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Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera)

This group gathers Insects subcategory members belonging to the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths, defined by wings covered in tiny overlapping scales that produce their characteristic color and pattern, and by a coiled, straw-like proboscis most adult members use to drink nectar. It spans the day-flying butterflies, among them the monarch, famous for its multi-generational migration across North America, the swallowtails, and the brightly patterned admirals and checkerspots, and the far more numerous moths, mostly nocturnal and often camouflaged at rest, ranging from the enormous silk moths such as the luna and atlas moths to agricultural pests such as the gypsy moth and codling moth. Nearly every member undergoes complete metamorphosis, passing through a caterpillar larval stage and a pupal or chrysalis stage before emerging as a winged adult.

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Lobophora halterata

Luna Moth

Macaria alternata

Macaria brunneata

Macaria notata

Macaria signaria

Macaria wauaria

Melanargia lachesis

Micropterix aureatella

Northern grizzled skipper

Nymphalis vaualbum

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Orgyia antiqua

Orthonama vittata

Painted Lady

Papilio aegeus

Papilio clytia

Papilio multicaudata

Papilio ulysses

Paysandisia archon

Peacock Butterfly

Phoebis philea

Pieris brassicae

Pieris rapae

Polyphemus Moth

Pseudosphinx tetrio

Red Admiral

Rothschild's birdwing

Schinia rivulosa

Scopula immorata

Scopula marginepunctata

Scopula ternata

Sideridis reticulata

Silkworm

Small dusty wave

Sphinx maurorum

Spodoptera litura

Tholera cespitis

Tholera decimalis

Tobacco Hornworm

Tomato Hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata)

Trichiocercus sparshalli

Trichopteryx carpinata

Trichopteryx polycommata

Urania leilus

Urania sloanus

Variable Checkerspot

Waxworm

Wild Silk Moth

Zebra Longwing

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Sources

1. Wikipedia: Taxonomic rank

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kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, and species

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2. Wikipedia: Insect

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Most insects reproduce by laying eggs.

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Papilio multicaudata (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Papilio multicaudata, Range

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The butterfly can be seen from Guatemala, through Mexico

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Scopula immorata (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Scopula immorata, Lead, moth

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is a moth of the family Geometridae

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Ennomos erosaria (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Ennomos erosaria, Lead, moth

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is a moth of the family Geometridae

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Archips xylosteana (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Archips xylosteana, Lead, moth

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is a moth of the family Tortricidae

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Colias aurorina (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Colias aurorina, Lead, butterfly

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is a butterfly in the family Pieridae

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Scopula marginepunctata (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Scopula marginepunctata, Lead, moth

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is a moth of the family Geometridae

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GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species match: Urania sloanus

GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Has Member: Urania sloanus, Species match result, order

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"order": "Lepidoptera"

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Dicycla oo (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Dicycla oo, Lead

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is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae

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Scopula ternata (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Scopula ternata, Lead

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is a moth of the family Geometridae

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Foulquier's grizzled skipper (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Foulquier's grizzled skipper, Lead, group

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is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae)

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Sphinx maurorum (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Sphinx maurorum, Lead, group

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is a moth of the family Sphingidae

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Isoparce cupressi (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Isoparce cupressi, Lead, group

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is a moth of the family Sphingidae

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Cheritra freja (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Cheritra freja, Lead, group

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is a small butterfly found in India, Indochina, Malaysia and Sri Lanka that belongs to the gossamer-winged butterflies family (Lycaenidae)

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Micropterix aureatella (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Micropterix aureatella, Lead, group

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Micropterix aureatella is a moth of the family Micropterigidae found in the Palearctic realm (from Europe to Japan), except for North Africa.

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Lobophora halterata (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Lobophora halterata, Lead

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is a moth of the family Geometridae

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Colostygia turbata (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Colostygia turbata, Lead

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Colostygia turbata is a moth of the family Geometridae.

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Sideridis reticulata (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Sideridis reticulata, Lead, group

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is a moth of the family Noctuidae

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Lithacodia uncula (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Lithacodia uncula, Lead, group

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is a moth of the family Noctuidae

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Amphonyx duponchel (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Amphonyx duponchel, Lead, group

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is a moth of the family Sphingidae

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Macaria signaria (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Macaria signaria, Lead, group

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is a moth of the family Geometridae

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Cynaeda dentalis (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Cynaeda dentalis, Lead

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Cynaeda dentalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.

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Allosmaitia strophius (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Allosmaitia strophius, Lead

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Allosmaitia strophius, the Strophius hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

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Trichiocercus sparshalli (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Trichiocercus sparshalli, Lead

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Trichiocercus sparshalli, the long-tailed bombyx or Sparshall's moth, is a moth of the family Notodontidae.

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Ceratomia undulosa (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Ceratomia undulosa, Lead, everyday group

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is a moth of the family Sphingidae

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Eumorpha fasciatus (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Eumorpha fasciatus, Lead

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is a moth of the family Sphingidae

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Nymphalis vaualbum (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Nymphalis vaualbum, Lead

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is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae

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GBIF: GBIF species match for Urania leilus

GBIFHas Member: Urania leilus, Species match, order

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Lepidoptera

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Lapara coniferarum (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Lapara coniferarum, Lead

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is a species of sphinx moth

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Laysan noctuid moth (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Laysan noctuid moth, Lead

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is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae

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Archips podana (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Archips podana, Lead

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Archips podana, the large fruit-tree tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

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Northern grizzled skipper (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Northern grizzled skipper, Lead

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is a Holarctic species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae)

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Dapidodigma demeter (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Dapidodigma demeter, Lead, butterfly

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is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae

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Grass emerald (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Grass emerald, Lead

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The grass emerald (Pseudoterpna pruinata) is a species of moth.

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Agonopterix arenella (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Agonopterix arenella, Lead

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is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae

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Tholera cespitis (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Tholera cespitis, Lead

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is a moth of the family Noctuidae

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Idaea contiguaria (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Idaea contiguaria, Lead

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Idaea contiguaria, the Weaver's wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

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Rothschild's birdwing (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Rothschild's birdwing, Lead

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is a large birdwing butterfly, endemic to the Arfak Mountains in Western New Guinea

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Ceratomia amyntor (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Ceratomia amyntor, Lead

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Ceratomia amyntor, the elm sphinx or four-horned sphinx, is a North American moth in the family Sphingidae.

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Trichopteryx carpinata (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Trichopteryx carpinata, Lead

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Trichopteryx carpinata, the early tooth-striped, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

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Evergestis pallidata (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Evergestis pallidata, Lead

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Evergestis pallidata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1811.

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Macaria notata (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Macaria notata, Lead, moth group

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Macaria notata, the peacock moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

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Idaea subsericeata (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Idaea subsericeata, Lead, moth group

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Idaea subsericeata, the satin wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

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Cyclophora porata (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Cyclophora porata, Lead, moth group

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Cyclophora porata, the false mocha, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

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Phoebis philea (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Phoebis philea, Lead

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Phoebis philea, the orange-barred sulphur, is a species of butterfly found in the Americas including the Caribbean.

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Macaria wauaria (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Macaria wauaria, Lead

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is a moth of the family Geometridae

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Idaea ochrata (Wikipedia)

Has Member: Idaea ochrata, Lead, classification

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is a moth of the family Geometridae

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