Checklist for Tribe Melitaeini Newman, 1870 (Checkerspots and Allies)
and region Distrito Federal (West Central Brazil, Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 303
2356
3712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 302
2355
3711 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 292
2327
3657 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 189
1741
2568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
690
1034 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
690
1034 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
688
1033 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
521
825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
505
808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
206
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 105
196 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Nymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents | 27
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies | 10
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Distrito Federal
10 Genera with 20 Species | Anthanassa Scudder, 1864 | Crescents | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Castilia Higgins, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1837 | Checkerspots | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1863 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ortilia Higgins, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1869 | Crescents | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phystis Higgins, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tegosa Higgins, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telenassa Higgins, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Distrito Federal
20 Species and 2 Subspecies | Anthanassa hermas Hewitson, 1864 | | | Anthanassa nebulosa (Godman & Salvin, 1878) | ⇒ Anthanassa acesas Hewitson, 1864 | | Anthanassa tulcis (Bates, 1864) | ⇒ Anthanassa frisia Poey, 1833 | | Castilia ofella Hewitson, 1864 | White-dotted Crescent | | Chlosyne definita Aaron, 1885 | Coahuila Checkerspot | | Chlosyne ehrenbergii Geyer, 1833 | White-rayed Checkerspot | | Chlosyne erodyle Bates, 1864 | Erodyle Checkerspot | | Chlosyne janais Drury, 1782 | Crimson Patch | | Chlosyne lacinia Geyer, 1837 | Adjutrix Patch | | Eresia aveyrana Bates, 1864 | | | Eresia lansdorfi Godart, 1819 | False Erato | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Melitaea texana (Edwards, 1863) | ⇒ Anthanassa texana Edwards, 1863 | | Ortilia ithra Kirby, 1871 | Ithra Crescent | | Phyciodes picta Edwards, 1865 | Painted Crescent | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Phyciodes vesta Edwards, 1869 | Mesquite Crescent | | Phystis simois Hewitson, 1864 | | | Tegosa claudina Eschscholtz, 1821 | Apricot Crescent | | Telenassa teletusa teletusa (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Telenassa teletusa burchelli Moulton, 1909 |
Subnodes of Melitaeini with occurrences in Distrito Federal
Links, sources and further information Melitaeini at artfakta.se
Melitaeini at dyntaxa.se
Melitaeini at itis.gov
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