Checklist of Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
for Upper Amazon (Amazon basin)
List of families for Upper Amazon
16 Families width 93 Species and 48 Subspecies | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae (Boisduval, 1828) | Castniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802) | Breeze flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Passalidae Leach, 1815 | Bess beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Upper Amazon
69 Genera with 93 Species
| Adelpha Hübner, 1915 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ageronia Hubner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amarynthis Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1782 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apaustus Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asterope Hübner, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athyrtis C.Felder & R..., 1884 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Baeotus Hemming, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithea Hübner, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castnia Fabricius, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centris Fabricius, 1804 | Centris Bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chorinea Gray, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cithaerias Hübner, 1910 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Clito Evans, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphia Hübner, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastes MacLeay, 1758 | Hercules Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ebrietas Godman & Salvin, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eracon Godman & Salvin, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1908 | Purplewings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurybia Illiger, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytides Hübner, 1906 | Kite Swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutychide Godman, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exoplisia Godman & Salvin, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haetera Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1865 | Calicoes | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1862 | Brush-footed butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heraclides Hübner, 1906 | Giant swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1909 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Itaballia Kaye, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janthecla Robbins & Ve..., 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jemadia Watson, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lerema Scudder, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1852 | Daggerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melete Swainson, 1907 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Motasingha Watson, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papias Evans, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1779 | Cattlehearts | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1823 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phryxus Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pierella Herrich-Schä..., 1885 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhogyra Hübner, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pythonides Hübner, 1782 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Quadrus Lindsey, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodina Westwood, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sais Hübner, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sostrata Godman & Salvin, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stalachtis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stibasoma Schiner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telemachus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telemiades Hübner, 1878 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Temenis Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Terra K. Johnson &..., 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 0 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thoon Godman, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Timochreon Godman & Salvin, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Typophyllum Serville, 1870 | little walking leaves | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vettius Godman, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Veturius Kaup, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vinius Godman, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virga Evans, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthothrix H. Edwards, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zaretis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zera Evans, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Upper Amazon
93 Species and 48 Subspecies | Adelpha melona leucocoma Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Ageronia alicia (Bates, 1865) | ⇒ Hamadryas alicia Bates, 1865 | | Amarynthis meneria Cramer, 1776 | Meneria Metalmark | | Anaea leonida Cramer, 1782 | | | Apaustus menes Stoll, 1782 | Menes Skipper | | Asterope batesii Hewitson, 1850 | Bates´ Asterope | | Athyrtis mechanitis mechanitis (C. Felder & ..., 1862) | ⇒ Athyrtis mechanitis salvini Srnka, 1884 | | Athyrtis mechanitis oberthueri Srnka, 1885 | | | Athyrtis mechanitis salvini Srnka, 1884 | | | Baeotus deucalion Felder, 1860 | | | Callithea batesii (Hewitson, 1850) | ⇒ Asterope batesii Hewitson, 1850 | | Castnia licus (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773 | | Chorinea amazon Saunders, 1859 | | | Cithaerias andromeda andromeda Fabricius, 1775 | | | Cithaerias andromeda harpalyce (A.G. Butler, 1866) | ⇒ Cithaerias andromeda andromeda Fabricius, 1775 | | Cithaerias aurorina aurorina Weymer, 1910 | | | Cithaerias pireta aurorina Weymer, 1910 | | | Clito zelotes Hewitson, 1873 | Hewitsons Clito | | Dirphia pallida Walker, 1865 | | | Dirphia varia Walker, 1855 | | | Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758 | Hercules beetle | | Ebrietas evanidus Mabille, 1897 | Blurred Bent-Skipper | | Eracon paulinus Stoll, 1782 | Tear-drop Skipper | | Eunica caelina alycia Fruhstorfer, 1909 | | | Eunica tatila bellaria Fruhstorfer, 1908 | Florida Purplewing | | Eunica tatila tatilina (Fruhstorfer, 1908) | ⇒ Eunica tatila bellaria Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | Euptychia mollina Hübner, 1813 | Mollina Satyr | | Eurybia dardus Fabricius, 1787 | Dardus Eurybia | | Eurybia dardus fassli (Seitz, 1916) | ⇒ Eurybia dardus annulata Stichel, 1910 | | Eurytides callias Rothschild &..., 1906 | Callias Kite Swallowtail | | Euselasia orfita Cramer, 1777 | | | Eutychide complana Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Compliant Skipper | | Eutychide paria Plötz, 1882 | Gold-dot Skipper | | Exoplisia cadmeis Hewitson, 1866 | Cadmeis Metalmark | | Haetera piera Linnaeus, 1758 | Amber Phantom | | Hamadryas arinome Lucas, 1853 | Arinome Cracker | | Hamadryas arinome anomala (Strecker, 1876) | ⇒ Hamadryas arinome arinome Lucas, 1853 | | Hamadryas arinome arinome Lucas, 1853 | | | Hamadryas velutina Bates, 1865 | Velutina Cracker | | Heliconius elevatus Nöldner, 1901 | | | Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Postman | | Heliconius xanthocles Bates, 1862 | | | Heraclides torquatus theras L.W. Rothsch..., 1906 | | | Hypothyris fluonia Hewitson, 1854 | | | Hypothyris ninonia completomaculata J. Zikán, 1941 | | | Hypothyris ninonia latefasciata Haensch, 1909 | | | Hypothyris ninonia ninonia (Hübner, 1806) | ⇒ Hypothyris ninonia latefasciata Haensch, 1909 | | Hypothyris thea thea Hewitson, 1852 | | | Hypothyris thea theatina Haensch, 1909 | | | Itaballia pandosia pisonis Hewitson, 1861 | | | Janthecla janthina Hewitson, 1867 | Janthina Hairstreak | | Jemadia pseudognetus Mabille, 1878 | Dot-Collared Firetip | | Lerema ancillaris (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Lerema liris Evans, 1955 | | Lerema liris Evans, 1955 | Liris Skipper | | Marpesia tutelina Hewitson, 1852 | Tutelina Daggerwing | | Melete lycimnia aelia C. & R. Felder, 1861 | | | Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793 | | | Melete lycimnia latilimbata Butler, 1896 | | | Melete lycimnia lycimnia (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Melete lycimnia theodori Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | Melete lycimnia napona Röber, 1909 | | | Melete lycimnia paulista Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Melete lycimnia peruviana Lucas, 1852 | | | Melete lycimnia petronia Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Melete lycimnia theodori Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Mimoides ariarathes Esper, 1788 | | | Motasingha dirphia dirphia | | | Papias phaeomelas Geyer, 1831 | Hubners Skipper | | Parides chabrias Hewitson, 1852 | | | Parides lysander antalcidas Tyler, Brown..., 1994 | | | Parides lysander brissonius Hübner, 1819 | | | Parides lysander lysander (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Parides lysander brissonius Hübner, 1819 | | Parides neophilus Hübner, 1837 | Neophilus Cattleheart | | Parides orellana Hewitson, 1852 | | | Parides sesostris Cramer, 1779 | Emerald-patched Cattleheart | | Phoebis neocypris Hübner, 1823 | Bracteolata Sulphur | | Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777 | Caicus Sphinx | | Pierella amalia Weymer, 1885 | | | Pierella astyoche albomaculata (O. Staudinger, 1887) | ⇒ Pierella lucia Weymer, 1885 | | Pierella lamia Sulzer, 1776 | | | Pierella lena leucospila (O. Staudinger, 1887) | ⇒ Pierella amalia Weymer, 1885 | | Pierella lucia Weymer, 1885 | Lucia Pierella | | Pteronymia primula Bates, 1862 | | | Pyrrhogyra crameri nautaca Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Pyrrhogyra neaerea argina Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Pyrrhogyra stratonicus stratonicus Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Pythonides grandis assecla Mabille, 1883 | Many-spotted Blue-Skipper | | Pythonides jovianus fabricii W. F. Kirby, 1871 | | | Pythonides jovianus jovianus (Stoll, 1782) | ⇒ Pythonides jovianus fabricii W. F. Kirby, 1871 | | Quadrus contubernalis contubernalis Mabille, 1883 | Striped Blue-Skipper | | Riodina lysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Lysippus Metalmark | | Sais rosalia badia Haensch, 1904 | | | Sostrata pusilla pusilla Godman & Salvin, 1895 | Pusilla Skipper | | Stalachtis calliope Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Stibasoma euglossa (Lutz, 1915) | ⇒ Stibasoma flaviventre Macquart, 1848 | | Taygetis sylvia Bates, 1866 | Sylvia´s Satyr | | Telemachus creteus | | | Telemiades delalande Latreille, 1824 | Delalande Skipper | | Telemiades fides Bell, 1949 | Small Telemiades | | Telemiades nicomedes Möschler, 1878 | Dark Telemiades | | Temenis laothoe Cramer, 1779 | Northern Orange Banner | | Terra calchinia Hewitson, 1868 | | | Thecla calchinia Hewitson, 1868 | | | Thecla mataniva | | | Thoon modius Mabille, 1889 | Moody Skipper | | Timochreon satyrus satyrus C. Felder & ..., 1867 | Satyr Skipper | | Typophyllum erosifolium Walker, 1870 | | | Vettius lafrenaye pica Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Two-toned Skipper | | Veturius (Ouayama) unicornis Gravely, 1918 | | | Vinius sagitta Mabille, 1889 | Sagitta Skipper | | Virga virginius Möschler, 1882 | Virginius Skipper | | Xanthothrix callicore Staudinger, 1871 | | | Zaretis itys Cramer, 1777 | Leaf Wing Butterfly | | Zera difficilis Weeks, 1901 | Difficult Skipper | | Zera tetrastigma tetrastigma Sepp, 1847 | Tetrastigma Skipper |
Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Upper Amazon
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