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Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
183
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
183
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
172
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
152
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
9
26
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
9 Families width 26 Species and 15 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals7SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
26 Genera with 26 Species
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A
B
C
D
E
G
H
I
J
L
M
N
P
S
U

Acraea Fabricius, 1855Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Agonopterix Hübner, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Baronia Salvin, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Biblis Fabricius, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 0Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Erechthias Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1910Crows1SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Jacksonia Theobald, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Manastigma Nicolay, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Methona Doubleday, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1822Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1881Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Paronymus Aurivillius, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1809Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1907Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
26 Species and 15 Subspecies
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Agonopterix hyperiella Bradley, 1967
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Baronia brevicornis phronima (H.G. Dyar, 1912)⇒ Baronia brevicornis brevicornis Salvin, 1893
Biblis hyperia hyperia Cramer, 1779Red Rim
Catocala actaea actaea
Dasychira thysanoessa Collenette, 1933
Erechthias molynta Meyrick, 1911
Euploea nemertes oppia (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Euploea leucostictos oppia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Grammia oithona (Strecker, 1878)⇒ Grammia phyllira Drury, 1773
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Ideopsis juventa tanais Fruhstorfer, 1904
Jacksonia papillata Theobald, 1923Aphid
Leptidea amurensis vibilia Janson, 1878
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Manastigma primno Godman & Salvin, 1887
Maniola jurtina janira Linnaeus, 1758
Methona themisto themisto Hübner, 1818
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822
Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904)⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901
Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881Alaskan Parnassian
Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809Banded Hairstreak
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907Crimson Spotted Moth

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
9
26
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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