Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Somaliland (East Africa)
List of families for Somaliland
31 Families width 593 Species and 5 Subspecies
| Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 122 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 162 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Somaliland
 | | Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758) |
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