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

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Papilionidae

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Papilio xuthus

Pieridae

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Nymphalidae

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Lycaenidae

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Udara blackburni, one of only two butterflies endemic to Hawaii

Hesperiidae

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Macro moths

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Geometridae

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Erebidae

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Euteliidae

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Noctuidae

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Nolidae

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Sphingidae

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Micro moths

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Alucitidae

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Austostichidae

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Batrachedridae

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Bedelliidae

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Blastobasidae

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Bucculatricidae

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Carposinidae

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Carposina sp.
 
Carposina nigronotata

Castniidae

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Choreutidae

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Cosmopterigidae

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Crambidae

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Omiodes blackburni
 
Udea litorea

Depressariidae

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Dryadaulidae

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Elachistidae

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Gelechiidae

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Glyphipterigidae

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Gracillariidae

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Caloptilia azaleella

Immidae

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Limacodidae

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Meessiidae

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Momphidae

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Oecophoridae

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Thyrocopa apatela

Opostegidae

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Plutellidae

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Praydidae

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Psychidae

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Pterophoridae

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Megalorrhipida leucodactyla

Pyralidae

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Achroia grisella
 
Plodia interpunctella

Schreckensteiniidae

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Scythrididae

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Sesiidae

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Tineidae

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Erechthias simulans

Tortricidae

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Xyloryctidae

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Major works dealing with Hawaiian Lepidoptera

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See also

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References

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  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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