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Checklist for Subtribe Brassolina Boisduval, 1836
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
2533
5194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
851
1681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
851
1681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
850
1680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
560
1196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
525
1147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
224
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
112
280
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
9
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBrassolini
Boisduval, 1836
Barkwings and Owl butterflies, Owls
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeBrassolina
Boisduval, 1836
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
6 Genera with 12 Species
Brassolis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1907Giant owl butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Catoblepia Stichel, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Eryphanis Boisduval, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Opsiphanes Doubleday, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Selenophanes Staudinger, 17753SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
12 Species and 9 Subspecies
Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758Coconut butterfly
Caligo eurilochus Cramer, 1775Forest Blue Mort
Caligo idomeneus Linnaeus, 1758Idomeneus Giant Owl
Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775Dusky Owl-Butterfly
Caligo teucer nubilus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Catoblepia berecynthia Cramer, 1777
Catoblepia berecynthia berecynthia (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Catoblepia berecynthia midas Stichel, 1908
Catoblepia berecynthia halli Bristow, 1981
Catoblepia xanthus Linnaeus, 1758
Catoblepia xanthus xanthus Linnaeus, 1758
Eryphanis automedon automedon Cramer, 1775
Opsiphanes cassiae Linnaeus, 1758
Opsiphanes cassina merianae Stichel, 1904
Opsiphanes invirae roraimaensis Bristow, 1991
Selenophanes cassiope Cramer, 1775Cassiope Owlet
Selenophanes cassiope caryatis (J.B. Godart, 1824)⇒ Selenophanes cassiope cassiope Cramer, 1775
Selenophanes cassiope cassiope Cramer, 1775