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List of Lepidoptera of Hawaii

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Location 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.

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

Papilio xuthus

Pieridae

Nymphalidae

Lycaenidae

Udara blackburnii, one of only two butterflies endemic to Hawaii

Hesperiidae

Macro moths

Geometridae

Ennominae

Macaria abydata, an introduced species

Larentiinae

Eupithecia monticolans

Sterrhinae

Arctiidae

Pyrrharctia isabella

Noctuidae

Acontiinae

Acronictinae

Calpinae

Catocalinae

Trigonodes hyppasia

Condicinae

Cuculliinae

Eustrotiinae

Eublemma anachoresis

Euteliinae

Hadeninae

Mythimna unipuncta

Heliothinae

Callopistria maillardi

Herminiidae

Hypeninae

Hypena laceratalis

Hypocalinae

Noctuinae

Agrotis ipsilon
Lycophotia porphyrea

Plusiinae

Megalographa biloba

Stictopterinae

Xyleninae

Nolidae

Malacosoma neustria

Lasiocampidae

Lymantriidae

Saturniidae

Hyalophora cecropia

Sesiidae

Synanthedon exitiosa

Sphingidae

Theretra nessus

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

Carposina gracillima
Carposina nigronotata

Castniidae

Coleophoridae

Cosmopterigidae

Cossidae

Crambidae

Mestolobes minuscula
Omiodes blackburni
Udea litorea
Uresiphita polygonalis

Elachistidae

Gelechiidae

Anarsia lineatella

Gracillariidae

Caloptilia azaleella

Heliodinidae

Immidae

Limacodidae

Mimallonidae

Momphidae

Oecophoridae

Thyrocopa apatela

Opostegidae

Plutellidae

Psychidae

Pterophoridae

Megalorrhipida leucodactyla

Pyralidae

Achroia grisella
Plodia interpunctella

Schistonoeidae

Scythrididae

Tineidae

Erechthias simulans

Tortricidae

Olethreutinae

Cydia pomonella

Tortricinae

Lorita scarificata

Yponomeutidae

Major works dealing with Hawaiian Lepidoptera

See also

References

  1. ^ "Butterflies of Hawaii, United States". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. ^ Snyder, Jim. "A New Butterfly for Hawaii and the United States" (PDF). American Butterflies, Spring 2008. North American Butterfly Association. Retrieved 16 December 2013.