Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Butterflies

Common Name
butterflies
moths

Explore Branches

The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
  • To further filter your view of branches that FWS focuses on, see the FWS Focus column.
  • By default, the list view will always show the child branches of the current taxon.

Branches of Lepidoptera

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Suborder0
Infraorder0
Section0
Subsection0
Superfamily34
Family82
Subfamily183
Tribe233
Subtribe58
Genus1477
Subgenus39
Species702587
Aberration0
Form0
Morph0
Race0
Stirp0
Subspecies192469
Unspecified0
Variety0
All Subtaxa11055156

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
InfrakingdomProtostomia
SuperphylumEcdysozoa
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygota
InfraclassNeoptera
SuperorderHolometabola
OrderLepidoptera

Viewing: descendants of Lepidoptera