Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS   (LEPIDOPTERA)
Family 
Common name: ACRAEAS - SMALL BUTTERFLIES
Scientific name: ACRAEIDAE
Common name: FAUNS - PLUS ALLIES
Scientific name: AMATHUSIDAE
Common name: TIGER MOTHS
Scientific name: ARCTIIDAE
Common name: OWL BUTTERFLIES
Scientific name: BRASSOLIDAE
Common name: MOTH - CARPENTER
Scientific name: COSSIDAE
Common name: MILKWEED BUTTERFLIES
Scientific name: DANAIDAE
Common name: BOW WINGS
Scientific name: HELICONIDAE
Common name: SKIPPERS
Scientific name: HESPERIDAE
Common name: CLEAR WINGS
Scientific name: ITHOMIIDAE
Common name: TENT CATERPILLARS
Scientific name: LASIOCAMPIDAE
Common name: SNOUT BUTTERFLIES
Scientific name: LIBYTHEIDAE
Common name: BLUES AND COPPERS (TINY BUTTERFLIES)
Scientific name: LYCAENIDAE
Common name: TUSSOCK MOTHS
Scientific name: LYMANTRIIDAE
Common name: RIODINIDAE
Scientific name: NEMEOBIIDAE
Common name: UNDERWINGS - WORLD WIDE
Scientific name: NOCTUIDAE
Common name: BUTTERFLIES - BRUSH FOOTED
Scientific name: NYMPHALIDAE
Common name: MORPHO BUTTERFLIES
Scientific name: MORPHODAE
Common name: SWALLOWTAILS
Scientific name: PAPILIONIDAE
Common name: WHITES AND SULPHURS
Scientific name: PIERIDAE
Common name: SILK MOTHS
Scientific name: SATURNIDAE
Common name: BUTTERFLY - BROWNS
Scientific name: SATYRIDAE
Common name: MOTHS - HAWK
Scientific name: SPHINGIDAE
Common name:
Scientific name: SYNTOMIDAE AND RELATED
Common name: MOTHS - DAY FLYING
Scientific name: URANIDAE
Common name: BUTTERFLY OR MOTH - UNKNOWN
Scientific name: UNIDENTIFIED LEPIDOPTERA