Question | Answer |
Order: Lepidoptera Super Family: Papilionoidea Family: Hesperidae Common Name: Skippers | |
Order: Lepidoptera Super Family: Papilionoidea Family: Papilionidae Common Name: Swallowtails | |
Tarsal claws bifid | Order: Lepidoptera Super Family: Papilionoidea Family: Pieridae Common Name: Whites and Sulphurs |
Reduced front legs, tarsal claws not split, antennae seperated from eye | Order: Lepidoptera Super Family: Papilionoidea Family: Nymphalidae Common Name: Brush-Footed Butterflies |
Antennal base and eye contiguous | Order: Lepidoptera Super Family: Papilionoidea Family: Lycaenidae Common Name: Blues |
Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Common Name: Sphinx Moths and Hornworms | |
Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sesiidae Common Name: Clearwing Moths | |
Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pterophoridae Common Name: Plume Moths | |
Proboscis bare | Order: Lepidoptera Family: Geometridae Common Name: Geometer Moths or Loopers |
Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pyralidae Common Name: Snout Moths | |
Order: Lepidoptera Family: Tortricidae Common Name: Leaf Rollers | |
Order: Lepidoptera Family: Tineidae Common Name: Clothes Moths | |
Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lasiocampidae Common Name: Tent Caterpillars and Lappet Moths | |
Order: Lepidoptera Family: Saturniidae Common Name: Giant Silkworm Moths and Relatives | |
Order: Lepidoptera Super Family: Noctuioidea Family: Arctiidae Common Name: Tiger Moths | |
Well developed proboscis, ocelli present | Order: Lepidoptera Super Family: Noctuioidea Family: Noctuidae Common Name: Owlet Moths |
Reduced proboscis, ocelli absent, antennae bipectinate | Order: Lepidoptera Super Family: Noctuioidea Family: Lymantriidae Common Name: Tussock Moths |
Sc+R of hindwing parellel to Rs | Order: Lepidoptera Super Family: Noctuioidea Family: Notodontidae Common Name: Prominents |
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