Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Tortola (British Virgin Islands)
List of families for Tortola
10 Families width 35 Species and 15 Subspecies | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 | Opostegid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Tortola
33 Genera with 35 Species #ABCDEHJLMPSTUXZ
| Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1793 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticarsia Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicista Grote, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cautethia Grote, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 0 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1884 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dialectica Walsingham, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1934 | Julia Heliconians | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucosmophora Walsingham, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1767 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heuretes Grote & Robi..., 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1780 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopostega Kozlov, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptichodis Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1773 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tortola
35 Species and 15 Subspecies | Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944 | | | Anaea troglodyta astina Fabricius, 1793 | Florida Leafwing | | Anticarsia repugnalis Hübner, 1825 | | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Callicista columella Fabricius, 1793 | | | Cautethia noctuiformis bredini Cary, 1970 | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Coenonympha corinna corinna | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus leucogyne A. Butler, 1884 | Monarch | | Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897 | | | Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775 | Flambeau | | Dryas iulia alcionea Cramer, 1779 | | | Dryas iulia iulia (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Dryas iulia nudeola Bates, 1934 | | Dryas iulia moderata N. Riley, 1926 | Julia | | Dryas iulia nudeola Bates, 1934 | Julia | | Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Erinnyis ello ello Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Eucosmophora dives Walsingham, 1897 | | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | Florida Zebra Longwing | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Heuretes picticornis Grote & Robi..., 1868 | | | Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | Black-Mangrove Buckeye | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Manduca sexta jamaicensis Butler, 1875 | | | Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873 | | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Pseudopostega sectila D.R. Davis &..., 2007 | | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Ptichodis immunis Guenée, 1852 | Cutworm moth | | Strymon acis Drury, 1773 | Acis Hairstreak | | Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787 | Cardenillo | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa | | Xylophanes chiron cubanus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) rumina Linnaeus, 1758 | Spanish Festoon |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Tortola
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