Checklist of Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
for Highlands Region (Papua New Guinea)
List of families for Highlands Region
63 Families width 309 Species and 2 Subspecies
| Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Amphipterygidae Selys, 1853 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Brentidae Billberg, 1820 | Brenthidae | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinophoridae Hincks, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802 | Cicadellids | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 | Glory Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ant | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 | Cascade Beetles | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802 | Ichneumon flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoveliidae Douglas and ..., 1867 | Pond treaders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miridae Hahn, 1831 | Capsid bugs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Monomachidae Ashmead, 1902 | Monomachid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notonectidae Latreille, 1802 | Back Swimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845) | Tree cricket | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829 | Finger Net caddisflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Philopteridae Burmeister, 1830 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psyllidae Latreille, 1807 | Jumping plant lice | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scelionidae Haliday, 1839 | Scelionid wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stephanidae Leach, 1815 | Crown wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ulopidae (Le Peletier ..., 1825) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Highlands Region
 | | Insecta (Linnaeus 1758) |
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