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Checklist for Family Heliconiidae Swainson, 1822 (Heliconians)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
4302
27836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
4295
27811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
2443
17860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2132
16193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
19
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHeliconiidae
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians
1
9
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
1 Genera with 9 Species
Evides Dejean, 187810SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Evides aenea Kerremans, 1898
Evides gambiensis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Evides intermedia Saunders, 1874
Evides interstitialis Obenberger, 1924
Evides kerremansi Fairmaire, 1891
Evides kraatzi Kerremans, 1899
Evides opaca Lansbarge, 1886
Evides pubiventris Laporte & Gory, 1835
Evides pubiventris longula Obenberger, 1924
Evides triangularis Thomson, 1878


Links, sources and further information
Heliconiidae at gbif.org
Heliconiidae at irmng.org