Lepidoptera demonstration specifications.
wings
transparency
with transparent areas
without transparent areas
main colour of inner part of front wing
white
cream
grey
brown
black
yellow
orange
blue
green
main colour of outer part of front wing
white
cream
grey
brown
black
yellow
orange
blue
green
main colour of inner part of back wing
white
cream
grey
brown
black
yellow
orange
blue
green
main colour of outer part of back wing
white
cream
grey
brown
black
yellow
orange
blue
green
eye spots
on both pairs of wings
on front wings only
on back wings only
absent
An `eye spot' is a large spot with an internal pattern,
usually (but not always) consisting of concentric circles.
front wings
pattern
with small spots
with one or two rows of small spots
covered with small spots
outer edge of front wing
shape
convex
straight
concave
irregular
back wings
shape
with the outside and back edges smooth in outline
with the outside and back edges scalloped, but without tails
each with one tail
each with two tails
length of front wing
top of abdomen
pattern
uniformly coloured
distinctly patterned
The pattern must be in a contrasting colour, not just a
different shade of the background colour.
antennae
shape
smooth, and thicker at the tip
smooth, and tapering at the tip
feathery near the base only
feathery along the whole length
antennae
length
If you are not making a precise measurement of the ratio, enter a
range of values which you are sure will include the true value. For example,
if you think the antenna is slightly more than half the length of the wing,
you could enter .4-.7.
family
Hepialidae
Incurvariidae
Cossidae
Psychidae
Aegeriidae
Yponomeutidae
Ethmiidae
Castniidae
Zygaenidae
Papilionidae
Pieridae
Nymphalidae
Lycaenidae
Drepanidae
Anthelidae
Saturniidae
Sphingidae
Arctiidae
Noctuidae
Agaristidae
-
Amphithera
2
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
6
-
Antheraea
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
1
1
4
16
-
Cephonodes
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
1
17
-
Dasypodia
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
12
2
19
-
Dermaleipa
2
4
4
7
4
4
13
1
12
12
2
19
-
Ethmia
2
4
3
1
1
1
3
7
-
Eurema
2
6
46
6
6
4
1
2
1
1
1
11
-
Graphium
2
9
5
2
5
4
2
3
3
1
1
10
-
Hecatesia
1small, translucent window2
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2orange with black spots and tip
1
20
-
Hyalarcta
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
234
4
-
Hypolycaena
2
4
1
1
4
1
1
13
-
Melanitis
2
4
4
4
4
2
1two white spots within the eye spots
4
2
1
1
12
-
Nemophora
2
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
-
Niguza
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
19
-
Ogyris
2
8
8
8
8
4
1
1
2
12
1
13
-
Oncopera
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
-
Oreta
2
4
4
4
4
4
13
4
1
1
24
14
-
Ornithoptera
2
5
5
9
9
4
1
2
2
1
1
10
-
Papilio
2
8
5
8
5
4
1
3
1
1
10
-
Pollanisus
2
3
3
4
1
1
1
12
4
9
-
Polyura
2
4
2
3
4
1
1
12
-
Photographium
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
3
1
1
10
-
Pseudalmenus
2
3
3
3
7
4
1
3
1
1
13
-
Pterolocera
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
4
15
-
Rhodogastria
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
18
-
Synanthedon
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
2black with narrow light brown bands
12
5
-
Synemon
2
4
4
4
47
4
13
1
1
1
1
8
-
Taenaris
2
4
7
34
3
1
123
12
1
1
12
-
Tisiphone
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
12
-
Utetheisa
2
2
2
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
18
-
Xyleutes
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
-
Yponomeutra
2
3
53
13
3
4
3
1
1
2
2
6