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Checklist for Subfamily Charaxinae Guenée, 1865 (Leaf butterflies)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
2417
8025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1815
6573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1628
5798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
559
2622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
273
1454
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
15
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
14 Genera with 82 Species
Agrias Doubleday, 187024SpeciesTaxom
Anaea Hübner, 1850Leafwings8SpeciesTaxom
Anaeomorpha Rothschild, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Coenophlebia C. Felder & ..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Consul Hübner, 18756SpeciesTaxom
Fountainea Rydon, 1890Leafwings8SpeciesTaxom
Hypna Hübner, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Memphis Hübner, 1869Leafwings30SpeciesTaxom
Noreppa Rydon, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Polygrapha Staudinger, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Prepona Boisduval, 1925Preponas And Agrias23SpeciesTaxom
Siderone Hübner, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Zaretis Hübner, 20017SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
82 Species and 57 Subspecies
Agrias amydon Hewitson, 1853Amydon Agrias
Agrias amydon eleonora (H. Fruhstorfer, 1895)⇒ Agrias amydon zenodorus Hewitson, 1870
Agrias amydon flavicellus (O. Michael, 1930)⇒ Agrias amydon zenodorus Hewitson, 1870
Agrias amydon inca (V. Paskevsky, 1941)⇒ Agrias amydon zenodorus Hewitson, 1870
Agrias amydon nigroconjuncta (E. Le Moult, 1931)⇒ Agrias amydon zenodorus Hewitson, 1870
Agrias amydon zamorae (O. Michael, 1930)⇒ Agrias amydon zenodorus Hewitson, 1870
Agrias amydon zenodorus Hewitson, 1870
Agrias beata Staudinger, ..., 1886
Agrias beatifica (Hewitson, 1869)⇒ Agrias narcissus Staudinger, 1885
Agrias claudia sara Fruhstorfer, 1902
Agrias claudianus (Godart, 1824)⇒ Agrias claudina Godart, 1824
Agrias claudina Godart, 1824Claudina Agrias
Agrias claudina annetta G.R. Gray, 1832
Agrias claudina claudia (J.D. Schulze, 1776)⇒ Agrias claudina lugens O. Staudinger, 1886
Agrias claudina croesus O. Staudinger, 1896
Agrias claudina godmani H. Fruhstorfer, 1895
Agrias claudina lugens O. Staudinger, 1886
Agrias hewitsonius Bates, 1860
Agrias hewitsonius beatifica (Hewitson, 1869)⇒ Agrias hewitsonius stuarti Godman & Salvin, 1882
Agrias hewitsonius stuarti Godman & Salvin, 1882
Agrias narcissus Staudinger, 1885
Agrias sahlkei (Godart, 1824)⇒ Agrias claudina Godart, 1824
Agrias sardanapalus Bates, 1860
Agrias zenodorus Hewitson, 1870
Anaea arachne Cramer, 1775
Anaea discophora maculata Röber, 1927
Anaea glauce felderi Röber, 1916
Anaea nessus Latreille, 1833
Anaea philumena Doubleday, 1849
Anaea polycarmes Fabricius, 1775
Anaea sosippus Hopffer, 1874
Anaea xenocles Westwood, 1850
Anaeomorpha splendida Rothschild, 1894
Archaeoprepona amphimachus symaithus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Archaeoprepona demophon Linnaeus, 1758Banded King Shoemaker
Archaeoprepona demophon muson Fruhstorfer, 1905
Archaeoprepona demophoon andicola Fruhstorfer, 1904
Archaeoprepona demophoon gulina Fruhstorfer, 1904Two-spotted Prepona
Coenophlebia archidona Hewitson, 1860
Consul fabius Cramer, 1779Tiger Leafwing
Consul fabius aequatorialis (Butler, 1875)⇒ Consul fabius diffusus Butler, 1875
Consul fabius albinotatus Butler, 1874
Consul fabius cecrops Doubleday, 1849Tiger-striped Leafwing
Consul fabius diffusus Butler, 1875
Consul fabius semifulvus Butler, 1875
Fountainea eurypyle C. & R. Felder, 1862
Fountainea glycerium Doubleday, 1849Angled Leafwing
Fountainea nessus (Latreille, 1813)⇒ Memphis nessus Latreille, 1833
Fountainea nessus floridus J.K.M. Röber, 1926
Fountainea nobilis (Bates, 1864)⇒ Memphis nobilis Bates, 1864
Fountainea ryphea ecuadoralis F. Johnson &..., 1941
Fountainea sosippus Hopffer, 1874
Fountainea strymon (G. Weymer, 1890)⇒ Fountainea sosippus Hopffer, 1874
Hypna clytemnestra Cramer, 1777Jazzy Leafwing
Hypna clytemnestra clytemnestra Cramer, 1777
Memphis acaudata Röber, 1916
Memphis acidalia memphis C. Felder & ..., 1867
Memphis ambrosia phoebe H. Druce, 1877
Memphis anna Staudinger, 1897
Memphis arginussa Geyer, 1832Mottled Leafwing
Memphis arginussa onophis C. Felder & ..., 1861
Memphis basilia Stoll, 1780
Memphis cleomestra cleomestra Hewitson, 1869
Memphis cluvia Hopffer, 1874
Memphis glauce C. & R. Felder, 1862
Memphis glauce felderi Röber, 1916
Memphis glauce glauce C. Felder & ..., 1862
Memphis juliani Constantino, 1999
Memphis lineata Salvin, 1869
Memphis lyceus Druce, 1877Lyceus Leafwing
Memphis mora annetta W. Comstock, 1961
Memphis moruus Fabricius, 1775Laurel Leafwing
Memphis moruus discophora (maculata J.K..., 1927)⇒ Memphis moruus phila H. Druce, 1877
Memphis moruus leonila W. Comstock, 1961
Memphis moruus morpheus Staudinger, 1886
Memphis moruus phila H. Druce, 1877
Memphis morvus Fabricius, 1775
Memphis nenia threnodion Bargmann, 1929
Memphis odilia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Memphis polycarmes Fabricius, 1775
Memphis offa offa H. Druce, 1877
Memphis perenna Godman & Salvin, 1884Big-spotted Leafwing
Memphis polycarmes Fabricius, 1775
Memphis polyxo Druce, 1874
Memphis praxias oblita A. Hall, 1929
Memphis vestina (W.C. Hewitson, 1869)⇒ Memphis lineata Salvin, 1869
Noreppa chromus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Polygrapha cyanea Godman & Salvin, 1868
Polygrapha cyanea cyanea Salvin & Godman, 1868
Polygrapha xenocrates Westwood, 1850
Prepona amydon Hewitson, 1854
Prepona amydon zenodorus Hewitson, 1870
Prepona chromus (Röber, 1914)⇒ Noreppa chromus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Prepona claudina Godart, 1824
Prepona claudina sardanapalus H. Bates, 1860
Prepona demophoon (Hübner, 1814)⇒ Archaeoprepona demophoon Godart, 1823
Prepona dexamenus Hopffer, 1874
Prepona dexamenus dexamenus Hopffer, 1874Least Prepona
Prepona eugenes argyria (Fruhstorfer, 1916)⇒ Prepona pylene Hewitson, 1853
Prepona hewitsonius beatifica Hewitson, 1869
Prepona laertes Hübner, 1811Butterfly
Prepona laertes demodice Godard, 1824
Prepona laertes octavia Fruhstorfer, 1905Yellow-tufted Prepona
Prepona licomedes (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Archaeoprepona licomedes Cramer, 1777
Prepona meander (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Archaeoprepona meander Cramer, 1775
Prepona muson Fruhstorfer, 1905
Prepona pheridamas Cramer, 1777
Prepona pylene Hewitson, 1853Narrow-banded Shoemaker
Prepona pylene bahiana Fruhstorfer, 1897
Prepona pylene eugenes (Bates, 1865)⇒ Prepona pylene laertides Staudinger, 1898
Prepona pylene jordani Fruhstorfer, 1905
Prepona pylene laertides Staudinger, 1898
Prepona werneri Hering & Hopp, 1925Werner'S Prepona
Siderone galanthis Cramer, 1775Northern Red-striped Leafwing
Siderone mars Bates, 1860
Siderone syntyche angustifascia A. Hall, 1917
Zaretis isidora Cramer, 1779Isidora Leafwing
Zaretis isidora zethus Westwood, 1850
Zaretis itys Cramer, 1777Leaf Wing Butterfly
Zaretis itys itys (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Zaretis isidora Cramer, 1779
Zaretis pythagoras Willmott & Hall, 2004
Zaretis syene Hewitson, 1856
Zaretis violacea (J.A. Salazar..., 2001)⇒ Zaretis syene Hewitson, 1856

Subnodes of Charaxinae with occurrences in Ecuador
TribeAnaeini
Reuter, 1896
Leafwings
9
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAnaeomorphini
Rydon, 1971
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePreponini
Rydon, 1971
King Shoemakers and Agrias Butterflies
4
29
Genera
Species

Taxom



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