Lepidoptera

Butterflies and moths

The wings are covered in tiny overlapping scales. Most of the colour comes from them, some as pigment, some as bent light.

Around 160,000 species worldwide · 80 species in this volume

SwallowtailsPapilionidae12 species Whites and yellowsPieridae6 species Brush-footed butterfliesNymphalidae25 species Blues and coppersLycaenidae11 species SkippersHesperiidae3 species Hawk mothsSphingidae3 species Emperor mothsSaturniidae3 species Geometer mothsGeometridae1 species Grass mothsCrambidae1 species Erebid mothsErebidae12 species Lappet mothsLasiocampidae1 species Burnet mothsZygaenidae2 species