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 West Palaearctic (More Checklists) Path:  Ecozones - Palaearctic - West Palaearctic Taxonomy for Lepidoptera (Lepidopterans) in West Palaearctic Class West Palaearctic Insecta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Insects) - Systematics  109 families, 1373 genera, 9387 species Tree Subclass West Palaearctic Pterygota (Lang, 1888) (Winged insects)  109 families, 1373 genera, 9387 species Tree Infraclass West Palaearctic Neoptera (Van Der Wulp, 1890) (Wing-folding insects)  109 families, 1373 genera, 9387 species Tree Superorder West Palaearctic Holometabola (Heider, 1889) (Holometabolous Insects)  108 families, 1372 genera, 9364 species Tree Order West Palaearctic Lepidoptera (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidopterans) - Systematics  64 families, 1062 genera, 2934 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 West Palaearctic     Glossata (Fabricius, 1775)      63 families, 1061 genera, 2932 species Suborder West Palaearctic     Zeugloptera (Chapman, 1917)      1 family, 1 genus, 2 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 West Palaearctic Adelidae (Bruand, 1851) - 6 Species Longhorned Fairy Moths Alucitidae (Leach, 1815) - 3 Species Many Plumed Moths Arctiidae (Leach, 1815) - 80 Species Tiger Moths Autostichidae (Le Marchand, 1947) - 4 Species Autostichid Moths Batrachedridae (Heinemann & Wocke, 1876) - 1 Species Flower moths Bombycidae (Latreille, 1802) - 1 Species Silkworm Moths Brahmaeidae (Swinhoe, 1892) - 1 Species Brahmin Moths Castniidae (Boisduval, 1828) - 1 Species Giant Butterfly Moths Choreutidae (Stainton, 1854) - 4 Species Metalmark Moths Coleophoridae (Hübner, 1825) - 8 Species Casebearer Moths Cosmopterigidae (Heinemann & Wocke, 1876) - 4 Species Cosmet Moths Cossidae (Leach, 1815) - 7 Species Carpenterworm Moths Crambidae (Latreille, 1810) - 145 Species Grass moth Drepanidae (Meyrick, 1895) - 18 Species Hooktip Moths Dudgeoneidae (Berger, 1958) - 3 Species Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths Elachistidae (Bruand, 1851) - 22 Species Grass Miner Moths Endromidae (Boisduval, 1828) - 1 Species Glory Moths Epermeniidae (Spuler, 1910) - 3 Species Fringe Tufted Moths Erebidae (Leach, 1815) - 83 Species Erebid Moths Eriocottidae (Spuler, 1898) - 1 Species Old World Spiny Winged Moths Euteliidae (Grote, 1882) - 1 Species Euteliid Moths Gelechiidae (Stainton, 1854) - 53 Species Twirler Moths Geometridae (Leach, 1815) - 646 Species Geometer Moths Glyphipterigidae (Stainton, 1854) - 1 Species Sedge Moths Gracillariidae (Stainton, 1854) - 15 Species Leafminer Moths Hepialidae (Stephens, 1829) - 3 Species Ghost Moths Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809) - 42 Species Skipper Butterflies Heterogynidae (Rambur, 1866) - 4 Species Mediterranean Burnet Moths Incurvariidae (Spuler, 1898) - 1 Species Leafcutter Moths Lasiocampidae (Harris, 1841) - 32 Species Lappet Moths Lecithoceridae (Le Marchand, 1947) - 2 Species Tropical Longhorned Moths Lemoniidae (Hampson, 1918) - 4 Species Autumn Silkworm Moths Limacodidae (Duponchel, 1845) - 3 Species Slug Caterpillar Moths Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815) - 130 Species Gossamer Winged Butterflies Lyonetiidae (Stainton, 1854) - 4 Species Lyonet Moths Micropterigidae (Herrich-schäffer, 1855) - 2 Species Mandibulate Archaic Moths Nepticulidae (Stainton, 1854) - 1 Species Minute Eye Cap Moths Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809) - 693 Species Owlet Moths Nolidae (Hampson, 1894) - 23 Species Tuft moths Notodontidae (Stephens, 1829) - 45 Species Prominent Moths Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815) - 215 Species Brush Footed Butterflies Oecophoridae (Bruand, 1851) - 22 Species Concealer Moths Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802) - 15 Species Swallowtail Butterflies Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835) - 52 Species Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs Plutellidae (Guenée, 1845) - 1 Species Diamondback Moths Prodoxidae (Riley, 1881) - 1 Species Yucca Moths Psychidae (Boisduval, 1828) - 2 Species Bagworm Moths Pterolonchidae (Meyrick, 1918) - 1 Species Lance Wing Moths Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841) - 23 Species Plume Moths Pyralidae (Latreille, 1802) - 69 Species Snout Moths Riodinidae (Grote, 1895) - 1 Species Metalmark Butterflies Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837) - 10 Species Emperor Moths Schreckensteiniidae (Fletcher, 1929) - 1 Species Bristle Legged Moths Scythrididae (Rebel, 1901) - 1 Species Flower Moths Sesiidae (Boisduval, 1828) - 43 Species Clearwing Moths Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802) - 105 Species Hawk Moths Thyrididae (Herrich-schäffer, 1846) - 1 Species Picture Winged Leaf Moths Tineidae (Latreille, 1810) - 19 Species Fungus Moths Tortricidae (Latreille, 1803) - 164 Species Leafroller Moths Urodidae (Kyrki, 1984) - 1 Species False Burnet Moths Xyloryctidae (Meyrick, 1890) - 4 Species Timber Moths Yponomeutidae (Stephens, 1829) - 15 Species Ermine Moths Ypsolophidae (Guenée, 1845) - 7 Species Ypsolophid Moths Zygaenidae (Latreille, 1809) - 60 Species Burnet Moths 64 Families with 2934 Species in West Palaearctic 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 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