Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region West Coast District (Western Cape)
List of families for West Coast District
15 Families width 41 Species and 7 Subspecies | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835) | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae (Grote, 1895) | Metalmark Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for West Coast District
29 Genera with 41 Species #ACDEHJLMPST
| Aloeides Hübner, 1782 | Coppers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Arbelodes Karsch, 2010 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Argyraspodes Tite & C.G.C..., 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Astacuda Hübner, 1821 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Calliploea Butler, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centrarthra Hampson, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chondrostegoides Linnaeus, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1938 | Coppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophora Hübner, 1775 | Casebearers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Durbaniopsis Van Son, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ectoedemia Busck, 1907 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulasia Truqui, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1921 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochimona Stichel, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morotripta Meyrick, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perizoma Hübner, 1914 | Carpets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Picrospora Meyrick, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pigritia Clemens, 2013 | Pigritia Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scardamia Guenée, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythris Hübner, 2014 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stygionympha Van Son, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarsocera Butler, 1962 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trachycentra Meyrick, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Coast District
41 Species and 7 Subspecies | Aloeides apicalis Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Pointed Copper | | Aloeides arida Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Arid Copper | | Aloeides egerides Riley, 1938 | Red Hill Copper | | Aloeides margaretae Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Margarite´s Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Arbelodes agassizi I. Lehmann, 2010 | | | Arbelodes franziskae I. Lehmann, 2010 | | | Arbelodes haberlandorum I. Lehmann, 2010 | | | Arbelodes kruegeri I. Lehmann, 2010 | | | Arbelodes shimonii I. Lehmann, 2010 | | | Argyraspodes argyraspis Trimen, 1873 | Warrior Silver-spotted Copper | | Calliploea pumila melitta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Centrarthra brunnea Warren, 1914 | | | Chondrostegoides jamaka Zolotuhin, 2007 | | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Chrysoritis felthami Trimen, 1904 | Feltham´s Opal | | Chrysoritis pyroeis Trimen, 1864 | Sand-dune Opal | | Chrysoritis zonarius Riley, 1938 | Donkey Daisy Copper | | Cleora oligodranes Prout, 1922 | | | Coleophora pennella Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Bugloss Case-bearer | | Dismorphia eunoe euryope (P.H. Lucas, 1852) | ⇒ Dismorphia eunoe eunoe E. Doubleday, 1844 | | Durbaniopsis saga Trimen, 1883 | Boland Rocksitter | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) bombylius Fabricius, 1787 | | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Jamides euchylas phasis Fruhstorfer, 1921 | | | Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932) | ⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776 | | Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868 | | Morotripta argillacea Mey, 2011 | | | Perizoma eviscerata Warren, 1914 | | | Picrospora medicata Meyrick, 1914 | | | Pigritia stips Adamski, 2013 | | | Scardamia chrysolina Meyrick, 1892 | | | Scythris cederbergensis Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris conimarginella Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris jamakensis Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Stygionympha vigilans Trimen, 1887 | Western Hillside Brown | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Tarsocera cassina Butler, 1868 | Sand-dune Widow | | Tarsocera dicksoni Van Son, 1962 | Dickson's Widow | | Trachycentra psorodes Meyrick, 1907 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in West Coast District
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