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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Southern Line Islands (Line Islands, Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
85
193
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
85
193
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
85
193
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
87
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Line Islands
12 Families width 29 Species and 8 Subspecies
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910Epermeniid moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Line Islands
27 Genera with 29 Species
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Ambia Walker, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1913Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Aulacophora Dejean, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Callopistria Hübner, 1929Fern Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Centrochria Gaede, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodeixis Hübner, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1777Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Elaeonoma Meyrick, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Euchrysops Butler, 1798Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1775Longwings1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1758Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Lacera Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Nw1SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1832Leptosomas1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1881Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884Dingy Lineblues1SpeciesTaxom
Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1891
Lineblues0SpeciesTaxom
Temelucha Foerster, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1787Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Line Islands
29 Species and 8 Subspecies
Ambia aulacophora Hampson, 1897
Appias (Appias) ada Stoll, 1781Orange Albatross
Appias leptis myndus (Fruhstorfer, 1913)⇒ Appias indra Moore, 1857
Aulacophora indica Gmelin, 1790Cucurbit beetle
Callopistria meridionalis (Collenette, 1929)⇒ Callopistria maillardi Guenée, 1862
Centrochria aphthona Prout, 1934
Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) chalcites Esper, 1789Golden Twin-spot
Danaus melanippus Cramer, 1777Black Veined Tiger
Elaeonoma adeneia Clarke, 1984
Elaeonoma moira Clarke, 1984
Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798Bean blue
Eueides lybia lybia Fabricius, 1775
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824Indian Cupid
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Hypolimnas bolina holdeni Butler, 1884
Hypolimnas octocula Butler, 1869Eight-Spot Butterfly
Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904)⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901
Nw thecla danaus
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) baulus Boisduval, 1832Magpie Moth
Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758Common Mormon
Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881Alaskan Parnassian
Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884Dana Blue
Temelucha yapensis Townes, 1958
Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787Lesser Grass Blue

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Southern Line Islands
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
27
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Lepidoptera at arkansaslepidopterasurvey.net
Lepidoptera at butterflies.bcghana.org
Lepidoptera at mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu
Lepidoptera at afromoths.net
Lepidoptera at butterfliesofamerica.com
Lepidoptera at leps.it
Lepidoptera at papua-insects.nl
Lepidoptera at tyllinen.eu
Lepidoptera at abdb-africa.org
Lepidoptera at artfakta.se
Lepidoptera at dyntaxa.se
Lepidoptera at gbif.org
Lepidoptera at irmng.org
Lepidoptera at itis.gov