Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Paramaribo (Suriname)
List of families for Paramaribo
24 Families width 147 Species and 7 Subspecies
| Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae (Leach, 1815) | Cankerworm moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lacturidae Heppner, 1995 | Australian burnet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Crinkled Flannel Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Paramaribo
117 Genera with 147 Species
| Achlyodes Hübner, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1758 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrissa Butler, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arawacus Kaye, 1776 | Stripestreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyreuptychia Forster, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Audre Hemming, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Augiades Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1875 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bia Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brassolis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1758 | Giant owl butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calpodes Hübner, 1782 | Brazilian skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carystus Hübner, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catoblepia Stichel, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catonephele Hübner, 1771 | Catones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chioides Lindsey, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coea Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobura Billberg, 1758 | Mosaics or Beauties | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cycloglypha Mabille, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dindyminotes Johnson, Aus..., 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dione Hübner, 1779 | Silverspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryadula Michener, 1758 | Banded Orange | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1775 | Julia Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynamine Hübner, 1782 | Sailors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eantis Boisduval, 1793 | Sicklewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echenais Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1780 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1781 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1910 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1777 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodonta Hübner, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gorgythion Godman and S..., 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1758 | Calicoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1758 | Brush-footed butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopis Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiceras Guenée, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1819 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoplectis Hubner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isognathus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1779 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lactura Walker, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1911 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lusura Walker, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malocampa Schaus, 1906 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopyge Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinaea Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melittia Hübner, 1916 | Wasp Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microgonia Popescu-Gorj..., 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallo Hubner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1758 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mysoria Watson, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1777 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1779 | Cattlehearts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Peplia Hübner, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Philaethria Billberg, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phobetron Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phocides Hübner, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phoenicoprocta Druce, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phryxus Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1852 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyptilia Hübner, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pompeius W.H. Evans, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrogenes Watson, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1819 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Procalypta Butler, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Quadrus Lindsey, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rupela Walker, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saliana W.H. Evans, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scrobipalpa Janse, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sibine Herrich-Schä..., 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siproeta Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1781 | Armyworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stegasta Meyrick, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strephonota K. Johnson ,..., 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talides Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1821 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telemiades Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temenis Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1782 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thysania Dalman, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triphassa Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Typhedanus Butler, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urania Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1907 | Longtail Skippers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vehilius Godman, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1897 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zetesima Walsingham, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Paramaribo
147 Species and 7 Subspecies | Achlyodes thraso (Hübner, 1807) | ⇒ Achlyodes mithridates Fabricius, 1793 | | Adelpha cytherea Linnaeus, 1758 | Cytherea Sister | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown peacock | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777 | Florida Sulphur | | Arawacus aetolus Sultzer, 1776 | Aetolus Stripestreak | | Archaeoprepona demophon Linnaeus, 1758 | Banded King Shoemaker | | Argyreuptychia penelope (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cissia penelope Fabricius, 1775 | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Audre phyciodes Hayward, 1949 | | | Augiades crinisus Cramer, 1780 | Crinisus Skipper | | Automeris amoena Boisduval, 1875 | | | Bia actorion Linnaeus, 1763 | Actorion Owlet | | Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut butterfly | | Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | Dusky Owl-Butterfly | | Caligo teucer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cocoa Blue Mort | | Calospila emylius Cramer, 1775 | | | Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782 | Arrowroot skipper | | Carystus senex Plötz, 1882 | European elm bark beetle | | Catonephele acontius Linnaeus, 1771 | Acontius Firewing | | Chioides catillus Cramer, 1780 | Albo Longtail | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Coea acheronta Fabricius, 1775 | | | Colobura dirce Linnaeus, 1758 | Dirce Beauty | | Cycloglypha caeruleonigra Mabille, 1904 | | | Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777 | Soldier | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Dindyminotes dindymus Cramer, 1775 | | | Dione juno Cramer, 1779 | Juno Heliconian | | Dirphia hircia Cramer, 1775 | | | Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758 | Banded Longwing | | Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775 | Flambeau | | Dynamine mylitta (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Dynamine postverta Cramer, 1780 | | Eantis thraso (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Achlyodes mithridates Fabricius, 1793 | | Echenais penthea Cramer, 1777 | | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Eresia clara (Bates, 1864) | ⇒ Eresia clio Linnaeus, 1758 | | Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773 | Alope Sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | Oenotrus Sphinx | | Eueides isabella Stoll, 1781 | Isabella's heliconian | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775 | | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Euploea algea cissia Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777 | | Gonodonta amianta Hampson, 1924 | | | Gorgythion begga Prittwitz, 1868 | Variegated Skipper | | Hamadryas feronia Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Cracker | | Heliconius antiochus Linnaeus, 1767 | Antiochus Longwing | | Heliconius clytia (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866 | | Heliconius eleuchia Hewitson, 1854 | | | Heliconius elevatus Nöldner, 1901 | | | Heliconius numatus Cramer, 1780 | | | Heliconius ricini Linnaeus, 1758 | Ricini Longwing | | Helicopis acis Fabricius, 1782 | | | Helicopis cupido Linnaeus, 1758 | Spangled Cupid | | Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hemiceras stupida Schaus, 1905 | | | Historis odius Fabricius, 1775 | Grape Shoemaker | | Hypoplectis pertextaria Hübner, 1823 | | | Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865 | Rimosus Sphinx | | Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779 | Black Mangrove Buckeye | | Lactura ophioglossa Meyrick, 1923 | | | Lethe dura mansonia Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Lusura altrix Cramer-Stoll, 1782 | | | Malocampa paramaribena Schaus, 1906 | | | Malocampa spurca Schaus, 1906 | | | Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779 | | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | | Mechanitis polymnia polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Mechanitis polymnia caucaensis Haensch, 1909 | | Megalopyge lanata Stoll, 1780 | | | Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916 | | | Microgonia particolor (Warren, 1904) | ⇒ Microgonia rufaria Warren, 1901 | | Mimallo amilia Stoll, 1780 | | | Mocis repanda Fabricius, 1794 | Grass looper | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Mysoria barcastus Sepp, 1855 | Royal Firetip | | Napeogenes hygia | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788 | Idaes Swallowtail | | Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771 | King page | | Papilio dolylas Cramer, 1777 | | | Parides lysander Cramer, 1775 | Lysander Cattleheart | | Parides sesostris Cramer, 1779 | Emerald-patched Cattleheart | | Parides vertumnus Cramer, 1779 | | | Peplia molpe | | | Philaethria dido Linnaeus, 1763 | Dido longwing | | Phobetron hipparchia Cramer, 1777 | Monkey Slug | | Phocides pigmalion Cramer, 1779 | Mangrove Skipper | | Phocides polybius Fabricius, 1793 | Bloody Spot | | Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775 | Apricot | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phoenicoprocta vacillans Walker, 1856 | | | Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777 | Caicus Sphinx | | Phyciodes liriope Hewitson, 1852 | | | Platyptilia spicula Gielis, 2006 | | | Polites vibex Geyer, 1832 | Whirlabout | | Pompeius pompeius Latreille, 1824 | Common Glassywing | | Porphyrogenes passalus passalus G.A.W. Herri..., 1869 | | | Procalypta subcyanea victorina Druce, 1884 | | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudolycaena damo H. Druce, 1875 | Sky-blue Hairstreak | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Pyrrhopyge amyclas Cramer, 1779 | Yellow-edged Firetip | | Pyrrhopyge phidias Linnaeus, 1758 | Original Firetip | | Quadrus cerealis Stoll, 1782 | | | Rupela albina Becker & Solis, 1990 | | | Saliana antoninus Latreille, 1824 | Persistent Saliana | | Scrobipalpa trinella Fuchs, 1903 | | | Sibine iolans Dyar, 1927 | | | Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758 | Malachite | | Spodoptera androgea Stoll, 1780 | Andregea armyworm moth | | Spodoptera eridania Stoll, 1781 | Cramer southern armyworm | | Stegasta bosqueella Chambers, 1875 | Red-necked peanut worm | | Strephonota cyllarus (P. Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Strephonota cyllarissus Herbst, 1800 | | Talides sergestus Cramer, 1775 | Sergestus Ruby-eye | | Taygetis xenana (Butler, 1870) | ⇒ Taygetis cleopatra C. & R. Felder, 1862 | | Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821 | | | Telemiades corbulo Stoll, 1781 | Corbulo Skipper | | Temenis laothoe Cramer, 1779 | Northern Orange Banner | | Thecla dindymus Cramer, 1776 | | | Thecla palegon Cramer, 1782 | | | Thysania agrippina Cramer, 1776 | Birdwing moth | | Triphassa stalachtis Hübner, 1818 | | | Typhedanus undulatus Hewitson, 1867 | Mottled Longtail | | Urania leilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Green-banded Urania | | Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790 | Brown Tailed Skipper | | Urbanus procne Plötz, 1881 | Brown Longtail | | Urbanus simplicius Stoll, 1790 | Plain Longtail | | Urbanus tanna Evans, 1952 | Tanna Longatail | | Urbanus viterboana Ehrmann, 1907 | Bluish Longtail | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vehilius inca Scudder, 1872 | Inca Brown-Skipper | | Vehilius stictomenes Butler, 1877 | Pasture Brown-Skipper | | Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878 | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx | | Zetesima theobromae Busck, 1920 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Paramaribo
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