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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region San Juan-Laventille (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
83
237
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
83
237
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
80
226
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
191
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
89
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Juan-Laventille
20 Families width 105 Species and 3 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals26SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones10SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper12SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies14SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths14SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae (Boisduval, 1828)Castniid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Juan-Laventille
89 Genera with 105 Species
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Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1763Peacocks2SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Anticarsia Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Antigonus Hübner, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Arawacus Kaye, 1777Stripestreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Astraptes Hübner, 1775Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1780Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Biblis Fabricius, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1862Giant owl butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1870
Checkerspots0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodeixis Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Colobura Billberg, 1758Mosaics or Beauties1SpeciesTaxom
Cymaenes Scudder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Dinia Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Dircenna Doubleday, 1823Clearwing1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1775Julia Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Dynamine Hübner, 1782Sailors1SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1773Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Elbella Evans, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Enantia Hübner, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Euptychia Hübner, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1819Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Feigeria Berio, 1990
0SpeciesTaxom
Gorgone Hubner, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Haemonides Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1758Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hellula Guenée, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Herpetogramma Lederer, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Hyalorista Warren, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hylephila Billberg, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Isapis Doubleday, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1775Buckeyes4SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1775Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Leptozestis Meyrick, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Macalla Walker, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Marpesia Hübner, 1775Daggerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Ministrymon Clench, 1873Ministreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1782Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Niconiades Hübner, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Omiodes Yamanaka, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1771Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1779Cattlehearts1SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1787Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Phereoeca Hinton & Bra..., 1897Household Casebearer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Phocides Hübner, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pierella Herrich-Schä..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Platynota Clemens, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1767Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Remigia Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Samea Guenée, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Siproeta Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Strephonota K. Johnson ,..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1867Scrub-Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom
Syngamia Guenée, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1867Hairstreaks3SpeciesTaxom
Tildenia Povolny, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Tmolus Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Urbanus Hübner, 1952Longtail Skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom
Vehilius Godman, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Vinius Godman, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17713SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaena Fabricius, 1929Burnet1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Juan-Laventille
105 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758Brown peacock
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818Cutworm Moth
Antigonus nearchus Latreille, 1824Death-Mask Spurwing
Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777Florida Sulphur
Arawacus linus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Arawacus aetolus Sultzer, 1776
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Astraptes fulgerator Walch, 1775Blue Flasher
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779Crimson-banded Black
Caligo brasiliensis Felder, 1862Almond-eyed Owl
Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775Dusky Owl-Butterfly
Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862Giant Owl
Calycopis origo Godman & Salvin, 1887Origo Groundstreak
Chrysodeixis includens Walker, 1857Cutworm Moth
Colobura dirce Linnaeus, 1758Dirce Beauty
Cymaenes tripunctus Herrich-Schä..., 1865Dingy Dotted Skipper
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Dinia eagrus Cramer, 1779Scarlet-tipped Wasp Mimic Moth
Dircenna dero Hübner, 1823Dero Clearwing
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Dynamine mylitta (Cramer, 1782)⇒ Dynamine postverta Cramer, 1780
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Enantia lina Herbst, 1792Lina Mimic White
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Euptoieta hegesia Cramer, 1779Mexican Fritillary
Euptychia myncea Cramer, 1782
Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832Jagged-edged Yellow
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Gorgone augusta Stoll, 1782
Haemonides cronis (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Haemonides candida Houlbert, 1917
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Hellula phidilealis Walker, 1859Cabbage Budworm Moth
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Herpetogramma bipunctalis Fabricius, 1794Southern beet webworm
Hyalorista opalisalis Guenée, 1854
Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773Fiery Skipper
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903
Hypothyris euclea Godart, 1819Common Ticlear
Isapis agyrtus Cramer, 1777
Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780
Junonia lemonias lemonias Linnaeus, 1758Lemon Pansy
Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779Black Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780Black-Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia lavinia Cramer, 1775
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923
Macalla finstanalis Schaus, 1922
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Marpesia chiron Fabricius, 1775Banded Daggerwing
Ministrymon azia Hewitson, 1873Azia hairstreak
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Niconiades nikko Hayward, 1948Nikko Skipper
Omiodes indicata Fabricius, 1775Bean-leaf Webworm Moth
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771King page
Parides sesostris Cramer, 1779Emerald-patched Cattleheart
Perophthalma tullius Fabricius, 1787Grey Nymph
Phereoeca uterella Walsingham, 1897Household casebearer
Phocides pigmalion Cramer, 1779Mangrove Skipper
Phocides polybius Fabricius, 1793Bloody Spot
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Pierella hyalinus Gmelin, , 1790Glassy Pierella
Platynota rostrana Walker, 1863Omnivorous platy
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758Cambridge Blue
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767Tropical Checkered Skipper
Remigia conveniens (Walker, 1858)⇒ Mocis conveniens Walker, 1858
Samea multiplicalis Guenée, 1854Pale janthina
Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758Malachite
Strephonota tephraeus Geyer, 1837Pearly-gray Hairstreak
Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780Bubastes Hairstreak
Strymon cestri Reakirt, 1867Cestri Hairstreak
Syngamia florella Stoll, 1781Orange-spotted Flower Moth
Thecla euptychia Draudt, 1920
Thecla joya (Dognin, 1895)⇒ Electrostrymon joya Dognin, 1895
Thecla togarna Hewitson, 1867
Tildenia gudmannella Walsingham, 1897
Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767Four-Spotted Hairstreak
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy
Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758Bean leaf roller
Urbanus tanna Evans, 1952Tanna Longatail
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Utetheisa
Vehilius stictomenes Butler, 1877Pasture Brown-Skipper
Vinius tryhana Kaye, 1913Gold-washed Skipper
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zygaena dorycnii wagneriana Reiss, 1929

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in San Juan-Laventille
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
89
105
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