ENY 3005 Families of Lepidoptera

Order Lepidoptera Pronunciation: leh-pih-DOP-ter-ra Common names: butterflies, skippers, and moths

Order Lepidoptera -- butterflies, skippers, moths

Butterflies
Papilionidae -- swallowtails
Pieridae -- sulfurs, orangetips
Lycaenidae -- coppers, hairstreaks, blues
Nymphalidae -- brush-footed butterflies
Danaidae -- milkweed butterflies
Satyridae -- wood nymphs, satyrs

Skippers
Hesperiidae -- skippers

Moths
Sphingidae -- sphinx or hawk moths
Saturniidae -- giant silkworm moths
Geometridae -- geometer moths
Arctiidae -- tiger moths
Noctuidae -- noctuid moths
Lymantriidae -- tussock moths [Tussock Moths of Florida]
Sesiidae -- clear-winged moths
Tineidae -- clothes moths, plaster bagworm, Phereoeca dubitatrix (Meyerick)

• Pages 218-259 and plates 9-12 in D. J. Borror and R. E. White. 1970. A Field Guide to the Insects. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
• Pages 257-315 in R. G. Bland and H. E. Jaques. 1978. How to Know the Insects, 3rd ed. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Co. 409 p.
• P. A. Opler. 1992. A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 396 p.
• C. V. Covell, Jr. 1984. A Field Guide to the Moths of Eastern North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 496 p.
• Pages 588-664 in D. J. Borror, C. A. Triplehorn, and N. F. Johnson. 1989. An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 6th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders College Publishing. 875 p.
• E. J. Gerberg and R. H. Arnett, Jr. 1989. Florida Butterflies [and Skippers]. Baltimore: Natural Science Publications. 90 p.
• Pages 529-558 in H. V. Daly, J. T. Doyen, and A. H. Purcell III. 1998. Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press. 680 p.

Links to other web sites

• Georgia Lepidoptera
• Lepidoptera at Gordon's Insect World
• Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles
• Butterflies of North America
• Butterflies of Florida
• Moths of North America Index to Families
• Moths of Florida
• Butterfly Gardening and Conservation in Missouri.
• Lepidoptera on Postage Stamps