Species list, Checklist of Subclass Pterygota (Winged insects) for Perth (West Australia, Australia)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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Checklist for Subclass Pterygota Lang, 1888 (Winged insects)
and region Perth (West Australia, Australia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	238 927 1203	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	238 927 1203	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Perth
238 Families width 1203 Species and 40 Subspecies

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Acrididae MacLeay, 1819	Grasshoppers and locusts	8	Species	Taxom
Ademosynidae Ponomarenko, 1968		0	Species	Taxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842	Darners	4	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	6	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	1	Species	Taxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904	Australian Lappet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Anthocoridae Fieber, 1837	Flower bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	4	Species	Taxom
Aphalaridae Löw, 1879		1	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Aphididae Latreille, 1802	Aphids	4	Species	Taxom
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946	Froghoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	15	Species	Taxom
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842	Owlflies	1	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	5	Species	Taxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815	Mayflies	3	Species	Taxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826	Belid Beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Beraeidae Wallengren, 1891	Small eastern caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	1	Species	Taxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864	Blaberids	1	Species	Taxom
Blattellidae (Karny, 1908)	German Cockroach	1	Species	Taxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829	American cockroaches	4	Species	Taxom
Blattulidae Vishnyokova, 1982		1	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903	Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	6	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	70	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	13	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	0	Species	Taxom
Capniidae Klapálek, 1905	Capniid winter stoneflies	1	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	34	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Carthaeidae Common, 1966	Australian Silkworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	2	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	20	Species	Taxom
Ceraphronidae Haliday, 1833	Ceraphronid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	0	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	5	Species	Taxom
Chloroperlidae Okamoto, 1912	Green stoneflies	1	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	20	Species	Taxom
Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802	Cicadellids	10	Species	Taxom
Cicadidae Westwood, 1840	Cicada	6	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Cixiidae Spinola, 1839	Cixid planthoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829	Soft scale	1	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	15	Species	Taxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890	Narrow-winged damselflies	6	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	1	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	13	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850	Baskettails	2	Species	Taxom
Coreidae Leach, 1815	Broad-headed bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Corixidae Leach, 1815	Lesser Water-Boatman	4	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	3	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	2	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	16	Species	Taxom
Cupedidae Laporte, 1836	Cupedids	1	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	51	Species	Taxom
Cymidae Baerensprung, 1860		2	Species	Taxom
Dalceridae Dyar, 1898	Dalcerid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878	Armored scale insects	1	Species	Taxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868	Dixid Midges	1	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	4	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	2	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	2	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	16	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		2	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	1	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Endromidae Boisduval, 1828	Glory Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909)	Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae	1	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	13	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829	Common Earwig	1	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	107	Species	Taxom
Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900	Carrot Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Gelastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1897	Toad bug	1	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	6	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	53	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	3	Species	Taxom
Goeridae Ulmer, 1903		1	Species	Taxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842	Club-tailed dragonflies	3	Species	Taxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878	Crickets	1	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	18	Species	Taxom
Hemerobiidae Latreille, 1802	Brown Lacewing	1	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901	Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae	3	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	14	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		4	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	3	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	4	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	8	Species	Taxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898	Fairy moths	1	Species	Taxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897	Dampwood termites	3	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	1	Species	Taxom
Lachesillidae Pearman, 1936	Fateful Barklice	1	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903	Bizarre Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	9	Species	Taxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915	Bird fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901	Spread-winged damselflies	5	Species	Taxom
Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905	Needle Or Willow Stoneflies	2	Species	Taxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842	Chasers	9	Species	Taxom
Liberiblattinidae Vrsansky, 2002		2	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	1	Species	Taxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848	Northern caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	1	Species	Taxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839	Pointed-wing flies	1	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	21	Species	Taxom
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829	Chinch bugs	2	Species	Taxom
Mantispidae Leach, 1815	Mantid lacewings	0	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	11	Species	Taxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917	Flatwing	1	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862	Filth flies	0	Species	Taxom
Miridae Hahn, 1831	Capsid bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Monomachidae Ashmead, 1902	Monomachid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	7	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	7	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	1	Species	Taxom
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802	Ant lions	4	Species	Taxom
Naucoridae Leach, 1815	Creeping water bug	1	Species	Taxom
Nemopteridae Rambur, 1842	Spoonwings	1	Species	Taxom
Nepidae Latreille, 1802	Back-swimmer Water-boatmen	2	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	2	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	1	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	24	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	4	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	12	Species	Taxom
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802	Back Swimmers	5	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	31	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	1	Species	Taxom
Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 1912		1	Species	Taxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893	Opostegid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Pachygronthidae Stål, 1865		1	Species	Taxom
Palaephatidae Davis, 1986	Gondwanaland Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758	Common scorpionflies	1	Species	Taxom
Pentatomidae Leach, 1815	Lesser shield bugs	10	Species	Taxom
Pergidae Rohwer, 1911	Pergid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Perlidae (Latreille, 1802)	Common stoneflies	4	Species	Taxom
Perlodidae Klapálek, 1912	Perlodid stoneflies	2	Species	Taxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903	Grayback dragonfly	1	Species	Taxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815	Shining flower beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944	Walking sticks	1	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Philopteridae Burmeister, 1830		1	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	6	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	4	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917	Bambootails	1	Species	Taxom
Protorhyphidae Handlirsch, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915	Mealy Bugs	6	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	2	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	2	Species	Taxom
Psyllipsocidae Enderlein, 1903	Cave Barklice	1	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939		1	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874	Bushlocusts	2	Species	Taxom
Raphidiomimidae Vishniakova, 1973		1	Species	Taxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802	Snipe flies	1	Species	Taxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897	Subterranean termites	2	Species	Taxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834	Cedar beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Dirt-colored Seed Bugs	4	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	1	Species	Taxom
Saldidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Shore bug	1	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	5	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	26	Species	Taxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Dung flies	2	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Schizocoleidae Rohdendorf, 1961		0	Species	Taxom
Scutelleridae Leach, 1815	Jewel bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	2	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	3	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	9	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	2	Species	Taxom
Synthemistidae Tillyard, 1917	Southern emeralds	2	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	11	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	14	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	14	Species	Taxom
Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905	Taeniopterygid winter stoneflies	3	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	15	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	1	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	2	Species	Taxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802	Higher termites	10	Species	Taxom
Termopsidae Grassé, 1949	Damp wood termite	1	Species	Taxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902	Bush crickets	15	Species	Taxom
Thaumastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1908	Palm bug	1	Species	Taxom
Thripidae Stevens, 1829	Common thrips	5	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841	Thynnid Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	3	Species	Taxom
Tingidae Laporte, 1832	Lace bug	1	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	20	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870)	And Ground Crickets	1	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Ulopidae (Le Peletier ..., 1825)		1	Species	Taxom
Veliidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Broad-shouldered bugs	2	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	3	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	2	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Pterygota with occurrences in Perth

Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	225 892 1162	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	13 35 41	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Pterygota at itis.gov
Pterygota at marinespecies.org