Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Terceira Island (Azores)
List of families for Terceira Island
26 Families width 130 Species and 5 Subspecies #STPNGYLCEO
| Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Terceira Island
100 Genera with 130 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTUVX
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acleris Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglossa Latreille, 1809 | Tabby Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1775 | Cutworm | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amblyptilia Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aproaerema Durrant, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyresthia Hübner, 2020 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ascotis Hübner, 1971 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Autographa Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bactra Stephens, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bedellia Stainton, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blastobasis Zeller, 1952 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brachmia Hübner, 1940 | Mountain Horned Agama | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cadra Walker, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caloptilia Hübner, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysodeixis Hübner, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clavigesta Obraztsov, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophora Hübner, 1849 | Casebearers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterix Hübner, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Costaconvexa Agenjo, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocidosema Zeller, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptoblabes Zeller, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenoplusia Dufay, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclophora Hübner, 1920 | Mochas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cydalima Lederer, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cydia Hübner, 1799 | Piercers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Depressaria Haworth, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diasemiopsis Munroe, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emmelina Tutt, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endothenia Stephens, 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epermenia Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephestia Guenée, 1796 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphyas Turner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchromius Guenée, 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudarcia Clemens, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudonia Billberg, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Galgula Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galleria Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterix Hübner, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphania Hampson, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapholita Treitschke, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1809 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herpetogramma Lederer, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1813 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocera Olivier, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luffia Tutt, 1783 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanchra Hübner, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesapamea Heinicke, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrurapteryx Spuler, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monopis Hübner, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neomariania Mariani, 1940 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Niditinea G. Petersen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow underwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nomophila Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nycterosea Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oinophila Stephens, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opogona Zeller, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthonama Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palpita Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pandemis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peridroma Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlogophora Treitschke, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phthorimaea Meyrick, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phycitodes Hampson, 1937 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllocnistis Zeller, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllonorycter Hübner, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 0 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platyedra Meyrick, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plodia Guenée, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plutella Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prays Hübner, 1788 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psilothrix Redtenbacher, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralis Linnaeus, 1758 | Meal Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopobota Lederer, 1814 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoparia Haworth, 1905 | And Allies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Selania Stephens, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesamia Guenée, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1833 | Armyworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spoladea Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmella Schrank, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tebenna Billberg, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temelucha Foerster, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tinearia Schellenberg, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuta Strand, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udea Guenée, 1796 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1758 | Spotted cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Terceira Island
130 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acleris variegana Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Fruit Tortricid | | Aglossa caprealis Hübner, 1809 | Fungus Moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 | Black cutworm | | Agrotis (Agrotis) segetum Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Black cutworm | | Amblyptilia acanthodactyla (Hübner, 1813) | ⇒ Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Hübner, 1813 | | Aproaerema anthyllidella Hübner, 1813 | Soybean moth | | Argyresthia (Argyresthia) atlanticella Rebel, 1940 | Small ermine moth | | Argyresthia (Argyresthia) minusculella Rebel, 1940 | Small ermine moth | | Argyresthia brumella Pérez Santa-..., 2020 | | | Ascotis fortunata Blachier, 1887 | | | Ascotis fortunata azorica Pinker, 1971 | | | Autographa gamma Linnaeus, 1758 | Beet worm | | Bactra (Bactra) lancealana Hübner, 1799 | Black-blotched Bactra | | Bactra (Chiloides) venosana Zeller, 1847 | Nutgrass Borer | | Bedellia somnulentella Zeller, 1817 | Bindweed Bent-wing | | Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894 | Dingy Dowd | | Blastobasis desertarum Wollaston, 1858 | | | Blastobasis maroccanella Amsel, 1952 | Blastobasid moth | | Brachmia infuscatella Rebel, 1940 | Moth | | Cadra cautella Walker, 1863 | Almond Moth | | Caloptilia aurantiaca Wollaston, 1858 | | | Caloptilia coruscans Walsingham, 1907 | Moth | | Caloptilia schinella (Walsingham, 1907) | ⇒ Caloptilia coruscans Walsingham, 1907 | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) chalcites Esper, 1789 | Golden Twin-spot | | Clavigesta sylvestrana Curtis, 1850 | Small Pine Shoot | | Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849 | Pale Orache Case-bearer | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875 | Beautiful Cosmopterix | | Costaconvexa centrostrigaria Wollaston, 1858 | Bent line Carpet | | Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847 | Cotton tip borer | | Cryptoblabes gnidiella Milliere, 1867 | Christmas berry moth | | Ctenoplusia (Ctenoplusia) limbirena Guenée, 1852 | Scar Bank Gem | | Cyclophora (Cyclophora) azorensis Prout, 1920 | Geometer Moth | | Cydalima perspectalis Walker, 1859 | Box Tree Moth | | Cydia molesta (Busck, 1916) | ⇒ Grapholitha molesta Busck, 1916 | | Cydia pomonella Linnaeus, 1758 | Codling Moth | | Cydia splendana Hübner, 1799 | Acorn Moth | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Depressaria (Depressaria) marcella Rebel, 1901 | | | Diasemiopsis ramburialis Duponchel, 1834 | Vagrant China-mark | | Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plume | | Endothenia oblongana Haworth, 1811 | Downland Marble | | Epermenia (Calotripis) aequidentellus E. Hofmann, 1867 | Carrot Lance-wing | | Ephestia (Anagasta) kuehniella Zeller, 1879 | Flour moth | | Ephestia (Ephestia) elutella Hübner, 1796 | Cacao Moth | | Epiphyas postvittana Walker, 1863 | Apple leaf roller | | Euchromius ocellea Haworth, 1811 | Eyed Veneer | | Eudarcia (Meessia) atlantica Henderickx, 1995 | Moth | | Eudonia interlinealis Warren, 1905 | Moth | | Eudonia luteusalis Hampson, 1907 | Moth | | Eudonia melanographa Hampson, 1907 | Moth | | Galgula partita Guenée, 1852 | The Wedgeling | | Galleria mellonella Linnaeus, 1758 | Bee moth | | Glyphipterix diaphora Walsingham, 1894 | | | Graphania granti Warren, 1905 | Owlet Moth | | Grapholita (Aspila) molesta Busck, 1916 | Moth | | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Haworth, 1809 | Cankerworm | | Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805 | African cotton bollworm | | Herpetogramma licarsisalis Walker, 1859 | Grass caterpillar | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) azorina Strecker, 1899 | Azores Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) azorinus Strecker, 1898 | Azores Grayling | | Hypena (Hypena) lividalis (Hübner, 1796) | ⇒ Ophiuche lividalis Hübner, 1790 | | Hypena (Hypena) obsitalis Hübner, 1813 | Bloxworth Snout | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptocera (Leptocera) nigra Olivier, 1813 | | | Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827 | Cosmopolitan | | Luffia ferchaultella (Stephens, 1850) | ⇒ Luffia lapidella Goeze, 1783 | | Luffia lapidella Goeze, 1783 | Bagworm Moth | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Melanchra granti Warren, 1905 | | | Mesapamea storai Rebel, 1940 | Owlet Moth | | Micrurapteryx bistrigella (Rebel, 1940) | ⇒ Caloptilia bistrigella Rebel, 1940 | | Monopis crocicapitella Clemens, 1859 | Bird Nest Moth | | Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta Haworth, 1809 | American armyworm | | Neomariania oecophorella Rebel, 1940 | Moth | | Neomariania scriptella Rebel, 1940 | Moth | | Niditinea fuscella Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown-dotted Clothes | | Noctua atlantica Warren, 1905 | Owlet Moth | | Noctua carvalhoi Pinker, 1983 | Owlet Moth | | Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 | Common yellow underwing moth | | Nomophila noctuella Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Celery stalk worm | | Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794 | Gem | | Oinophila v-flava Haworth, 1828 | Moth | | Opogona omoscopa Meyrick, 1893 | Detritus moth | | Opogona sacchari Bojer, 1856 | Banana bud moth | | Orthonama obstipata (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794 | | Palpita vitrealis Rossi, 1794 | Jasmine moth | | Pandemis heparana Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Apple brown tortrix | | Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808 | Pearly Underwing | | Phlogophora furnasi Pinker, 1971 | Owlet Moth | | Phlogophora interrupta Warren, 1905 | Owlet Moth | | Phlogophora meticulosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Angle Shades | | Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873 | Kartoffelmè¸l | | Phycitodes albatella Ragonot, 1887 | | | Phycitodes albatella pseudonimbella Bentinck, 1937 | | | Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856 | Citrus Leaf Miner | | Phyllonorycter messaniella Zeller, 1846 | European oak leaf-miner | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris brassicae azorensis | Azorean Cabbage White | | Platyedra subcinerea Haworth, 1828 | Cotton stem moth | | Plodia interpunctella Hübner, 1813 | Cloaked knot-horn moth | | Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage moth | | Prays citri Milliere, 1873 | Citrus Blossum Moth | | Prays oleae Bernard, 1788 | Olive kernel borer | | Psilothrix (Psilothrix) viridicoerulea Geoffroy, 1785 | | | Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Meal Moth | | Pyroderces argyrogrammos Zeller, 1847 | | | Rhopobota naevana Hübner, 1814 | Black-headed Fireworm | | Scoparia aequipennalis Warren, 1905 | Moth | | Scoparia carvalhoi Nuss, Karsho..., 1998 | Moth | | Scoparia coecimaculalis Warren, 1905 | Moth | | Scoparia semiamplalis Warren, 1905 | Moth | | Selania leplastriana Curtis, 1831 | Cabbage Piercer | | Sesamia nonagrioides Lefèbvre, 1827 | Maize Wainscot | | Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789 | Angoumois Grain Moth | | Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808 | African armyworm | | Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833 | African cotton leafworm | | Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775 | Beet webworm | | Stigmella aurella Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Pigmy | | Tebenna micalis Mann, 1857 | Small Thistle Moth | | Temelucha nigerrima Horstmann & Yu, 1999 | | | Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) orichalcea Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Plusia | | Tinearia alternata Say, 1824 | | | Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917 | South American Tomato Moth | | Udea azorensis Meyer, Nuss ..., 1997 | Moth | | Udea ferrugalis Hübner, 1796 | Rusty Dot | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Xanthorhoe inaequata Warren, 1905 | Geometer Moth | | Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758 | Cutworm Moth |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Terceira Island
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