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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Southern Region (Iceland)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		12
17
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		12
17
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		12
17
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		12
17
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		5
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Region (Iceland)
5 Families width 8 Species and 5 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Region (Iceland)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Brassolis Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cyanopepla Clemens, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1910Crows1SpeciesTaxom
Fountainea Rydon, 1824Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 0Ceruleans1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Region (Iceland)
8 Species and 5 Subspecies
Brassolis astyra astyra Godart, 1824
Cyanopepla xenodice Druce, 1884
Euploea nemertes oppia (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Euploea leucostictos oppia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Fountainea halice halice Godart, 1824
Jamides cyta cyta
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Southern Region (Iceland)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		5
8
8		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