Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Vanuatu (Melanesia)
List of families for Vanuatu
28 Families width 273 Species and 110 Subspecies
| Agathiphagidae N. P. Kriste..., 1967 | Kauri moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dalceridae Dyar, 1898 | Dalcerid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Vanuatu
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