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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Rio Cuajiniquil (Cuajiniquil, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
48
94
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
48
94
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
88
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
36
78
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio Cuajiniquil
6 Families width 9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae (Latreille, 1810)Crambid Snout Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio Cuajiniquil
10 Genera with 9 Species
Adelpha Hübner, 1864Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1824Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Epistenia Stephens, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptocera Olivier, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Mastixis Schaus, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Prepona Boisduval, 1811Preponas And Agrias1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Zaretis Hübner, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio Cuajiniquil
9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adelpha iphicleola Bates, 1864Confusing Sister
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Leptocera fulva Malloch, 1912
Mastixis mallophora (Druce, 1891)⇒ Mastixis aspisalis Walker, 1859
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Prepona laertes Hübner, 1811Butterfly
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Zaretis isidora zethus Westwood, 1850

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Rio Cuajiniquil
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
10
9
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