List of Lepidoptera of Hawaii

An estimated 1,150 species of Lepidoptera, the order comprising butterflies and moths, have been recorded in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Of these, 948 are endemic and 199 are nonindigenous species.[1]

Location of Hawaii

This page provides a link to either individual species or genera. The latter is used when all species of the genus are endemic to Hawaii, the individual species can be found on the genus page.

Butterflies

Papilionidae

Pieridae

Nymphalidae

Lycaenidae

Udara blackburnii, one of only two butterflies endemic to Hawaii

Hesperiidae

Macro moths

Ennominae

Macaria abydata, an introduced species

Larentiinae

Sterrhinae

Arctiidae

Acontiinae

Acronictinae

Calpinae

Catocalinae

Condicinae

Cuculliinae

Eustrotiinae

Euteliinae

Hadeninae

Heliothinae

Herminiidae

Hypeninae

Hypocalinae

Noctuinae

Plusiinae

Stictopterinae

Xyleninae

Nolidae

Lasiocampidae

Lymantriidae

Saturniidae

Sesiidae

Sphingidae

Micro moths

Acrolepiidae

Acrolepiopsis assectella was recorded from Hawaii, but later research concluded it is in fact Acrolepiopsis sapporensis

Alucitidae

Batrachedridae

Bedelliidae

Blastobasidae

Bucculatricidae

Carposinidae

Castniidae

Coleophoridae

Cosmopterigidae

Cossidae

Crambidae

Elachistidae

Gelechiidae

Gracillariidae

Heliodinidae

Immidae

Limacodidae

Mimallonidae

Momphidae

Oecophoridae

Opostegidae

Plutellidae

Psychidae

Pterophoridae

Pyralidae

Schistonoeidae

Scythrididae

Tineidae

Olethreutinae

Tortricinae

Yponomeutidae

Major works dealing with Hawaiian Lepidoptera

See also

References

  1. Eldredge, Lucius G.; Evenhuis, Neal L. (2003). "Hawaii's Biodiversity: A Detailed Assessment of the Numbers of Species in the Hawaiian Islands" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 76: 1–30.
  2. "Butterflies of Hawaii, United States". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. Snyder, Jim. "A New Butterfly for Hawaii and the United States" (PDF). American Butterflies, Spring 2008. North American Butterfly Association. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
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