List of Lepidoptera of the Netherlands Antilles

Location of the former Netherlands Antilles

Lepidoptera of the Netherlands Antilles consist of both the Butterflies and Moths recorded from the former Netherlands Antilles, consisting of the islands of Aruba, Sint Maarten, Curaçao, Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius.

According to a recent estimate, there are a total of 110 Lepidoptera species present in what used to be the country of the Netherlands Antilles.

Butterflies

Hesperiidae

Atalopedes clarkei Burns, 1989
Atalopedes flaveola (Mabille, 1891)
Calpodes ethlius (Stoll, 1782)
Chioides catillus (Cramer, 1779)
Chiomara asychis (Reakirt, 1868)
Cymaenes tripunctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
- Cymaenes tripunctus theogenis (Capronnier, 1874)
Ephyriades arcas (Drury, 1773)
Epargyreus zestos (Geyer, 1832)
Gesta gesta (Butler & Druce, 1872)
Heliopetes domicella (Erichson, 1848)
Hylephila phyleus (Drury, [1773])
Lerodea eufala (Edwards, 1869)
Panoquina panoquinoides (Skinner, 1891)
Panoquina sylvicola (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
Polygonus leo (Gmelin, [1790])
Polygonus savigny (Latreille, [1824])
Polythrix octomaculata (Sepp, [1844])
Pyrgus adepta (Plötz, 1884)
Pyrgus oileus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Pyrrhopygopsis socrates (Ménétriés, 1885)
- Pyrrhopygopsis socrates orasus (Druce, 1876)
Urbanus dorantes (Stoll, 1790)
Urbanus obscurus (Hewitson, 1867)
Urbanus proteus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Wallengrenia ophites (Mabille, 1878)
Zopyrion satyrina (Felder & Felder, 1867)

Lycaenidae

Brephidium exilis (Boisduval, 1852)
Chlorostrymon maesites (Herrich-Schäffer, 1864)
Chlorostrymon simaethis (Drury, 1770)
Chlorostrymon telea (Hewitson, 1868)
Cyclargus huntingtoni (Rindge & Comstock, 1953)
Cyclargus thomasi (Clench, 1941)
Electrostrymon angerona (Godman & Salvin, 1896)
Electrostrymon joya (Dognin, 1895)
Hemiargus hanno (Stoll, [1790])
Hemiargus woodruffi (Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
Leptotes cassius (Cramer, 1775)
Ministrymon azia (Edwards, 1882)
Ministrymon janevicroy Glassberg, 2013
Ministrymon ligia (W.C. Hewitson, 1877)
Rekoa marius (Lucas, 1857)
Strymon acis (Drury, 1773)
Strymon bubastus (Stoll, 1780)
Strymon columella (Fabricius, 1793)
Strymon megarus (Godart, [1824])
Theope virgilius (Fabricius, 1793)

Nymphalidae

Agraulis vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anartia jatrophae (Johansson, 1763)
Biblis hyperia (Cramer, 1782)
Chlosyne saundersii (Doubleday &. Hewitson)
Danaus eresimus (Cramer, 1777)
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Danaus plexippus megalippe
Dryas iulia alcionea (Cramer, 1779)
Dynamine postverta (Cramer, [1780])
Eunica monima (Stoll, 1782)
Hamadryas feronia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)
Heliconius erato hydara Hewitson, 1867
Heliconius charitonia (Linnaeus, 1767)
Historis acheronta (Fabricius, 1775)
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Junonia evarete (Cramer, 1782)
- Junonia evarete zonalis (C. Felder & R. Felder, [1867])
Marpesia petreus (Cramer, 1776)
Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Mechanitis polymnia doryssus (Bates, 1863)
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

Papilionidae

Battus polydamas (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pieridae

Anteos maerulea (Fabricius, 1775)
Aphrissa statira (Cramer, 1777)
Appias drusilla (Cramer, 1777)
Ascia monuste (Linnaeus, 1764)
Eurema elathea (Cramer, [1777])
Eurema leuce (Boisduval, 1836)
Eurema lisa euterpe (Ménétries 1832)
Eurema gratiosa (Doubleday, 1847)
Eurema proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)
Ganyra tiburtia (Fruhstorfer, 1907)
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)
Phoebis agarithe (Boisduval, 1836)
Phoebis argante (Fabricius, 1775)
Phoebis sennae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rhabdodryas trite (Linnaeus, 1758)
Zerene cesonia (Stoll, 1790)

Moths

Arctiidae

Chetone angulosa (Walker, 1854)
Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geometridae

Epimecis matronaria (Guenée, [1858])
Melanchroia chephise (Stoll, 1782)

Noctuidae

Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Thysania zenobia (Cramer, 1777)

Saturnidae

Automeris amoena (Walker, 1865)

Sphingidae

Aellopos clavipes (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903)
Cocytius antaeus (Drury, 1773)
Erinnyis ello (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erinnyis obscura (Fabricius, 1775)
Eumorpha fasciata (Sulzer, 1776)
Eumorpha labruscae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)
Manduca rustica harterti (Fabricius, 1775)
Manduca sexta (Linnaeus, 1763)
Pachylia ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Protambulyx strigilis (Linnaeus, 1771)
Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linnaeus, 1771)

Uranidae

Urania leilus (Linnaeus, 1758)

External links

Dutch Caribbean Biodiversity Explorer

Extant Lepidoptera families

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota

Suborder Zeugloptera

Micropterigoidea	Micropterigidae (mandibulate archaic moths)

Suborder Aglossata

Agathiphagoidea	Agathiphagidae (kauri moths)

Suborder Heterobathmiina

Heterobathmioidea	Heterobathmiidae

Suborder Glossata

Dacnonypha

Eriocranioidea	Eriocraniidae

Acanthoctesia

Acanthopteroctetoidea	Acanthopteroctetidae (archaic sun moths)

Lophocoronina

Lophocoronoidea	Lophocoronidae

Neopseustina

Neopseustoidea	Neopseustidae (archaic bell moths)

Exoporia

Hepialoidea	Anomosetidae Hepialidae (swift moths, ghost moths) Neotheoridae (Amazonian primitive ghost moths) Palaeosetidae (miniature ghost moths) Prototheoridae (African primitive ghost moths)

Mnesarchaeoidea	Mnesarchaeidae (New Zealand primitive moths)

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Incurvarioidea	Adelidae (fairy longhorn moths) Cecidosidae Crinopterygidae Heliozelidae Incurvariidae Prodoxidae (yucca moths)

Andesianoidea	Andesianidae (Andean endemic moths)

Nepticuloidea	Nepticulidae (pigmy, or midget moths) Opostegidae (white eyecap moths)

Palaephatoidea	Palaephatidae (Gondwanaland moths)

Tischerioidea	Tischeriidae (trumpet leaf miner moths)

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Simaethistoidea	Simaethistidae

Tineoidea	Acrolophidae (burrowing webworm moths) Arrhenophanidae Eriocottidae (Old World spiny-winged moths) Lypusidae Psychidae (bagworm moths) Tineidae (fungus moths)

Gracillarioidea	Bucculatricidae (ribbed cocoon makers) Douglasiidae (Douglas moths) Gracillariidae Roeslerstammiidae

Yponomeutoidea	Acrolepiidae (false diamondback moths) Bedelliidae Glyphipterigidae (sedge moths) Heliodinidae Lyonetiidae Plutellidae Yponomeutidae (ermine moths) Ypsolophidae

Gelechioidea	Agonoxenidae (palm moths) Batrachedridae Blastobasidae Coleophoridae (case-bearers, case moths) Cosmopterigidae (cosmet moths) Elachistidae (grass-miner moths) Ethmiidae Gelechiidae (twirler moths) Holcopogonidae Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) Metachandidae Momphidae (mompha moths) Oecophoridae (concealer moths) Chimabachidae Pterolonchidae Scythrididae (flower moths) Symmocidae Xyloryctidae (timber moths)

Galacticoidea	Galacticidae

Zygaenoidea	Heterogynidae Zygaenidae (burnet, forester, or smoky moths) Himantopteridae Lacturidae Somabrachyidae Megalopygidae (flannel moths) Aididae Anomoeotidae Cyclotornidae Epipyropidae (planthopper parasite moths) Dalceridae (slug caterpillars) Limacodidae (slug, or cup moths)

Cossoidea	Cossidae (carpenter millers, or goat moths) Dudgeoneidae (dudgeon carpenter moths)

Sesioidea	Brachodidae (little bear moths) Castniidae (castniid moths: giant butterfly-moths, sun moths) Sesiidae (clearwing moths)

Choreutoidea	Choreutidae (metalmark moths)

Tortricoidea	Tortricidae (tortrix moths)

Urodoidea	Urodidae (false burnet moths)

Schreckensteinioidea	Schreckensteiniidae (bristle-legged moths)

Epermenioidea	Epermeniidae (fringe-tufted moths)

Alucitoidea	Alucitidae (many-plumed moths) Tineodidae (false plume moths)

Pterophoroidea	Pterophoridae (plume moths)

Whalleyanoidea	Whalleyanidae

Immoidea	Immidae

Copromorphoidea	Copromorphidae (tropical fruitworm moths) Carposinidae (fruitworm moths)

Hyblaeoidea	Hyblaeidae (teak moths)

Pyraloidea	Pyralidae (snout moths) Crambidae (grass moth)

Thyridoidea	Thyrididae (picture-winged leaf moths)

Mimallonoidea	Mimallonidae (sack bearer moths)

Lasiocampoidea	Lasiocampidae (eggars, snout moths, or lappet moths)

Bombycoidea	Anthelidae (Australian lappet moth) Bombycidae (silk moths) Brahmaeidae (Brahmin moths) Carthaeidae (Dryandra moth) Endromidae (Kentish Glory and relatives) Eupterotidae Lemoniidae Saturniidae (saturniids) Sphingidae (hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms) Phiditiidae

Noctuoidea	Doidae Erebidae (underwing, tiger, tussock, litter, snout, owlet moths) Euteliidae Noctuidae (daggers, sallows, owlet moths, quakers, cutworms, darts) Nolidae (tuft moths) Notodontidae (prominents, kittens) Oenosandridae

Drepanoidea	Epicopeiidae (oriental swallowtail moths) Drepanidae (hook-tips)

Geometroidea	Sematuridae Uraniidae Geometridae (geometer moths)

Cimelioidea	Cimeliidae (gold moths)

Calliduloidea	Callidulidae (Old World butterfly-moths)

Superfamily unassigned	Millieriidae

Rhopalocera
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Hedyloidea	Hedylidae (American moth-butterflies)

Hesperioidea	Hesperiidae (skippers)

Papilionoidea (true butterflies)	Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies: blues, coppers and relatives) Nymphalidae (brush-footed, or four-footed butterflies) Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies) Pieridae (whites, yellows, orangetips, sulphurs) Riodinidae (metalmarks)

Note: division Monotrysia is not a clade.

Taxonomy of the Lepidoptera · Lists by region

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