BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS
(Lepidoptera)
J.D. Lafontaine
TABLE 1. DIVERSITY OF LEPIDOPTERA SPECIES BY FAMILY
GROUP I - Leaf-mining Microlepidoptera
| FAMILY | OTTAWA REGION | Mixedwood Plains | N. AMERICA (N. OF MEX.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICROPTERYGIDAE | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ERIOCRANIIDAE | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| NEPTICULIDAE | 16 | 31 | 82 |
| OPOSTEGIDAE | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| TISCHERIIDAE | 5 | 6 | 48 |
| INCRUVARIIDAE | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| ADELIDAE | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| HELIOZELIDAE | 9 | 12 | 31 |
| TINEIDAE | 20 | 23 | 174 |
| PHYCHIDAE | 3 | 4 | 26 |
| LYONETIIDAE | 4 | 5 | 25 |
| BCCULATRICIDAE | 19 | 20 | 98 |
| GRACILLARIIDAE | 81 | 94 | 275 |
| OECHOPHORIDAE | 39 | 45 | 149 |
| ETHMIIDAE | 2 | 3 | 50 |
| STENOMATIDAE | 3 | 4 | 23 |
| SYMMODICAE | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| ELACHISTIDAE | 8 | 10 | 57 |
| BLASTOBASIDAE | 3 | 4 | 109 |
| COLEOPHORIDAE | 61 | 67 | 145 |
| BATRACHEDRIDAE | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| MOMPHIDAE | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| AGONOXENIDAE | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| COSMOPTERIGIDAE | 11 | 12 | 180 |
| SCYTHRIDIDAE | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| GELECHIIDAE | 77 | 107 | 630 |
| ALUCITIDAE | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CARPOSINIDAE | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| EPERMENIIDAE | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| YPONOMEUTIDAE | 12 | 15 | 32 |
| ARGYRESTHIIDAE | 15 | 16 | 52 |
| DOUGLASIIDAE | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTALS | 423 | 522 | 2400 |
GROUP II - Leaf-rolling and Stem-boring Microlepidoptera
| FAMILY | OTTAWA REGION | Mixedwood Plains | N. AMERICA (N. OF MEX.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEPIALIDAE | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| SESIIDAE | 22 | 26 | 115 |
| CHOREUTIDAE | 6 | 6 | 29 |
| COSSIDAE | 3 | 3 | 45 |
| TORTRICIDAE | 330 | 387 | 1054 |
| COCHYLIDAE | 22 | 28 | 110 |
| ZYGAENIDAE | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| LIMACODIDAE | 7 | 14 | 52 |
| PYRALIDAE | 196 | 274 | 1374 |
| SCHRECKEN-TEINIIDAE | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| THYRIDIDAE | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| PTEROPHORIDAE | 25 | 33 | 146 |
| TOTALS | 618 | 782 | 2982 |
GROUP III - Macrolepidoptera
| FAMILY | OTTAWA REGION | Mixedwood Plains | N. AMERICA (N. OF MEX.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THYATIRIDAE | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| DREPANIDAE | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| GEOMETRIDAE | 236 | 262 | 1404 |
| EPIPLEMIDAE | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| MIMALLONIDAE | - | 2 | 4 |
| APATELODIDAE | - | 2 | 5 |
| LASIOCAMPIDAE | 5 | 8 | 35 |
| SATURNIIDAE | 10 | 16 | 68 |
| SPHINGIDAE | 32 | 42 | 124 |
| NOTODONTIDAE | 44 | 54 | 136 |
| ARCTIIDAE | 38 | 56 | 264 |
| LYMANTRIIDAE | 8 | 11 | 32 |
| NOCTUIDAE | 548 | 692 | 2925 |
| TOTALS | 931 | 1155 | 5026 |
GROUP IV - Butterflies
| FAMILY | OTTAWA REGION | Mixedwood Plains | N. AMERICA (N. OF MEX.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HESPERIIDAE | 25 | 47 | 290 |
| PAPILIONIDAE | 3 | 7 | 33 |
| PIERIDAE | 8 | 17 | 68 |
| LYCAENIDAE | 22 | 32 | 142 |
| NYMPHALIDAE | 38 | 41 | 217 |
| TOTALS | 96 | 144 | 750 |
TOTAL LEPIDOPTERA
| LOCATION: | OTTAWA REGION | Mixedwood Plains | N. AMERICA (N. OF MEX.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS: | 2068 | 2600 | 11158 |