Lepidoptera

Order Lepidoptera — 114 species with pages here, 4,245,841 occurrence records between them.

Source: GBIF CC0 occurrence facets · refreshed 2026-08-23 · useful taxonomy trail; this child page is kept out of search indexing until a demand and quality gate is defined.

Small White

Pieris rapae · 301,860 records

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta · 289,066 records

Peacock

Aglais io · 266,474 records

Green-veined White

Pieris napi · 229,076 records

Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni · 225,837 records

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria · 222,217 records

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina · 218,227 records

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae · 188,007 records

Large White

Pieris brassicae · 143,553 records

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui · 130,644 records

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas · 125,435 records

Small Heath

Coenonympha pamphilus · 123,072 records

Gatekeeper

Pyronia tithonus · 109,317 records

Spring Azure

Celastrina argiolus · 107,594 records

Orange-tip

Anthocharis cardamines · 107,377 records

Ringlet

Aphantopus hyperantus · 103,263 records

Asian Large Skipper

Ochlodes venata · 103,049 records

Silver-washed Fritillary

Argynnis paphia · 62,542 records

Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon · 61,819 records

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba · 53,691 records

Wall

Lasiommata megera · 52,293 records

Silver Y

Autographa gamma · 46,471 records

Green Hairstreak

Callophrys rubi · 44,633 records

Grayling [butterfly]

Hipparchia semele · 40,315 records

Dark Green Fritillary

Speyeria aglaja · 35,688 records

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Xestia c-nigrum · 34,102 records

Heart and Dart

Agrotis exclamationis · 33,113 records

Riband Wave

Idaea aversata · 29,697 records

Chalk-hill Blue

Lysandra coridon · 27,604 records

Latticed Heath

Chiasmia clathrata · 26,998 records

Clouded Yellow

Colias croceus · 26,437 records

Mazarine Blue

Cyaniris semiargus · 25,654 records

Straw Dot

Rivula sericealis · 24,710 records

Six-spot Burnet

Zygaena filipendulae · 24,269 records

Wood White

Leptidea sinapis · 22,590 records

Marbled White

Melanargia galathea · 21,392 records

Dark Arches

Apamea monoglypha · 21,301 records

Flame Shoulder

Ochropleura plecta · 20,619 records

Square-spot Rustic

Xestia xanthographa · 20,011 records

Garden Carpet

Xanthorhoe fluctuata · 18,734 records

White Ermine

Spilosoma lubricipeda · 18,229 records

Burnet Companion

Euclidia glyphica · 17,744 records

Mottled Beauty

Alcis repandata · 17,447 records

Ruby Tiger Moth

Phragmatobia fuliginosa · 17,377 records

Common Wainscot

Mythimna pallens · 16,888 records

Poplar Hawk-moth

Laothoe populi · 16,635 records

Snout

Hypena proboscidalis · 16,480 records

Small Blue

Cupido minimus · 16,418 records

Knot Grass [moth]

Acronicta rumicis · 15,615 records

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum · 14,938 records

Bright-line Brown-eye

Lacanobia oleracea · 14,605 records

Lesser Yellow Underwing

Noctua comes · 14,189 records

Willow Beauty

Peribatodes rhomboidaria · 14,162 records

Flame

Axylia putris · 13,860 records

Brimstone Moth

Opisthograptis luteolata · 13,662 records

Blood-vein

Timandra comae · 12,968 records

Angle Shades

Phlogophora meticulosa · 12,575 records

Adonis Blue

Lysandra bellargus · 12,353 records

Vine's Rustic

Hoplodrina ambigua · 12,184 records

Clover Cutworm

Anarta trifolii · 12,020 records

Flounced Rustic

Luperina testacea · 11,932 records

Double-striped Pug

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata · 11,711 records

Common Rustic

Mesapamea secalis · 11,619 records

Small Skipper

Thymelicus sylvestris · 10,602 records

Early Thorn

Selenia dentaria · 10,432 records

Turnip Moth

Agrotis segetum · 10,248 records

Lime-speck Pug

Eupithecia centaureata · 10,053 records

Loweia tityrus

9,860 records

Buff ermine

Spilarctia lutea · 9,646 records

Small Square-spot

Diarsia rubi · 9,139 records

Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing

Noctua janthe · 8,954 records

Dark Spectacle

Abrostola triplasia · 7,451 records

Pale Mottled Willow

Caradrina clavipalpis · 6,804 records

Cabbage Moth

Mamestra brassicae · 6,311 records

Jersey Tiger

Euplagia quadripunctaria · 5,611 records

Shuttle-shaped Dart

Agrotis puta · 5,130 records

Scarce Swallowtail

Iphiclides podalirius · 3,794 records

Scotch Argus

Erebia aethiops · 3,564 records

L-album Wainscot

Mythimna l-album · 2,759 records

African Monarch

Danaus chrysippus · 2,625 records

Lychnis

Hadena bicruris · 2,556 records

Dusky Large Blue

Maculinea nausithous · 2,226 records

Mullein Wave

Scopula marginepunctata · 2,167 records

Large Ringlet

Erebia euryale · 2,040 records

Great Southern white

Ascia monuste · 1,954 records

Blue Moon

Hypolimnas bolina · 1,681 records

Black Witch

Ascalapha odorata · 1,216 records

Two-tailed Pasha

Charaxes jasius · 855 records

Ophisma tropicalis

730 records

Erato Heliconian

Heliconius erato · 624 records

Sympistis nigrita

497 records

African Caper White

Belenois aurota · 460 records

African Caper

Belenois creona · 426 records

Flying Handkerchief

Papilio dardanus · 298 records

Crescent Dart

Agrotis trux · 189 records

African Veined White

Belenois gidica · 139 records

Grey Dwarf

Elachista bedellella · 127 records

Feathered Ranunculus

Polymixis lichenea · 115 records

Calypso Caper White

Belenois calypso · 63 records

Acleris conchyloides

35 records

Pyrisitia venusta

30 records

Acraea johnstoni

18 records

Acraea ranavalona

15 records

Cirina forda

12 records

Nephele maculosa

6 records

Mylantria xanthospila

5 records

Parnassius bremeri

3 records

Acraea lia

2 records

Keeled Apollo

Parnassius jacquemontii · 2 records

Achaea catocaloides

1 records

Acraea mathani

1 records

Elachista metella

1 records

Mellea ordinaria

1 records

Oxydia brevipecten

1 records

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