Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for USA (North America)
List of families for USA
98 Families width 25994 Species and 3359 Subspecies
| Acanthopteroctetidae Davis, 1978 | Archaic Sun Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Agonoxenidae (Meyrick, 1926) | Palm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aididae Schaus, 1906 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Anthelidae Turner, 1904 | Australian Lappet Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeolepiidae Whalley, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Blastobasidae (Meyrick, 1894) | Blastobasid moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 411 | Species | Taxom | | Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905 | Fig Borers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 283 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterygidae (Heinemann & ..., 1876) | Cosmet moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 132 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1612 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dalceridae Dyar, 1898 | Dalcerid moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Depressariidae Meyrick, 1883 | Flat-Bodied Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Douglas Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 535 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903 | Planthopper Parasite Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2186 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898 | Old World Spiny Winged Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocraniidae Rebel, 1901 | Eriocraniid moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Galacticidae Minet, 1986 | Galacticid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1436 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 2719 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 477 | Species | Taxom | | Hedylidae Guenée, 1857 | American Butterfly Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Heliodinid moths | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 770 | Species | Taxom | | Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866 | Mediterranean Burnet Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Immidae Heppner, 1977 | Imma Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898 | Fairy moths | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Lacturidae Heppner, 1995 | Australian burnet moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 119 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 112 | Species | Taxom | | Lophocoronidae Common, 1973 | Australian Archaic Sun Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 730 | Species | Taxom | | Lycanidae (Leach, 1815) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 160 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Crinkled Flannel Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Mesokristenseniidae Huang, Nel &..., 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Mandibulate Archaic Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 216 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 4993 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 113 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 373 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1166 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 141 | Species | Taxom | | Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 | Opostegid moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Palaephatidae Davis, 1986 | Gondwanaland Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 201 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 292 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Prodoxidae Riley, 1881 | Yucca Moths | 87 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918 | Lance Wing Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 378 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1119 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 123 | Species | Taxom | | Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850 | Double-eye moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 213 | Species | Taxom | | Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929 | Bristle Legged Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 268 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 288 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomidae (Herrich Scha..., 1846) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 412 | Species | Taxom | | Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898 | Lyonetiid moths | 102 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 2429 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Urodidae Kyrki, 1984 | False Burnet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 112 | Species | Taxom | | Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845 | Ypsolophid Moths | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 72 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in USA
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