis discrepans (Stephens, 1830) | ⇒ Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830 | | Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830 | The Triple-barred | | Monopis semivittata Meyrick, 1927 | | | Nacaduba dyopa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Owl-Spotted Blue | | Nacaduba dyopa dyopa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | | | Nacaduba samoensis Druce, 1892 | | | Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904) | ⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901 | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Opogona euprosopis Meyrick, 1927 | | | Opogona pontigera Meyrick, 1927 | | | Opogona sapphiropis Meyrick, 1927 | | | Opogona tyriopla Meyrick, 1927 | | | Oriens augustula alexina Plötz, 1884 | | | Papilio godeffroyi Semper, 1866 | Godeffroy´s Swallowtail | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | | Phalanta exulans Hopkins, 1927 | | | Phassodes vitiensis Rothschild, 1895 | | | Pisistrata trypheropa Meyrick, 1924 | | | Psecadia apicalis (Saalmüller, 1880) | ⇒ Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880 | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Pseudomimetis vailima (Prout, 1958) | ⇒ Hypobapta tachyhalotaria Hausmann & S..., 2009 | | Psyche samoana Tams, 1935 | | | Pyraphlecta melissodes Tams, 1932 | | | Remigia demonstrans (Stephens, 1830) | ⇒ Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830 | | Remigia discrepans (Stephens, 1830) | ⇒ Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830 | | Rusicada nigritarsis (Walker, 1858) | ⇒ Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857 | | Sitotroga aenictopa (Meyrick, 1927) | ⇒ Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789 | | Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864 | Geranium Plume Moth | | Sphenarches bilineatus Yano, 1963 | | | Symmimetis sylvatica (Warren, 1901) | ⇒ Hypobapta tachyhalotaria Hausmann & S..., 2009 | | Temnolopha metallota (Meyrick, 1886) | ⇒ Dudua brachytoma Diakonoff, 1973 | | Thuriostoma homalospora Meyrick, 1934 | | | Tirumala hamata MacLeay, 1826 | Blue Tiger | | Tirumala hamata melittula Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Tirumala hamata tutuilae Hopkins, 1927 | | | Trissodoris honorariella Walsingham, 1907 | Moth | | Trissodoris quadrifasciata (Walsingham, 1907) | ⇒ Trissodoris honorariella Walsingham, 1907 | | Vagrans egista Cramer, 1780 | Australian vagrant | | Vagrans egista bowdenia M. R. Butler, 1874 | Vagrant Butterfly | | Zizina labradus mangoensis Butler, 1884 | | | Zizula hylax dampierensis Rothschild, 1915 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Samoa
 | | Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758) |
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