Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Southeast Brazil (Brazil)
List of families for Southeast Brazil
60 Families width 3401 Species and 675 Subspecies
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aididae Schaus, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthelidae Turner, 1904 | Australian Lappet Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Douglas Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 261 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 128 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hedylidae Guenée, 1857 | American Butterfly Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 603 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 318 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Crinkled Flannel Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 148 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 78 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 723 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 | Opostegid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 94 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 107 | Species | Taxom | | Prodoxidae Riley, 1881 | Yucca Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 238 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 168 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 140 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 10 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Southeast Brazil
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