Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Butterfly Macrophotography, Moth MacrophotographyPhotography by Donald Gudehus
Index
Class Insecta - Insects
Subclass Pterygota - Winged Insects
Order Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths
Suborder Zeugloptera
Suborder Aglossata
Suborder Exoporia
Suborder Heteroneura
Suborder Monotrysia
Suborder Ditrysia - Higher Moths and Butterflies
Superfamily Hesperioidea, Latreille, 1809 - Skippers and Giant Skippers
Superfamily Papilionoidea, Latreille, 1802 - Non Skippers
Superfamily Pterophoroidea, Zeller, 1841
Superfamily Pyraloidea, Latreille, 1802
Superfamily Geometroidea, Leach, 1815
Superfamily Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Superfamily Sphingoidea
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Images of Species
Family Hesperiidae, Latreille, 1809 - Skippers
Subfamily Pyrginae, Burmeister, 1878 - Dicot Skippers or Spread-wing Skippers
Epargyreus aspina (Evans, 1952) -The Spineless Silverdrop
Epargyreus clarus clarus (Cramer, 1775) -The Silver-spotted Skipper
Polygonus leo leo (Gmelin, 1790) -The The Hammock Skipper
Urbanus proteus domingo (Scudder, 1872) -The Long-tailed Skipper
Thorybes pylades (Scudder, 1870) - The Northern Duskywing
Thorybes bathyllus (Smith, 1797) - The Southern Duskywing
Erynnis propertius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870) - The Propertius Duskywing
Pyrgus oileus oileus (Linnaeus, 1758) - The Tropical Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus communis (Grote, 1872) - The Common Checkered Skipper
Heliopetes ericetorum (Boisduval, 1852) - The Northern White-Skipper
Subfamily Hesperiinae, Latreille, 1809 - Monocot Skippers or Folded-winged Skippers
Family Papilionidae, Latreille, 1802 - Swallowtails and Relatives
Subfamily Parnassiinae, Duponchel, 1835 - Parnassians and Festoons
Subfamily Papilioninae, Latreille, 1802 - Swallowtails, Kites, and Birdwings
Family Pieridae, Duponchel, 1832 - Whites, Marbles and Sulphurs
Subfamily Dismorphiinae (Mimic-whites)
Subfamily Pierinae, Duponchel, 1832 - Whites and Marbles
Subfamily Coliadinae, Swainson, 1827 - Sulphurs, Yellows, and Oranges
Family Lycaenidae, Leach, 1815 - Gossamer-wing Butterflies
Subfamily Lycaeninae, Leach, 1815 - Coppers, Hairstreaks, and Blues
Tribe Lycaenini, Leach, 1815 - Coppers
Lycaena cupreus cupreus (W. H. Edwards, 1870) - The Lustrous Copper
Lycaena rubida rubida (Behr, 1866) - The Ruddy Copper
Lycaena mariposa mariposa (Reakirt, 1866) - The Mariposa Copper
Tribe Eumaeini, Doubleday, 1847 - Hairstreaks
Satyrium sylvinus sylvinus (Boisduval, 1852) - The Sylvan Hairstreak
Satyrium auretorum spadix (Boisduval, 1852) - The Gold-hunter's Hairstreak
Satyrium tetra (Edwards, 1870) - The Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak
Callophrys dumetorum viridis (Edwards, 1882) - The 'Coastal' Bramble Hairstreak
Callophrys mossii mossii (Hy. Edwards, 1881) - Moss's Elfin
Mitoura grynea nelsoni (Hübner, 1819) - The Cedar Hairstreak aka Nelson's Juniper Hairstreak
Strymon columella arecibo (Comstock & Huntington, 1943) - The Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Panthiades bathildis (C. & R. Felder, 1865) - The Zebra-striped Hairstreak
Tribe Polyommatini, Swainson, 1827 - Blues
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) - The Western Tailed Blue
Everes comyntas texanus (Chermock, 1944) - The Eastern Tailed Blue
Euphilotes enoptes enoptes (Boisduval, 1852) - The Pacific Dotted Blue
Philotes battoides battoides (Behr, 1867) - The Square-spotted Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus columbia (Skinner, 1917) - The Silvery blue
Plebejus anna anna (Linnaeus, 1761) - The Northern Blue
Plebejus anna ricei (Cross, 1937) - The Northern Blue
Plebejus melissa inyoensis (W. H. Edwards, 1873) - Melissa's Blue
Plebejus saepiolus aehaja (Behr, 1867) - The Greenish Blue
Plebejus saepiolus insulanus (Blackmore, 1919) - The Greenish Blue
Plebejus icarioides icarioides (Boisduval, 1852) - Boisduval's Blue
Plebejus icarioides evius (Boisduval, 1869) - Boisduval's Blue
Plebejus shasta shasta (W. H. Edwards, 1862) - The Shasta Blue
Plebejus acmon acmon (Westwood & Hewitson, 1852) - The Acmon Blue
Plebejus lupini lupini (Boisduval, 1869) - The Lupine Blue
Plebejus lupini monticola (Clemence, 1909) - The Lupine Blue
Leptotes marina (Reakirt, 1868) - The Marine Blue
Celastrina echo echo (W. H. Edwards, 1864) - The Spring Azure
Celastrina echo cinerea (W. H. Edwards, 1883) - The Arizona Blue
Subfamily Riodininae, Grote, 1895 - Metalmarks
Family Nymphalidae, Swainson, 1827 - Brush-footed Butterflies
Subfamily Heliconiinae, Swainson, 1827 - Actinotes, Longwings and Fritillaries
Subfamily Nymphalinae, Swainson, 1827 - True Brushfoots
Speyeria aphrodite ethne (Hemming, 1933) - The Western Aphrodite Fritillary
Speyeria egleis oweni (Edwards, 1892) - The Egleis Fritillary
Speyeria hydaspe hydaspe (Boisduval, 1869) - The Hydaspe Fritillary
Boloria epithore chermocki (E. & S. Perkins, 1966) - The Western Meadow Fritillary or Pacific Fritillary
Chlosyne theona (Ménétriés, 1855) - The Theona Checkerspot
Chlosyne hoffmanni segregata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) - Hoffmann's Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla palla (Boisduval, 1852) - The Northern Checkerspot
Phyciodes pulchellus owimba (Scott, 1998) - The Field Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta mylitta (Edwards, 1861) - The Mylitta Crescent
Euphydryas phaeton phaeton (Drury, 1773) - The Baltimore Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona chalcedona (Doubleday, 1847) -The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona colon (W. H. Edwards, 1881) -The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona macglashanii (Rivers, 1888) -The Chalcedona Checkerspot or Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha colonia (W. G. Wright, 1905) - Edith's Checkerspot
Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1862) - The California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758) - The Mourning Cloak
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) - The Painted Lady
Vanessa annabella (Field, 1971) - The West Coast Lady
Vanessa atalanta rubria (Fruhstorfer, 1909) - The Red Admiral
Colobura dirce (Linnaeus, 1764) - The Mosaic
Precis coenia coenia (Hübner) -The Buckeye
Anartia fatima (Godart, 1820) - The Banded Peacock
Siproeta stelenes biplagiata - The Malachite
Subfamily Limenitinae, Behr, 1864 - Sisters and Admirals
Subfamily Biblidinae, Boisduval, 1833 - Exotic Brushfoots
Subfamily Melitaeinae, Newman, 1870 - Checkerspots and Crescents
Subfamily Morphinae, Newman, 1834 - Morphos and Owl Butterflies
Tribe Brassolini, Boisduval, 1836 - Owl Butterflies
Caligo memnon memnon (Felder & Felder, 1866) - The Owl Butterfly
Subfamily Satyrinae, Boisduval, 1833 - Satyrs, Browns, and Ringlets
African butterflies (under construction)
Family Pterophoridae, Zeller, 1841 - Plume Moths
Subfamily Pterophorinae, Zeller, 1841
Family Pyralidae, Latreille, 1802 - Snout Moths
Subfamily Pyralinae, Latreille, 1802
Family Geometridae, Leach, 1815 - Geometrids
Subfamily Ennominae, Duponchel, 1845
Subfamily Geometrinae, Leach, 1815 - Emeralds
Subfamily Larentiinae,
Family Lasiocampidae, Harris, 1841
Family Saturniidae, Boisduval, 1837 - Silk Moths
Subfamily Citheroniinae
Subfamily Saturniinae
Family Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 - Sphinx Moths
Subfamily Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Macroglossinae
Family Arctiidae, Leach, 1815 - Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths
Subfamily Arctiinae - Tiger Moths
Family Noctuidae, Latreille, 1809 - Owlet Moths
Subfamily Catocalinae
Subfamily Noctuinae
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