Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Ceará (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)
List of families for Ceará
23 Families width 82 Species and 15 Subspecies
| Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835) | And Sulphurs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eolepidopterigidae Rasnitsyn, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Mandibulate Archaic Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Undopterigidae Kozlov, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Ceará
77 Genera with 82 Species
| Acidaliastis Hampson, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1864 | Sister | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1877 | Leafwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Autochton Hübner, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 0 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baeotis Hübner, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicore Hübner, 1832 | Eighty-eights | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calpodes Hübner, 1782 | Brazilian skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calydna Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1917 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 0 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compsotropha Meyrick, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmorrhyncha Meyrick, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptographis Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1775 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diphthera Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episcada Godman & Salvin, 1967 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1781 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1777 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gamelia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ganyra Billberg, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gracilepterix Martins-Neto..., 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hallonympha Penz & DeVries, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1777 | Calicoes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1901 | Brush-footed butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heliopetes Billberg, 1868 | White Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalyris Boisduval, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypna Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Itaballia Kaye, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Juditha Hemming, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1779 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kentroleuca Draudt, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonias Hübner, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1776 | Daggerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanis Hübner, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1791 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metacharis Butler, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methona Doubleday, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Misogada Walker, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Montezumia Saussure, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuana Bell, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphidium Fabricius, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1787 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paradaemonia Bouvier, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasabatinca Whalley, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parrhasius Hübner, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1819 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1775 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sertania Callaghan & ..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siderostigma Gozmany, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siproeta Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stomopteryx Heinemann, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachuda Schaus, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telemiades Hübner, 1867 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1877 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysania Dalman, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Undopterix Skalski, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1758 | Longtail Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespanthedon Le Cerf, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zischkaia Forster, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ceará
82 Species and 15 Subspecies | Acidaliastis systena Fletcher, 1978 | | | Adelpha capucinus thesprotia (jurua B.L. D..., 1987) | ⇒ Adelpha capucinus capucinus Walch, 1775 | | Adelpha iphicleola Bates, 1864 | Confusing Sister | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Anaea glycerium Doubleday, 1849 | Angle Leafwing | | Anaea moretta (Druce, 1877) | ⇒ Memphis moretta Druce, 1877 | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Autochton neis Geyer, 1832 | Broad Banded-Skipper | | Automeris larra larra | | | Baeotis johannae cearaica Seitz, 1916 | | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Callicore sorana Godart, 1832 | Sorana Eighty-eight | | Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782 | Arrowroot skipper | | Celastrina argiolus crimissa Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Coenonympha corinna corinna | | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Compsotropha charidotis Meyrick, 1884 | | | Cosmorrhyncha ocelliferana Walker, 1863 | | | Cryptographis hyalinata Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775 | Southern Monarch | | Diphthera festiva Fabricius, 1775 | Hieroglyphic Moth | | Episcada doto Hübner, 1806 | | | Episcada doto zajciwi R.F. d´Almei..., 1967 | | | Eueides isabella Stoll, 1781 | Isabella's heliconian | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Euptoieta hegesia Cramer, 1779 | Mexican Fritillary | | Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832 | Jagged-edged Yellow | | Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777 | Banded Yellow | | Gamelia anableps R. Felder & ..., 1874 | | | Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819 | Giant White | | Gracilepterix pulchra ♰ Martins-Neto..., 1989 | | | Hamadryas epinome Felder, 1867 | Epinome Cracker | | Hamadryas laodamia Cramer, 1777 | Starry Cracker | | Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Postman | | Heliconius melpomene hypna (H.H. Riffarth, 1901) | ⇒ Heliconius melpomene cythera Hewitson, 1869 | | Heliopetes alana Reakirt, 1868 | Alana White-Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hyalyris mestra mestra Hopffer, 1874 | | | Hypna clytemnestra Cramer, 1777 | Jazzy Leafwing | | Itaballia demophile Linnaeus, 1763 | Black-banded White | | Ithomia agnosia Hewitson, 1854 | Agnosia Glasswing | | Juditha molpe Hübner, 1808 | Molpe Metalmark | | Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779 | Black Mangrove Buckeye | | Lemonias zygia Hübner, 1807 | | | Leucania senescens Möschler, 1890 | Cutworm moth | | Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776 | Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing | | Melanis ambryllis Hewitson, 1874 | | | Melanis xenia Hewitson, 1853 | | | Melitaea athalia corythalia Hübner, 1791 | | | Mesosemia minos Hewitson, 1859 | | | Metacharis lucius Fabricius, 1793 | | | Methona themisto Hübner, 1816 | Themisto amberwing | | Misogada hazuela Schaus, 1939 | | | Montezumia ignobiloides Willink, 1982 | | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Noctuana stator Godman & Salvin, 1899 | Red-studded Skipper | | Nymphidium baeotis P.I. Lathy, 1932 | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771 | King page | | Papilio cleotas archytas Hopffer, 1866 | | | Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787 | Banded Peacock | | Paradaemonia mayi Jordan, 1922 | | | Parasabatinca caldasae ♰ Martins-Neto..., 1989 | | | Parrhasius orgia amazonis (Nicolay, 1979) | ⇒ Parrhasius orgia Hewitson, 1867 | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758 | Cambridge Blue | | Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775 | | Sertania lambedor P.Jauffret, ..., 2008 | | | Siderostigma triatoma Gozmany, 1978 | | | Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758 | Malachite | | Stomopteryx grandidierella Viette, 1956 | | | Tachuda marma Schaus, 0 | | | Telemiades laogonus Hewitson, 1876 | | | Telemiades penidas Hewitson, 1867 | Penidas Telemiades | | Thecla rufofusca Hewitson, 1877 | | | Thysania zenobia Cramer, 1777 | Owl Moth | | Undopterix caririensis ♰ Martins-Neto..., 1989 | | | Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bean leaf roller | | Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Ceará
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