Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region South Iran (Iran)
List of families for South Iran
21 Families width 113 Species and 5 Subspecies #NPEGLSTCZAHUO
| Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for South Iran
75 Genera with 113 Species #ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTVXZ
| Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 0 | Dagger moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allancastria Bryk, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancylosis Zeller, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1775 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Artogeia Schrank, 1828 | Garden whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atomophora Alpheraky, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1793 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryotropha HEINEMANN, 1828 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bucculatrix Zeller, 1981 | Ribbed cocoon makers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1942 | Mottled rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chazara Moore, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1793 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clarina Tutt, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cnephasia Curtis, 1956 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1761 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1876 | Arabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cucullia Schrank, 1976 | Hooded Owlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtosia Packard, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Didymaeformia Verity, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Ectoedemia Busck, 1907 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Enconista Hübner, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitherina Wehrli, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulocastra Butler, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1938 | Pug Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutrepsia Herrich-Schä..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Evergestis Hübner, 1887 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Fabriciana Reuss, 1758 | Silverstripes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Faveria Walker, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glossotrophia Prout, 1941 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gnopharmia Staudinger, 1941 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophos Treitschke, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harrisina Packard, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1800 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heringita Agenjo, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroculpina | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hyponephele Muschamp, 1915 | Meadowbrowns | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1938 | Dwarf cream wave | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1901 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucida Evans, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marasmarcha Meyrick, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Metachrostis Hübner, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muschampia Tutt, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nebula Bruand, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligochroa Walker, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxypteron Staudinger, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1758 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphila Meyrick, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1828 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1956 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protorhoe Herbulot, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1827 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psychostrophia Butler, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralis Linnaeus, 1953 | Meal Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodostrophia Hubner, 1938 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Shirazia Amsel, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrichtus Boisduval, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortilia Chrétien, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triphosa Stephens, 2019 | Tissue Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Venusia Curtis, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophodiodes Ragonot, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Iran
113 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acronicta insularis | Cattail Caterpillar Moth | | Allancastria deyrollei Oberthür, 1869 | | | Amata dinara | | | Ancylosis ormuzdella Amsel, 1954 | | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Apamea cuculliformis Grote, 1875 | | | Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758 | | Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Cardinal | | Artogeia ergane Geyer, 1828 | | | Atomophora maculosa Reuter, 1903 | | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Bryotropha arabica Amsel, 1952 | | | Bryotropha domestica Haworth, 1828 | House Groundling | | Bucculatrix endospiralis Deschka, 1981 | | | Caradrina (Weigertrina) diabolica Boursin, 1942 | | | Chazara persephone Hübner, 1805 | Dark Rockbrown | | Chilades parrhasius Fabricius, 1793 | Indian Cupid | | Clarina kotschyi Kollar, 1849 | Grapevine Hawkmoth | | Cnephasia (Cnephasia) grandis Osthelder, 1938 | | | Cnephasia (Cnephasia) heinemanni (Obraztsov, 1956) | ⇒ Cnephasia monochromana HEINEMANN, 1863 | | Coenonympha arcania arcania (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761 | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804 | Large Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819 | Blue Spotted Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876 | White Arab | | Cucullia kasyi Wiltshire, 1976 | | | Cyrtosia meridionalis Rondani, 1863 | | | Cyrtosia pusilla Loew, 1873 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Didymaeformia consulis | | | Drasteria flexuosa Ménétriés, 1848 | | | Drasteria yerburyi Butler, 1892 | | | Enconista tengistanica Brandt, 1938 | | | Epitherina rhodopoleos Wehrli, 1938 | | | Eulocastra bryophilioides Brandt, 1938 | | | Eupithecia cheituna Brandt, 1938 | | | Eutrepsia coenonympha (Felder, 1875) | ⇒ Eutrepsia metagrapharia Walker, 1862 | | Evergestis africalis Guenée, 1854 | | | Evergestis caesialis Herrich-Schä..., 1849 | | | Evergestis comealis Amsel, 1961 | | | Evergestis desertalis Hübner, 1813 | | | Evergestis elbursalis Amsel, 1961 | | | Evergestis grummi Christoph, 0 | | | Evergestis infirmalis Staudinger, 1871 | | | Evergestis isatidalis Duponchel, 1833 | | | Evergestis laristanalis Amsel, 1961 | | | Evergestis pechi Bethune-Baker, 1885 | | | Evergestis shirazalis Amsel, 1953 | | | Evergestis vagabundalis Christoph, 1887 | | | Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758 | Niobe Fritillary | | Faveria cineracella Amsel, 1953 | | | Glossotrophia asiatica (Brandt, 1938) | ⇒ Scopula benenotata Prout, 1932 | | Glossotrophia chalcographata (Brandt, 1938) | ⇒ Scopula chalcographata Brandt, 1938 | | Glossotrophia gracilis Brandt, 1941 | | | Gnopharmia colchidaria Lederer, 1870 | | | Gnopharmia irakensis Wehrli, 1938 | | | Gnopharmia kasrunensis Wehrli, 1939 | | | Gnopharmia sinesefida Wehrli, 1941 | | | Gnophos (Dicrognophos) orthogonia Wehrli, 1939 | | | Harrisina metallica Stretch, 1885 | Western grapeleaf skeletonizer | | Hemaris (Hemaris) croatica Esper, 1800 | Olive Bee Hawk-moth | | Heringita amseli Gozmany, 1954 | | | Heteroculpina pasargades Brandt, 1938 | | | Hyles robertsi Butler, 1880 | Spurge Hawkmoth | | Idaea eremica Brandt, 1941 | | | Idaea wiltshirei Brandt, 1938 | | | Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | Southern White Admiral | | Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923) | ⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891 | | Lymantria daraba Wiltshire, 1952 | | | Marasmarcha cinnamomea Staudinger, 1870 | | | Marasmarcha cinnamomeus Staudinger, 1870 | | | Melitaea casta Kollar, 1850 | | | Melitaea casta brandti | | | Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | Glanville fritellary | | Melitaea consulis Wiltshire, 1941 | | | Melitaea didymaeformia Verity, 1950 | | | Melitaea sarvistana Wiltshire, 1941 | | | Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | | Metachrostis sefidi Brandt, 1938 | | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Muschampia proto (Ochsenheimer, 1808) | ⇒ Sloperia proto Ochsenheimer, 1808 | | Nebula saidabadi Brandt, 1941 | | | Oligochroa cineracella Amsel, 1954 | | | Oxypteron palmoni Amsel, 1940 | | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Apollo | | Pasiphila palaearctica Brandt, 1938 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828 | Mountain Small White | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ardschira Brandt, 1938 | | | Polyommatus cyaneus brandti Forster, 1956 | | | Protorhoe tangaba | | | Protorhoe unicata Guenée, 1858 | | | Pseudochazara scharvdensis | | | Pseudochazara telephassa Geyer, , 1827 | | | Psychostrophia melanargia Butler, 1877 | | | Pyralis juengeri Amsel, 1953 | | | Rhodostrophia cuprinaria Christoph, 1876 | | | Rhodostrophia nesam Brandt, 1938 | | | Rhodostrophia nubifera Brand, 1941 | | | Rhodostrophia peripheres Prout, 1938 | | | Rhodostrophia terrestraria Lederer, 1869 | | | Rhodostrophia tumulosa Brandt, 1938 | | | Scopula origalis Brandt, 1941 | | | Shirazia imitata Dlabola, 1977 | | | Syrichtus poggei Lederer, 1858 | | | Systropha iranica Popov, 1967 | | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth | | Tortilia pallidella Kasy, 1973 | | | Triphosa silviae Wanke, Hausm..., 2019 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Venusia blomeri euchloe Bryk, 1949 | | | Xanthorhoe wiltshirei Brandt, 1941 | | | Zophodiodes leucocostella Ragonot, 1887 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in South Iran
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