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 · 77 species in this volume

SwallowtailsPapilionidae5 species Whites and yellowsPieridae9 species Brush-footed butterfliesNymphalidae34 species Blues and coppersLycaenidae19 species SkippersHesperiidae4 species Hawk mothsSphingidae1 species Erebid mothsErebidae3 species Uraniidae2 species