Checklist of Genus Melitaea Fabricius, 1807 (Small Fritillaries)
for Brazil (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 757
16427
71364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 754
16419
71346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 701
16115
70281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 412
12497
58257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 88
3392
13726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3387
13720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 83
3369
13693 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 31
2289
9880 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 27
2097
9140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 8
715
4541 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 337
2008 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Nymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents | 43
217 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies | 14
95 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Melitaeina
Newman, 1870
| 1
14 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Melitaea
Fabricius, 1807
Small Fritillaries | 14 | Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Brazil
1 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Brazil
14 Species and 3 Subspecies | Melitaea acraeina Staudinger, 1886 | | | Melitaea amanica Rebel, 1917 | | | Melitaea amazonica (Bates, 1864) | ⇒ Mazia amazonica amazonica H. Bates, 1864 | | Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | Heath Fritillary | | Melitaea athalia corythalia Hübner, 1791 | | | Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | Glanville fritellary | | Melitaea cinxia brenthis Reuss, 1921 | | | Melitaea corythalia (Hübner, 1793) | ⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787 | | Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778 | Fiery Fritillary | | Melitaea didyma latonigena Eversmann, 1851 | | | Melitaea fascelis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Melitaea fragilis (Bates, 1864) | ⇒ Tegosa fragilis Bates, 1864 | | Melitaea lathon Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Melitaea phaeton (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773 | | Melitaea punica Oberthur, 1876 | Algerian Fritillary | | Melitaea pyronia (Hübner, 1800) | ⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787 | | Melitaea wittei Geest, 1903 | |
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