Lepidoptera

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62,587,562 records (62,588,078 in total)

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Datasets

236 datasets have provided data to the NBN Atlas for this order.

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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Lepidoptera
  • UKSI
Synonym Source
Lepidoptera synonym
  • UKSI
Common Name Source
Butterflies & moths preferred
  • UKSI
butterflies and moths preferred
  • UKSI
Butterflies
  • UKSI
Caterpillar
  • UKSI
Invertebrates (Butterflies)
  • UKSI
Invertebrates (Moths)
  • UKSI
Moths
  • UKSI
Unidentified Lepidopteran
  • UKSI
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Classification

unranked
Biota
domain
Eukaryota
kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
subphylum
Hexapoda
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
suborder
Glossata 
suborder
Heterocera 
suborder
Rhopalocera 
suborder
Zeugloptera 
superfamily
Hesperioidea 
superfamily
Mimallonoidea 
family
Lymantriidae 
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References for this taxon found in the Conservation Evidence Library

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