Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Port of Spain (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)
List of families for Port of Spain
14 Families width 70 Species and 5 Subspecies | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Port of Spain
67 Genera with 70 Species #ABCDEFGHIJLMNOPSTXY
| Adelpha Hübner, 1758 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1758 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anonychia Warren, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anteros Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthoptus Bell, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antigonus Hübner, 1812 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apaustus Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arawacus Kaye, 1776 | Stripestreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catagramma Boisduval, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1996 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalodeta Stichel, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clepsiphron Turner, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1826 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dircenna Doubleday, 1823 | Clearwing | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynamine Hübner, 1780 | Sailors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erichthodes Forster, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Femniterga Scudder, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonionota Zeller, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gorgythion Godman and S..., 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1816 | Calicoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1819 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliopetes Billberg, 1758 | White Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hermeuptychia Forster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hypercompe Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Isapis Doubleday, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Janatella Higgins, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Letis Hübner, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Madoryx Boisduval, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Magneuptychia Forster, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanchroia Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallo Hubner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nascus Watson, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ostrinotes Johnson & al., 1997 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1788 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapoynx Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1837 | Cattlehearts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phanus Hübner, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pococera Zeller, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyniphes Kaye, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Safia Guenée, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saliana W.H. Evans, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spathilepia Butler, 1775 | Falcate Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symmachia Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1874 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theope Doubleday, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tithorea Doubleday, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophanes Godman and S..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yphthimoides Forster, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Port of Spain
70 Species and 5 Subspecies | Adelpha cytherea Linnaeus, 1758 | Cytherea Sister | | Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown peacock | | Anonychia strebla Prout, 1926 | | | Anteros formosus Cramer, 1777 | Gold Drop | | Anthoptus epictetus Fabricius, 1793 | Trailside Skipper | | Antigonus erosus Hübner, 1812 | Common Spurwing | | Apaustus gracilis Felder & Felder, 1867 | Delicate Skipper | | Arawacus aetolus Sultzer, 1776 | Aetolus Stripestreak | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Crimson-banded Black | | Calephelis laverna Godman & Salvin, 1886 | | | Catagramma astarte Cramer, 1782 | | | Celaenorrhinus autochton Steinhauser ..., 1996 | | | Chalodeta chaonitis Hewitson, 1866 | Orange-stitched Metalmark | | Clepsiphron calycopis Turner, 1923 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826 | Monarch | | Dircenna dero Hübner, 1823 | Dero Clearwing | | Dynamine postverta Cramer, 1780 | Four-spot Sailor | | Echinargus huntingtoni Rindge & Com..., 1953 | | | Emesis aurimna Boisduval, 1870 | White-spotted Emesis | | Epamera hemiargus hemiargus | | | Erichthodes erichtho (Butler, 1866) | ⇒ Erichthodes antonina C. & R. Felder, 1867 | | Erinnyis ello ello Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Femniterga cinniana Hewitson, 1877 | | | Gonionota dissita Clarke, 1964 | | | Gorgythion begga Prittwitz, 1868 | Variegated Skipper | | Hamadryas februa Hübner, 1816 | Ferentina Calico | | Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819 | Juliette | | Heliopetes arsalte Linnaeus, 1758 | Arsalte Skipper | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | Carolina Satyr | | Hesperia sassacus sassacus T. Harris, 1862 | Indian Skipper | | Isapis agyrtus Cramer, 1777 | | | Ithomia agnosia Hewitson, 1854 | Agnosia Glasswing | | Ithomia pellucida Weymer, 1875 | Blue Transparent | | Janatella leucodesma Felder, 1861 | Whitened Crescent | | Letis magna Gmelin, 1789 | | | Madoryx oiclus oiclus Cramer, 1779 | | | Magneuptychia andrei Zacca, Casag..., 2017 | | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca huascara Schaus, 1941 | | | Mechanitis lysimnia Fabricius, 1793 | Confused Tigerwing | | Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | | Melanchroia chephise Stoll, 1782 | Snowbush Spanworm | | Mimallo amilia Stoll, 1780 | | | Nascus paulliniae (Sepp, 1848) | ⇒ Pseudonascus paulliniae Sepp, 1842 | | Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788 | Idaes Swallowtail | | Parapoynx fluctuosalis Zeller, 1852 | Moth | | Parides anchises Linnaeus, 1758 | Anchises Cattleheart | | Parides neophilus Hübner, 1837 | Neophilus Cattleheart | | Phanus marshallii (Kirby, 1880) | ⇒ Phanus marshalli Kirby, 1880 | | Pococera baradata | | | Polyniphes dumenilii Godart, 1823 | | | Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758 | Cambridge Blue | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Pyrrhopyge phidias Linnaeus, 1758 | Original Firetip | | Safia acharia Stoll, 1781 | | | Saliana esperi Evans, 1955 | Perching Saliana | | Spathilepia clonius Cramer, 1775 | Falcate Skipper | | Symmachia technema Stichel, 1910 | | | Taygetis laches Fabricius, 1793 | | | Thecla mulucha Hewitson, 1867 | | | Thecla orcidia Hewitson, 1874 | | | Theope foliorum Bates, 1868 | Plain Theope | | Thracides phidon Cramer, 1779 | Jewel-studded Skipper | | Tithorea harmonia Cramer, 1777 | Harmonia Tiger | | Xenophanes tryxus Stoll, 1780 | Glassy-winged Skipper | | Yphthimoides renata Cramer, 1782 | Renata Satyr |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Port of Spain
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