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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Chinandega (Nicaragua)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
75
201
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
75
201
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
200
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
167
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
11
29
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chinandega
11 Families width 33 Species and 5 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals19SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841)Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chinandega
29 Genera with 33 Species
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Adelpha Hübner, 1864Sister2SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Atarnes Godman & Salvin, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1862Giant owl butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Castniomera Houlbert, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1875Checkerspots3SpeciesTaxom
Coesyra Meyrick, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cydia Hübner, 1935Piercers1SpeciesTaxom
Dysschema Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Eunica Hübner, 1782Purplewings1SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Greta Hemming, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Hamadryas Hübner, 1864Calicoes1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1775Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Manataria Kirby, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Marpesia Hübner, 1775Daggerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Melanis Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1782Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nanna Birket-Smith, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1832Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Spathilepia Butler, 1775Falcate Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Thessalia Scudder, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Vespanthedon Le Cerf, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Xanthothrix H. Edwards, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Zaretis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chinandega
33 Species and 5 Subspecies
Adelpha iphicleola Bates, 1864Confusing Sister
Adelpha melanthe H. Bates, 1864Rayed Sister
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Atarnes sallei Felder & Felder, 1867Orange-spotted Skipper
Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862Giant Owl
Castniomera atymnius Dalman, 1824
Chlosyne erodyle Bates, 1864Erodyle Checkerspot
Chlosyne hippodrome Geyer, 1837Simple Checkerspot
Chlosyne hyperia adelina Staudinger, 1875
Coesyra pyrota Meyrick, 1889
Cydia zygogramma Meyrick, 1935
Dysschema leucophaea Walker, 1854
Eunica monima Cramer, 1782Dingy purplewing
Euptoieta claudia hortensia Blanchard, 1852
Greta annette Guérin, 1844White-spotted Clearwing
Hamadryas atlantis Bates, 1864Black-patched Cracker
Heliconius hecale Fabricius, 1775Golden Heliconian
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903
Manataria hercyna Hübner, 1816White-spotted Satyr
Marpesia chiron Fabricius, 1775Banded Daggerwing
Melanis electron Fabricius, 1793Orange-Barred Pixie
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Nanna leucostoma Zetterstedt, 1846
Pyrisitia dina Poey, 1832Dina Yellow
Spathilepia clonius Cramer, 1775Falcate Skipper
Stenoptilia ptilodactyla (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Stenoptilia pterodactyla Linnaeus, 1761
Taygetis inconspicua Draudt, 1931Inconspicuous Satyr
Thessalia theona Ménétriés, 1855Nymphalid Moth
Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917
Xanthothrix callicore Staudinger, 1871
Zaretis itys Cramer, 1777Leaf Wing Butterfly
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Chinandega
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
11
29
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Lepidoptera at arkansaslepidopterasurvey.net
Lepidoptera at butterflies.bcghana.org
Lepidoptera at mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu
Lepidoptera at afromoths.net
Lepidoptera at butterfliesofamerica.com
Lepidoptera at leps.it
Lepidoptera at papua-insects.nl
Lepidoptera at tyllinen.eu
Lepidoptera at abdb-africa.org
Lepidoptera at artfakta.se
Lepidoptera at dyntaxa.se
Lepidoptera at gbif.org
Lepidoptera at irmng.org
Lepidoptera at itis.gov