LYCAENIDAE
- "Habitats"
- "Lifecycle"
- ALUCITIDAE
- and the African sylvia and lasti belong in this genus
- and to mineral-rich sand on recently exposed river beaches in heavily forested areas. If disturbed they fly up in a swirling mass
- APATELODIDAE
- ARCTIIDAE
- Assam
- BOMBYCIDAE
- Borneo
- BUFONIDAE
- comprising 7-8 species from the Australian region
- CRAMBIDAE
- DALCERIDAE
- DREPANIDAE
- ENDROMIDAE
- EREBIDAE
- GEOMETRIDAE
- HEDYLIDAE
- HEPIALIDAE
- HESPERIIDAE
- India � Adrian Hoskins Habitats This species is common in open forested areas at elevations between sea level and about 1000m. Lifecycle The caterpillar is yellowish green
- LASIOCAMPIDAE
- LIMACODIDAE
- LYCAENIDAE
- Malaysia
- Manas
- MEGALOPYGIDAE
- NOCTUIDAE
- NOTODONTIDAE
- NYMPHALIDAE
- NYMPHALINAE
- PAPILIONIDAE
- PIERIDAE
- PTEROPHORIDAE
- PYRALIDAE
- RIODINIDAE
- SATURNIIDAE
- SEMATURIDAE
- sometimes in groups of 50 or more
- SPHINGIDAE
- Sulawesi and Java. Appias lyncida female
- Sumatra
- the Philippines
- there are about 23-28 species that are currently accepted as members of Appias
- THYRIDIDAE
- to imbibe mineralised moisture from damp patches of ground in full sunlight. They are strongly attracted to urine soaked soil
- URANIIDAE
- VIPERIDAE
- while others prefer to place them in Glutophrissa. Disregarding those
- with yellow stripes along the back and sides. It feeds on Crateva religiosa and Capparis micracantha. Adult behaviour Males congregate
- ZYGAENIDAE