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Arthropoda
Arthropods4423
68766
Hexapoda
Insects…4015
60448
Chelicerata
Spider relatives…346
6922
Myriapoda
Millipedes etc.37
559
Crustacea
Crabs…25
336

not classified0
501
Insecta
Insects3965
59464
Collembola
Springtails49
981
Diplura
Two-pronged bristletails…1
3
Pterygota
Winged insects3961
59373
Archaeognatha
Bristletails3
56
Thysanura
Sliverfish…1
11

not classified0
24
Neoptera
Most insects3895
57473
Odonata
Dragonflies…46
1686
Ephemeroptera
Mayflies20
209

not classified0
5
Endopterygota
With complete metamorphosis3380
49760
Hemipteroid assemblage
Bugs…450
6521
Orthoptera…
Grasshoppers…45
893
Dictyoptera
Cockroaches…9
90
Plecoptera
Stone flies7
131
Dermaptera
Earwigs3
75
Phasmida
Timema…1
3
Lepidoptera
Moths…946
12852
Coleoptera
Beetles890
13075
Diptera
Flies…765
10160
Hymenoptera
Wasps…697
12408
Trichoptera
Caddisflies42
335
Neuroptera…
Lacewings…26
489
Mecoptera
Scorpion flies…6
120
Raphidioptera
Snakeflies5
96
Megaloptera
Alderflies…1
19
Siphonaptera
Fleas1
6
Strepsiptera
Twisted-wing parasites1
4

not classified0
196
Glossata
Most moths…928
12369
Micropterigidae
Mandibulate archaic moths5
87
(1)
not classified1
6
(2)
not classified1
5
(3)
not classified1
1
(4)
not classified1
2
(5)
not classified1
2
(6)
not classified1
2
(7)
not classified1
1
(8)
not classified1
1
(9)
not classified1
2
(10)
not classified1
3
(11)
not classified1
3
(12)
not classified1
10
(13)
not classified1
2

not classified0
356
Neolepidoptera
Most moths…926
12352
Eriocraniidae
Sparkling archaic sun moths2
17
Heteroneura
Most moths…922
12284
Exoporia
4
68
Ditrysia
Most moths…901
11994
Incurvarioidea
18
280
Nepticuloidea
1
2
Tischeriidae
Trumpet leaf miner moths1
2
(1)
not classified1
6
Apoditrysia
Most moths…776
11021
Gelechioidea
Twirler moths…51
379
Yponomeutoidea
Ermine moths…28
306
Tineoidea
Bagworm moths…27
207
Gracillaroidea
Leaf miners…12
57
(1)
not classified1
1
(2)
not classified1
4
(3)
not classified1
1
(4)
not classified1
1
(5)
not classified1
3
(6)
not classified1
4
(7)
not classified1
8

not classified0
2
Obtectomera
Most butterflies…639
9792
Tortricidae
Leafroller moths94
603
Zygaenoidea
Burnet moths…15
340
Pterophoridae
Plume moths8
109
Sesioidea
Clearwing moths…5
52
Choreutidae
4
55
Cossoidea
Carpenterworm moths2
5
Douglasiidae
2
27
Alucitoidea
1
8
Epermeniidae
Fringe-tufted moths1
5
Schreckensteinioidea
1
19
(1)
not classified1
2
(2)
not classified1
1
(3)
not classified1
1
(4)
not classified1
1

not classified0
1
Macrolepidoptera
Larger moths…562
9042
Pyraloidea
Snout moths…75
733
Thyrididae
Picture-winged leaf moths1
14
(1)
not classified1
3
Noctuoidea…
Owlet moths…213
3327
Geometroidea
Geometer moths…173
2444
Rhopalocera
True butterflies…147
2470
Bombycoidea…
Silkworm moths…14
375
Lasiocampoidea
Lappet moths9
230
Drepanoidea
Hooktip moths…6
188

not classified0
8
Papilionoidea
Butterflies…136
2254
Hesperiidae
Darters…11
216
Nymphalidae
Daniaids…74
1271
Lycaenidae
Blues…28
525
Pieridae
Whites…17
316
Papilionidae
16
111
Riodinidae…
Metalmarks1
19

not classified0
12

Papilionoidea
Butterflies, True butterflies

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Cupido-argiades 19.08.20-53902-7d
Cupido argiades imago ♀ V V Haar, Germany, 19/08/2020
Cupido-argiades 19.08.20-53906-7d
Cupido argiades imago ♀ V V Haar, Germany, 19/08/2020
Cupido-argiades 19.08.20-53909-7d
Cupido argiades imago ♀ V V Haar, Germany, 19/08/2020
Cupido-argiades 19.08.20-53914-7d
Cupido argiades imago ♀ V V Haar, Germany, 19/08/2020
Cupido-argiades 19.08.20-53932-7d
Cupido argiades imago ♀ V V Haar, Germany, 19/08/2020
Cupido-argiades 20.06.24-62713-7d
Cupido argiades imago ♀ V V Haar, Germany, 20/06/2024
Celastrina-argiolus 14.06.23-25825-100d
Celastrina argiolus imago Carlazzo, Italy, 14/06/2023
Celastrina-argiolus 14.06.23-25827-100d
Celastrina argiolus imago Carlazzo, Italy, 14/06/2023
Cupido-argiades 20.06.24-62718-7d
Cupido argiades imago ♀ V V Haar, Germany, 20/06/2024
Cupido-argiades 20.06.24-62719-7d
Cupido argiades imago ♀ V V Haar, Germany, 20/06/2024
Cupido-argiades 20.06.24-62720-7d
Cupido argiades imago ♀ V V Haar, Germany, 20/06/2024
Cupido-argiades 20.06.24-62730-7d
Cupido argiades imago ♀ V V Haar, Germany, 20/06/2024
Cupido-argiades 20.06.24-62731-7d
Cupido argiades imago ♀ V V Haar, Germany, 20/06/2024
Cupido-minimus 07.05.11-01658-7d
Cupido minimus imago V V 3 Wiesaztal b. Gönningen, alter Steinbruch, Germany, 07/05/2011
Cupido-minimus 07.05.11-01659-7d
Cupido minimus imago V V 3 Wiesaztal b. Gönningen, alter Steinbruch, Germany, 07/05/2011
Cupido-minimus 08.05.11-02003-7d
Cupido minimus imago V V 3 Kalkstein b. Sonnenbühl / Schwäbische Alb, Germany, 08/05/2011
Cupido-minimus 08.05.11-02007-7d
Cupido minimus imago V V 3 Kalkstein b. Sonnenbühl / Schwäbische Alb, Germany, 08/05/2011
Lycaena-hippothoe 25.05.11-07412-7d
Lycaena hippothoe imago 2 3 3 Filsenberg, Meisenbühl b. Mössingen / Schwäbische Alb, Germany, 25/05/2011
Lycaena-hippothoe 25.05.11-07414-7d
Lycaena hippothoe imago 2 3 3 Filsenberg, Meisenbühl b. Mössingen / Schwäbische Alb, Germany, 25/05/2011
Lycaena-phlaeas 03.09.11-08792-7d
Lycaena phlaeas imago ♂ V Haselünne, Emsland, Germany, 03/09/2011
Lycaena-phlaeas 25.05.24-26315-100d
Lycaena phlaeas imago V Porto Ercole, Toscana, Italy, 25/05/2024
Lycaena-phlaeas 25.05.24-26321-100d
Lycaena phlaeas imago V Porto Ercole, Toscana, Italy, 25/05/2024
Lycaena-phlaeas 25.05.24-26322-100d
Lycaena phlaeas imago V Porto Ercole, Toscana, Italy, 25/05/2024
Lycaena-phlaeas 26.05.24-26615-100d
Lycaena phlaeas imago V Porto Ercole, Toscana, Italy, 26/05/2024
Lycaena-phlaeas 26.05.24-26616-100d
Lycaena phlaeas imago V Porto Ercole, Toscana, Italy, 26/05/2024
Lycaena-phlaeas 26.05.24-26617-100d
Lycaena phlaeas imago V Porto Ercole, Toscana, Italy, 26/05/2024
Lycaena-phlaeas 26.05.24-26618-100d
Lycaena phlaeas imago V Porto Ercole, Toscana, Italy, 26/05/2024
Lycaena-phlaeas 26.05.24-26619-100d
Lycaena phlaeas imago V Porto Ercole, Toscana, Italy, 26/05/2024
Lycaena-phlaeas 26.05.24-26620-100d
Lycaena phlaeas imago V Porto Ercole, Toscana, Italy, 26/05/2024
Lycaena-phlaeas 30.06.18-11521-100d
Lycaena phlaeas imago V Kirchseeon / Ebersberg, Germany, 30/06/2018
Lycaena-phlaeas 30.06.19-17434-100d
Lycaena phlaeas imago V Kirchseeon / Moosach, Germany, 30/06/2019
Lycaena-phlaeas 30.06.19-17441-100d
Lycaena phlaeas imago V Kirchseeon / Moosach, Germany, 30/06/2019
Lycaena-phlaeas 30.06.19-17443-100d
Lycaena phlaeas imago V Kirchseeon / Moosach, Germany, 30/06/2019
Lycaena-tityrus 23.05.09-28803-40d
Lycaena tityrus imago 3 3 Schmiecha b. Onstmettingen / Schwäbische Alb, Germany, 23/05/2009
Lycaena-virgaureae 03.08.02-03-34
Lycaena virgaureae imago ♂ 3 3 1 Kirchseeon, Germany, 03/08/2002
Lycaena-virgaureae 15.08.06-40334
Lycaena virgaureae imago ♀ 3 3 1 Kirchseeon, Germany, 15/08/2006
Lycaena-virgaureae 15.08.06-40335
Lycaena virgaureae imago ♀ 3 3 1 Kirchseeon, Germany, 15/08/2006
Lycaena-virgaureae 15.08.06-40341
Lycaena virgaureae imago ♀ 3 3 1 Kirchseeon, Germany, 15/08/2006
Lycaena-virgaureae 15.08.06-40345
Lycaena virgaureae imago ♀ 3 3 1 Kirchseeon, Germany, 15/08/2006
Aricia-agestis 06.06.06-25025
Aricia agestis imago V 3 V Weil der Stadt, Germany, 06/06/2006