Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Santa Maria Island (Azores)
List of families for Santa Maria Island
20 Families width 72 Species and 5 Subspecies | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Santa Maria Island
63 Genera with 72 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglossa Latreille, 1809 | Tabby Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1775 | Cutworm | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amblyptilia Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aproaerema Durrant, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyresthia Hübner, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascotis Hübner, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Autographa Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachmia Hübner, 1940 | Mountain Horned Agama | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caloptilia Hübner, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysodeixis Hübner, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophora Hübner, 1849 | Casebearers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterix Hübner, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Costaconvexa Agenjo, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenoplusia Dufay, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclophora Hübner, 1935 | Mochas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cydia Hübner, 1916 | Piercers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diasemiopsis Munroe, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dusponera Dognin, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emmelina Tutt, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudonia Billberg, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euplexia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galgula Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1809 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1813 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mecyna Doubleday, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow underwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nomophila Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nycterosea Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opogona Zeller, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palpita Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peridroma Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlogophora Treitschke, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phycitodes Hampson, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllocnistis Zeller, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 0 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plutella Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilothrix Redtenbacher, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralis Linnaeus, 1758 | Meal Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodometra Meyrick, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopobota Lederer, 1814 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoparia Haworth, 1905 | And Allies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesamia Guenée, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1833 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spoladea Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tathorhynchus Hampson, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udea Guenée, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1758 | Spotted cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Santa Maria Island
72 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Aglossa caprealis Hübner, 1809 | Fungus Moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 | Black cutworm | | Agrotis (Agrotis) segetum Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Black cutworm | | Amblyptilia acanthodactyla (Hübner, 1813) | ⇒ Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Hübner, 1813 | | Aproaerema anthyllidella Hübner, 1813 | Soybean moth | | Argyresthia (Argyresthia) atlanticella Rebel, 1940 | Small ermine moth | | Ascotis fortunata azorica Pinker, 1971 | | | Autographa gamma Linnaeus, 1758 | Beet worm | | Brachmia infuscatella Rebel, 1940 | Moth | | Caloptilia schinella (Walsingham, 1907) | ⇒ Caloptilia coruscans Walsingham, 1907 | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) chalcites Esper, 1789 | Golden Twin-spot | | Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849 | Pale Orache Case-bearer | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875 | Beautiful Cosmopterix | | Costaconvexa centrostrigaria Wollaston, 1858 | Bent line Carpet | | Ctenoplusia (Ctenoplusia) limbirena Guenée, 1852 | Scar Bank Gem | | Cyclophora (Cyclophora) azorensis Prout, 1920 | Geometer Moth | | Cyclophora puppillaria granti Prout, 1935 | | | Cydia molesta (Busck, 1916) | ⇒ Grapholitha molesta Busck, 1916 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Diasemiopsis ramburialis Duponchel, 1834 | Vagrant China-mark | | Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916 | | | Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plume | | Eublemma ostrina Hübner, 1808 | Purple Marbled | | Eudonia interlinealis Warren, 1905 | Moth | | Eudonia luteusalis Hampson, 1907 | Moth | | Euplexia lucipara Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Angle Shades | | Galgula partita Guenée, 1852 | The Wedgeling | | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Haworth, 1809 | Cankerworm | | Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805 | African cotton bollworm | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hypena (Hypena) obsitalis Hübner, 1813 | Bloxworth Snout | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827 | Cosmopolitan | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Mecyna asinalis Hübner, 1819 | Coastal Pearl | | Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta Haworth, 1809 | American armyworm | | Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 | Common yellow underwing moth | | Nomophila noctuella Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Celery stalk worm | | Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794 | Gem | | Opogona omoscopa Meyrick, 1893 | Detritus moth | | Opogona sacchari Bojer, 1856 | Banana bud moth | | Palpita vitrealis Rossi, 1794 | Jasmine moth | | Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808 | Pearly Underwing | | Phlogophora interrupta Warren, 1905 | Owlet Moth | | Phlogophora meticulosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Angle Shades | | Phycitodes albatella pseudonimbella Bentinck, 1937 | | | Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856 | Citrus Leaf Miner | | Pieris brassicae azorensis | Azorean Cabbage White | | Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage moth | | Psilothrix (Psilothrix) viridicoerulea Geoffroy, 1785 | | | Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Meal Moth | | Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767 | The Vestal | | Rhopobota naevana Hübner, 1814 | Black-headed Fireworm | | Scoparia aequipennalis Warren, 1905 | Moth | | Scoparia carvalhoi Nuss, Karsho..., 1998 | Moth | | Scoparia coecimaculalis Warren, 1905 | Moth | | Scoparia semiamplalis Warren, 1905 | Moth | | Sesamia nonagrioides Lefèbvre, 1827 | Maize Wainscot | | Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833 | African cotton leafworm | | Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775 | Beet webworm | | Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855 | Alfalfa Looper | | Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) orichalcea Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Plusia | | Udea ferrugalis Hübner, 1796 | Rusty Dot | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758 | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Xanthorhoe inaequata Warren, 1905 | Geometer Moth | | Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758 | Cutworm Moth |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Santa Maria Island
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