Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for West Africa (Africa)
List of families for West Africa
80 Families width 13264 Species and 1038 Subspecies
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Aididae Schaus, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916 | Gall Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905 | Fig Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 208 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 809 | Species | Taxom | | Dalceridae Dyar, 1898 | Dalcerid moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Douglas Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958 | Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 63 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903 | Planthopper Parasite Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2631 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898 | Old World Spiny Winged Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Galacticidae Minet, 1986 | Galacticid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 71 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1225 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Hedylidae Guenée, 1857 | American Butterfly Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 507 | Species | Taxom | | Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884 | Long Tailed Burnet Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Immidae Heppner, 1977 | Imma Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 288 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 208 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 1054 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Crinkled Flannel Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1351 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 314 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 515 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1050 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 | Opostegid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 106 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 184 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prodoxidae Riley, 1881 | Yucca Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 113 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 454 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850 | Double-eye moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 260 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 147 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 411 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 112 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 142 | Species | Taxom | | Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898 | Lyonetiid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 282 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 27 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in West Africa
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