Search in Insectoid.Info Custom Search  Insects and other Arthropoda  Ants  Arachnids  Bees  Beetles  Booklice - Barkflies  Bugs  Bumblebees  Cicadas  Crane flies  Dragonflies  Earwigs  Flies  Isopods  Locusts  Mayflies  Mecoptera  Mosquitoes  Moths & Butterflies  Myriapods  Net-winged insects  Plant-parasitic Hemipterans  Praying Mantises  Termites  Wasps Distribution path and Subregions of Russia (More Checklists) Path:  Continents - Eurasia - Russia Subregions:  European Russia (Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia), Siberia (Altai, East Siberia, Kolyma River, Middle Siberia, Northwest Siberia, Russian Far East, South Siberia, Southwest Siberia, West Siberia), Ural (Bashkortostan, Komi Republic, Kurgan Oblast, Samara Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural mountains) Taxonomy for Lepidoptera (Lepidopterans) in Russia Class Russia Insecta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Insects) - Systematics  1010 families, 10689 genera, 45178 species Tree Subclass Russia Pterygota (Lang, 1888) (Winged insects)  996 families, 10664 genera, 45132 species Tree Infraclass Russia Neoptera (Van Der Wulp, 1890) (Wing-folding insects)  898 families, 10443 genera, 44693 species Tree Superorder Russia Holometabola (Heider, 1889) (Holometabolous Insects)  532 families, 8524 genera, 39892 species Tree Order Russia Lepidoptera (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidopterans) - Systematics  82 families, 2597 genera, 12281 species Site Tree Show Info Families 238    worldwide Genera 26.590    worldwide Species 451.495    worldwide Common names Lepidopterans, Butterflies and Moths German names Schmetterlinge und Motten, Falter, Schmetterlinge Dutch names Vlinders, Schubvleugeligen Danish names Sommerfugle Finnish names Perhoset Norwegian names Sommerfugler Swedish names Fjärilar Spanish names Lepidópteros, Mariposas Italian names Farfalle French names Papillons Author Carl von Linné (Carl Nilsson Linnæus), 1758 Distribution Continents: Eurasia (Asia, Europe, Russia, Caucasus, North Eurasia, West Eurasia) America (North America, South America, Central America, Caribbean) Africa (East Africa, Southern Africa, Central Africa, North Africa, West Africa) Oceania (Australasia, Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia) Antarctica (Subantarctic Islands, Antarctic Islands, Ross Dependency) Ecozones: Palaearctic (West Palaearctic, East Palaearctic) Nearctic, Afrotropical, Neotropical, Indo-Australian region (Oriental, Malesia) Holarctic Fossils: Cenozoic (Paleogene, Neogene, Quaternary) Paleozoic (Cambrian, Permian, Ordovician, Carboniferous, Silurian, Devonian) Mesozoic (Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic) World Oceans: Pacific Ocean (South Pacific, Pacific Islands, North Pacific, Central Pacific) Atlantic Ocean (British overseas territory Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, North Sea) Indian Ocean (Red Sea, Western Indian Ocean, Great Australian Bight, Eastern Indian Ocean) Antarctic Ocean Countries Checklists Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Somaliland, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, USA, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Links and References Lepidoptera in arkansaslepidopterasurvey.net Lepidoptera in bie.ala.org.au Lepidoptera in butterflies.bcghana.org Lepidoptera in mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu Lepidoptera in afromoths.net Lepidoptera in butterfliesofamerica.com Lepidoptera in darwinfoundation.org Lepidoptera in faunaeur.org Lepidoptera in itis.gov Lepidoptera in leps.it Lepidoptera in papua-insects.nl Lepidoptera in staffs-ecology.org.uk Lepidoptera in tyllinen.eu Lepidoptera in ucl.ac.uk Lepidoptera in abdb-africa.org Lepidoptera in dyntaxa.se Lepidoptera in Wikipedia (English) Suborder Russia     Eolepidopterigina (Rasnitsyn, 1983)      1 family, 3 genera, 4 species Suborder Russia     Glossata (Fabricius, 1775)      79 families, 2590 genera, 12260 species Suborder Russia     Zeugloptera (Chapman, 1917)      1 family, 4 genera, 17 species A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Family overview for Lepidoptera (Lepidopterans) in Russia Adelidae (Bruand, 1851) - 69 Species Longhorned Fairy Moths Alucitidae (Leach, 1815) - 20 Species Many Plumed Moths Apatelodidae (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894) - 1 Species American Silkworm Moths Arctiidae (Leach, 1815) - 382 Species Tiger Moths Autostichidae (Le Marchand, 1947) - 21 Species Autostichid Moths Batrachedridae (Heinemann & Wocke, 1876) - 8 Species Flower moths Bombycidae (Latreille, 1802) - 6 Species Silkworm Moths Brachodidae (Agenjo, 1966) - 12 Species Little Bear Moths Brahmaeidae (Swinhoe, 1892) - 2 Species Brahmin Moths Brassolidae (Boisduval, 1836) -> Brassolini - 1 Species Callidulidae (Moore, 1877) - 3 Species Old World Butterfly Moths Carposinidae (Walsingham, 1907) - 16 Species Fruitworm Moths Choreutidae (Stainton, 1854) - 35 Species Metalmark Moths Coleophoridae (Hübner, 1825) - 555 Species Casebearer Moths Cosmopterigidae (Heinemann & Wocke, 1876) - 91 Species Cosmet Moths Cossidae (Leach, 1815) - 44 Species Carpenterworm Moths Crambidae (Latreille, 1810) - 670 Species Grass moth Douglasiidae (Heinemann & Wocke, 1876) - 17 Species Douglas Moths Drepanidae (Meyrick, 1895) - 56 Species Hooktip Moths Dudgeoneidae (Berger, 1958) - 12 Species Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths Elachistidae (Bruand, 1851) - 397 Species Grass Miner Moths Endromidae (Boisduval, 1828) - 2 Species Glory Moths Eolepidopterigidae (Rasnitsyn, 1983) - 4 Species Epermeniidae (Spuler, 1910) - 36 Species Fringe Tufted Moths Epicopeiidae (Swinhoe, 1892) - 2 Species Oriental Swallowtail Moths Erebidae (Leach, 1815) - 263 Species Erebid Moths Eriocottidae (Spuler, 1898) - 1 Species Old World Spiny Winged Moths Eriocraniidae (Rebel, 1901) - 11 Species Sparkling Archaic Sun Moths Euteliidae (Grote, 1882) - 4 Species Euteliid Moths Galacticidae (Minet, 1986) - 2 Species Galacticid Moths Gelechiidae (Stainton, 1854) - 696 Species Twirler Moths Geometridae (Leach, 1815) - 1424 Species Geometer Moths Glyphipterigidae (Stainton, 1854) - 27 Species Sedge Moths Gracillariidae (Stainton, 1854) - 286 Species Leafminer Moths Heliodinidae (Heinemann & Wocke, 1876) - 2 Species Sun Moths Heliozelidae (Heinemann & Wocke, 1876) - 7 Species Shield Bearer Moths Hepialidae (Stephens, 1829) - 29 Species Ghost Moths Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809) - 121 Species Skipper Butterflies Himantopteridae (Rogenhofer, 1884) - 1 Species Long Tailed Burnet Moths Holcopogonidae (Gozmany, 1967) - 1 Species Incurvariidae (Spuler, 1898) - 19 Species Leafcutter Moths Lasiocampidae (Harris, 1841) - 63 Species Lappet Moths Lecithoceridae (Le Marchand, 1947) - 9 Species Tropical Longhorned Moths Lemoniidae (Hampson, 1918) - 4 Species Autumn Silkworm Moths Limacodidae (Duponchel, 1845) - 26 Species Slug Caterpillar Moths Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815) - 381 Species Gossamer Winged Butterflies Lyonetiidae (Stainton, 1854) - 81 Species Lyonet Moths Micronoctuidae (Fibiger In Fibiger & Lafonteine, 2005) - 2 Species Micropterigidae (Herrich-schäffer, 1855) - 17 Species Mandibulate Archaic Moths Momphidae (Herrich Schaffer, 1857) - 12 Species Mompha Moths Nepticulidae (Stainton, 1854) - 192 Species Minute Eye Cap Moths Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809) - 1889 Species Owlet Moths Nolidae (Hampson, 1894) - 86 Species Tuft moths Notodontidae (Stephens, 1829) - 144 Species Prominent Moths Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815) - 630 Species Brush Footed Butterflies Oecophoridae (Bruand, 1851) - 114 Species Concealer Moths Opostegidae (Meyrick, 1893) - 12 Species White Eye Cap Moths Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802) - 106 Species Swallowtail Butterflies Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835) - 107 Species Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs Plutellidae (Guenée, 1845) - 72 Species Diamondback Moths Prodoxidae (Riley, 1881) - 17 Species Yucca Moths Psychidae (Boisduval, 1828) - 101 Species Bagworm Moths Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841) - 223 Species Plume Moths Pyralidae (Latreille, 1802) - 468 Species Snout Moths Riodinidae (Grote, 1895) - 3 Species Metalmark Butterflies Roeslerstammiidae (Bruand, 1850) - 2 Species Double-eye moths Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837) - 24 Species Emperor Moths Schreckensteiniidae (Fletcher, 1929) - 1 Species Bristle Legged Moths Scythrididae (Rebel, 1901) - 4 Species Flower Moths Sesiidae (Boisduval, 1828) - 93 Species Clearwing Moths Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802) - 112 Species Hawk Moths Symmocidae (Gozmany, 1957) -> Symmocinae - 1 Species Symmocid Moths Thyrididae (Herrich-schäffer, 1846) - 10 Species Picture Winged Leaf Moths Tineidae (Latreille, 1810) - 183 Species Fungus Moths Tischeriidae (Spuler, 1898) - 17 Species Trumpet Leafminer Moths Tortricidae (Latreille, 1803) - 1341 Species Leafroller Moths Uraniidae (Blanchard, 1845) - 9 Species Swallowtail Moths Urodidae (Kyrki, 1984) - 1 Species False Burnet Moths Xyloryctidae (Meyrick, 1890) - 101 Species Timber Moths Yponomeutidae (Stephens, 1829) - 118 Species Ermine Moths Ypsolophidae (Guenée, 1845) - 53 Species Ypsolophid Moths Zygaenidae (Latreille, 1809) - 100 Species Burnet Moths 82 Families with 12285 Species in Russia A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Species overview - Checklist for Lepidoptera in Russia without family allocation Boudinoyiana notha () Light Orange Underwing Info 1 Species in Lepidoptera for Russia listed without family allocation Taxonomy Class Insecta Insects, True insects Subclass Pterygota Winged insects Infraclass Neoptera Wing-folding insects Superorder Holometabola Holometabolous Insects Order Lepidoptera Lepidopterans, Butterflies and Moths Author Linnaeus, 1758   Synonyms Frenatae (Comstock, 1892) Jugatae (Gers, 1981) Macrolepidoptera (Minet, 1991) Microlepidoptera (Wilcox, 1953) Keywords A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z  Lepidoptera  Arthropoda (Database)  Contact  Copyrights  Distribution Tree  Glossary  Imprint  New pictures  Taxonomy Tree  Unknown insects  Unknown spiders