Species list, Checklist of Class Insecta (Insects) for West Palaearctic (Palaearctic)

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 Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
and region West Palaearctic (Palaearctic)

Class

Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects

108
1542
9893

Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

List of families for West Palaearctic
108 Families width 9893 Species and 305 Subspecies

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Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	760	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Apataniidae Wallengren, 1886	Early Smoky Wing Sedges	41	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	895	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Beraeidae Wallengren, 1891	Small eastern caddisflies	51	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	4	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	1	Species	Taxom
Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903	Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies	5	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	20	Species	Taxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892	Brahmin Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905		2	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	687	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	1	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	1	Species	Taxom
Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802	Cicadellids	1	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	9	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	271	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	10	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	146	Species	Taxom
Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904		5	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	17	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		24	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	21	Species	Taxom
Endromidae Boisduval, 1828	Glory Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910	Epermeniid moths	3	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	214	Species	Taxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898	Old World Spiny Winged Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	1	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	40	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	653	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	90	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Goeridae Ulmer, 1903		18	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	11	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	562	Species	Taxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912	Snail Case caddisflies	5	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	43	Species	Taxom
Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866	Mediterranean Burnet Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		129	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	61	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	340	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	9	Species	Taxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898	Fairy moths	1	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	1	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	32	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	2	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903	Bizarre Caddisflies	32	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	134	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	3	Species	Taxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848	Northern caddisflies	452	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	214	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	130	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Mandibulate Archaic Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Molannidae Wallengren, 1891	Hood Casemaker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	1	Species	Taxom
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882	Nemonychid weevils	2	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	649	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	23	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	46	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	215	Species	Taxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891	Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies	3	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	22	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	15	Species	Taxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860	Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies	13	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	61	Species	Taxom
Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815)	Giant casemaker	26	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	52	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	1	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	85	Species	Taxom
Prionoglarididae Badonnel, 1951	Large-winged Psocids	0	Species	Taxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881	Yucca Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	2	Species	Taxom
Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852	Net Tube Caddisflies	109	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	23	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	69	Species	Taxom
Rhyacophilidae Stephens, 1836	Free-living Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	1	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929	Bristle Legged Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836	Bushtailed Caddisflies	44	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	43	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	33	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	20	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	1873	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	154	Species	Taxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841	Winter Crane Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866	Tropiduchid Planthoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Uenoidae Iwata, 1927	Stonecase Caddisflies	5	Species	Taxom
Urodidae Kyrki, 1984	False Burnet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Xiphocentronidae Schmid, 1982		1	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	15	Species	Taxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845	Ypsolophid Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	60	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in West Palaearctic

Subclass

Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects

108
1542
9893

Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

Insecta (Linnaeus 1758)

Links, sources and further information

Insecta at papua-insects.nl
Insecta at artfakta.se
Insecta at dyntaxa.se
Insecta at gbif.org
Insecta at irmng.org
Insecta at itis.gov
Insecta at marinespecies.org