The Lepidoptera collection (EL) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) (EL-MNHN-Paris)

We are harvesting North American Lepidoptera records from MNHN for the benefit of SCAN users. Please obtain records directly from their GBIF recordset to obtain primary data records. https://www.gbif.org/dataset/33e3780b-d539-4e5e-b82f-1662b5941a9e
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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 23 February 2022
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 38,497 occurrence
  • 6,864 (18%) georeferenced
  • 4 (0.01%) identified to species
  • 44 families
  • 331 genera
  • 4 species
  • 4 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Family Distribution
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  • Aididae (1)
  • Apatelodidae (28)
  • Arctiidae (93)
  • Bombycidae (2)
  • Brahmaeidae (5)
  • Callidulidae (4)
  • Castniidae (5)
  • Cossidae (10)
  • Crambidae (62)
  • Dalceridae (7)
  • Drepanidae (1)
  • Dudgeoneidae (1)
  • Endromidae (6)
  • Erebidae (6145)
  • Euteliidae (48)
  • Geometridae (509)
  • Hedylidae (6)
  • Hesperiidae (30)
  • Hyblaeidae (5)
  • Lasiocampidae (123)
  • Limacodidae (109)
  • Lycaenidae (108)
  • Megalopygidae (5)
  • Mimallonidae (8)
  • Noctuidae (3306)
  • Noctuoidea (2)
  • Nolidae (233)
  • Notodontidae (202)
  • Nymphalidae (2766)
  • Papilionidae (11)
  • Phiditiidae (4)
  • Pieridae (5)
  • Pterophoridae (1)
  • Pyralidae (75)
  • Rhiodinidae (7)
  • Riodinidae (6)
  • Saturniidae (23082)
  • Scythrididae (1)
  • Sesiidae (2)
  • Sphingidae (239)
  • Tipulidae (1)
  • Uraniidae (7)
  • Zygaenidae (422)
  • Zygaeninae (496)