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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region East Honduras (Honduras)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
111
484
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
110
483
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
108
481
683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
427
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
18
110
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Honduras
18 Families width 138 Species and 15 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones5SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths28SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals48SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies11SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper18SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths2SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae (Grote, 1882)Euteliid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths1SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Aididae Schaus, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Honduras
110 Genera with 138 Species
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Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Aclytia Hübner, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Adelpha Hübner, 1758Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Amastus Walker, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1819Peacocks3SpeciesTaxom
Anaxita Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Anthanassa Scudder, 1864Crescents4SpeciesTaxom
Apocrisias Franclemont, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Arawacus Kaye, 1836Stripestreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Astraptes Hübner, 1777Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Autochton Hübner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1853Eyed Silkmoths3SpeciesTaxom
Azeta Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Biblis Fabricius, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1862Giant owl butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Callimormus Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Ceratrichia Butler, 1879Forest Sylphs1SpeciesTaxom
Chetone Boisduval, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Chloreuptychia Forster, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1837Checkerspots2SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 0Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Cormotypa Meyrick, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Cosmosoma Hübner, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1945Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cycloglypha Mabille, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Cydia Hübner, 1935Piercers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Dalla Mabille, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Diaethria Billberg, 1844Eighty-Eight Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Diaphania Hübner, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1775Julia Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Dynamine Hübner, 1775Sailors2SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Epimecis Hübner, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Eresia Boisduval, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ethope Moore, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Eucereon Hübner, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Eulepidotis Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eumaeus Hübner, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Eupseudosoma Grote, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Hamadryas Hübner, 1758Calicoes1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1793Brush-footed butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Hermeuptychia Forster, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hiera Druce, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Homoeocera Felder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hyperthaema Schaus, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Hypocrita Hübner, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Jemadia Watson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1913Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lerema Scudder, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Magneuptychia Forster, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Melanchroia Hübner, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Melese Walker, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Mestra Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Metamorpha Hübner, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1758Morpho butterfly2SpeciesTaxom
Orses Godman, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Paches Godman & Salvin, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pachydota Hampson, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Paectes Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pareuptychia W. Forster, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1845Cattlehearts2SpeciesTaxom
Pelochyta Hübner, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Phocides Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Phycitodes Hampson, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Phyprosopus Grote, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pixus Callaghan, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Prepona Boisduval, 1854Preponas And Agrias1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohemihyalea Rego-Barros, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonymphidia Callaghan, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1869Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Saurita Herrich-Schä..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Selenarctia Watson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Siga Hübner, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Siproeta Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Smyrna Hübner, 1781Beauties1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1877Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Sphacelodes haïtiaria Ob..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Stenoprora Hampson, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Stolidoptera Rothschild &..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Symmachia Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Symphlebia Felder, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1782Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Tinacrucis Powell, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Urania Fabricius, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Urbanus Hübner, 1952Longtail Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Vehilius Godman, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1797Broken-Dashes1SpeciesTaxom
Xenarchus Herrich-Schä..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Xenophanes Godman and S..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17713SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Honduras
138 Species and 15 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Aclytia heber Cramer, 1782
Adelpha cytherea Linnaeus, 1758Cytherea Sister
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Allotinus portunus portunus
Amastus episcotosia Dognin, 1901
Amastus ochraceator Walker, 1865
Anartia fatima Fabricius, 1793Banded peacock
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Anartia lytrea Godart, 1819Godart´s peacock
Anaxita decorata Walker, 1855Decorated Beauty
Anthanassa ardys Hewitson, 1864Ardent Crescent
Anthanassa drusilla Felder, 1861Orange-patched Crescent
Anthanassa frisia Poey, 1833Black Crescent
Anthanassa tulcis (Bates, 1864)⇒ Anthanassa frisia Poey, 1833
Apocrisias thaumasta Franclemont, 1966
Arawacus sito Boisduval, 1836Fine-lined Hairstreak
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Astraptes talus Cramer, 1777Green Flasher
Autochton pseudocellus Coolidge & C..., 1911Little Golden-Banded Skipper
Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Azeta rhodogaster Guenée, 1852
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Battus polydamas polydamas (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Battus polydamas antiquus Rothschild &..., 1906
Biblis aganisa (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779
Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779Crimson-banded Black
Caligo atreus Kollar, 1850Atreus Owl
Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775Dusky Owl-Butterfly
Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862Giant Owl
Callimormus juventus Scudder, 1872Juventus Skipper
Calycopis bactra Hewitson, 1877Hewitson´s Groundstreak
Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793Red Banded Hairstreak
Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872Dusky Blue Hairstreak
Ceratrichia argyrosticta argyrosticta Plötz, 1879
Chetone angulosa Walker, 1854
Chloreuptychia arnaca Fabricius, 1776Blue-smudged Satyr
Chlosyne janais Drury, 1782Crimson Patch
Chlosyne lacinia Geyer, 1837Adjutrix Patch
Coenonympha corinna corinna
Cormotypa leucochrysa Diakonoff, 1954
Cosmosoma galatea Schaus, 1912
Cosmosoma impar Walker, 1854
Cupido comyntas texana F. Chermock, 1945Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cycloglypha thrasibulus thrasibulus Fabricius, 1793Widespread Bent-Skipper
Cydia zygogramma Meyrick, 1935
Cyllopsis gemma Hübner, 1808Gemmed Satyr
Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955Hesperioides Skipperling
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Diaethria astala Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Astala Eighty-eight
Diaphania indica Saunders, 1851Cotton Caterpillar
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Dynamine dyonis Hübner, 1837Blue-eyed Green Wing
Dynamine serina Fabricius, 1775
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Eresia phillyra Hewitson, 1852Longwing Crescent
Eucereon flavicaput Hampson, 1898
Eucereon rogersi Druce, 1884
Eulepidotis jonesi
Eumaeus childrenae Gray, 1832Great Cycadian
Eupseudosoma aberrans Schaus, 1905
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Euselasia mys Herrich-Schä..., 1853
Hamadryas feronia Linnaeus, 1758Blue Cracker
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius hortense Guérin, 1844Mexican Heliconian
Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793Sara Longwing
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Hermeuptychia hermes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793
Hermeuptychia hermybius Grishin, 2014South Texas Satyr
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Heterosais giulia edessa (covella R.F...., 1958)⇒ Heterosais giulia pallidula Haensch, 1903
Hiera gyge Druce, 1885
Homoeocera rodriguezi Druce, 1890
Hyperthaema sororita Schaus, 1920
Hypocrita arcaei Druce, 1884
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Ideopsis gaura anapis C.Felder & R..., 1861
Jemadia pseudognetus Mabille, 1878Dot-Collared Firetip
Leptotes callanga Dyar, 1913
Lerema ancillaris (Butler, 1877)⇒ Lerema liris Evans, 1955
Lerema liris Evans, 1955Liris Skipper
Magneuptychia libye (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cissia libye Linnaeus, 1767
Melanchroia chephise Stoll, 1782Snowbush Spanworm
Melese amastris Druce, 1884
Mesosemia lamachus Hewitson, 1857Purple-washed Eyed-Metalmark
Mestra amymone (Ménétriés, 1857)⇒ Mestra hypermestra Hübner, 1825
Metamorpha epaphus Latreille, 1811
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Orses cynisca Swainson, 1821Yellow-edged Ruby-eye
Paches loxus Westwood, 1852Glorious Blue-Skipper
Pachydota drucei Rothschild, 1909
Paectes pseudopsis (Walker, 1858)⇒ Paectes fuscescens Walker, 1855
Pareuptychia ocirrhoe Fabricius, 1776Banded White Ringlet
Parides erithalion Boisduval, 1836Variable Cattleheart
Parides photinus Doubleday, 1845Pink-spotted Cattleheart
Pelochyta cervina Edwards, 1884
Pelochyta cinerea Walker, 1855
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Phocides pigmalion Cramer, 1779Mangrove Skipper
Phycitodes lacteella madoniella Roesler, 1965
Phyprosopus calligrapha Hampson, 1926Pahu
Pixus corculum Stichel, 1929Pixus Metalmark
Prepona amydon Hewitson, 1854
Pseudohemihyalea ambigua Strecker, 1878Red-banded Aemilia
Pseudonymphidia agave Godman & Salvin, 1886
Pyrisitia dina Poey, 1832Dina Yellow
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrisitia nise nelphe R. Felder, 1869Felder’s Mimosa Yellow
Quentalia maevia Druce, 1898
Saurita nigripalpia Hampson, 1898
Selenarctia schausi Rothschild, 1916
Siga pyronia Druce, 1895
Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758Malachite
Smyrna blomfildia Fabricius, 1781Blomfild's beauty
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Sphacelodes vulneraria Hübner, 1823Looper Moth
Stenoprora triplax Turner, 1944
Stolidoptera tachasara Druce, 1888
Symmachia hetaerina Hewitson, 1867
Symphlebia herbosa Schaus, 1910
Taygetis rufomarginata Staudinger, 1888Rufous-margined Satyr
Thecla palegon Cramer, 1782
Urania fulgens Walker, 1854Urania Swallowtail Moth
Urbanus esta W.H. Evans, 1952Esta Longtail
Vehilius stictomenes Butler, 1877Pasture Brown-Skipper
Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797Broken Dash
Xenarchus osorius Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Xenophanes tryxus Stoll, 1780Glassy-winged Skipper
Xylophanes adalia Druce, 1881
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in East Honduras
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
18
110
138
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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