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Checklist for Subfamily Charaxinae Guenée, 1865 (Leaf butterflies)
and region Region Amazonia (Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
1313
1972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
1313
1972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
195
1268
1888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
1034
1496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
414
729
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
414
729
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
414
729
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
342
657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
340
655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
239
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
129
307
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
9
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Region Amazonia
9 Genera with 29 Species
Agrias Doubleday, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Anaea Hübner, 1775Leafwings3SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Fountainea Rydon, 1864Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Hypna Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Memphis Hübner, 1870Leafwings5SpeciesTaxom
Polygrapha Staudinger, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Prepona Boisduval, 1853Preponas And Agrias11SpeciesTaxom
Zaretis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Region Amazonia
29 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agrias amydon Hewitson, 1853Amydon Agrias
Agrias claudina Godart, 1824Claudina Agrias
Agrias sardanapalus Bates, 1860
Anaea arachne Cramer, 1775
Anaea philumena Doubleday, 1849
Anaea polycarmes Fabricius, 1775
Archaeoprepona demophon Linnaeus, 1758Banded King Shoemaker
Archaeoprepona demophoon Godart, 1823One-Spotted Prepona
Archaeoprepona meander meander (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Archaeoprepona meander megabates Fruhstorfer, 1916
Fountainea nobilis (Bates, 1864)⇒ Memphis nobilis Bates, 1864
Hypna clytemnestra Cramer, 1777Jazzy Leafwing
Memphis acidalia memphis C. Felder & ..., 1867
Memphis basilia Stoll, 1780
Memphis glauce C. & R. Felder, 1862
Memphis moruus Fabricius, 1775Laurel Leafwing
Memphis oenomais Boisduval, 1870Boisduval´s Leafwing
Polygrapha xenocrates Westwood, 1850
Prepona demophon (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Archaeoprepona demophon Linnaeus, 1758
Prepona demophoon (Hübner, 1814)⇒ Archaeoprepona demophoon Godart, 1823
Prepona dexamenus Hopffer, 1874
Prepona eugenes (Bates, 1865)⇒ Prepona pylene Hewitson, 1853
Prepona laertes Hübner, 1811Butterfly
Prepona licomedes (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Archaeoprepona licomedes Cramer, 1777
Prepona meander (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Archaeoprepona meander Cramer, 1775
Prepona pheridamas Cramer, 1777
Prepona philipponi Le Moult, 1932Shaded-Blue Leafwing
Prepona pseudomphale (Le Moult, 1932)⇒ Prepona rothschildi Le Moult, 1932
Prepona pylene Hewitson, 1853Narrow-banded Shoemaker
Zaretis itys Cramer, 1777Leaf Wing Butterfly

Subnodes of Charaxinae with occurrences in Region Amazonia
TribeAnaeini
Reuter, 1896
Leafwings
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePreponini
Rydon, 1971
King Shoemakers and Agrias Butterflies
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Charaxinae at artfakta.se
Charaxinae at dyntaxa.se
Charaxinae at itis.gov