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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Choluteca Department (West Honduras, Honduras)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
38
87
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
38
87
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
35
80
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
29
73
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Choluteca Department
8 Families width 19 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals10SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Choluteca Department
19 Genera with 19 Species
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1793Peacocks1SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Biblis Fabricius, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Cobubatha Walker, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Dryadula Michener, 1758Banded Orange1SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1821
Kite Swallowtails0SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1767Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heliocontia Grote, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Metamorpha Hübner, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Metaponpneumata Möschler, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Ommatospila Lederer, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Smyrna Hübner, 1781Beauties1SpeciesTaxom
Ufa Walker, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Urbanus Hübner, 1758Longtail Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Choluteca Department
19 Species
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Anartia fatima Fabricius, 1793Banded peacock
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779Crimson-banded Black
Cobubatha limbatus H. Edwards, 1881
Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777Soldier
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758Banded Longwing
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Heliocontia margana Fabricius, 1794
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Metamorpha epaphus Latreille, 1811
Metaponpneumata rogenhoferi Möschler, 1890Hornyhead turbot
Ommatospila narcaeusalis Walker, 1859Ommatospila Moth
Smyrna blomfildia Fabricius, 1781Blomfild's beauty
Ufa rubedinella Zeller, 1848
Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758Bean leaf roller
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Choluteca Department
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
19
19
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