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Checklist for Subtribe Mesosemiina Stichel, 1910
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
3163
10621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
2179
7732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2014
7306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
527
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
86
319
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
78
273
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMesosemiini
Bates, 1859
9
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMesosemiina
Stichel, 1910
3
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
3 Genera with 29 Species
Leucochimona Stichel, 18655SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 188526SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1787Eyemarks2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
29 Species and 4 Subspecies
Leucochimona iphias Stichel, 1909Iphias Metalmark
Leucochimona lagora Herrich-Schä..., 1853Lagora Metalmark
Leucochimona lepida Godman & Salvin, 1885
Leucochimona molina Godman & Salvin, 1885Molina Metalmark
Leucochimona vestalis H. Bates, 1865
Mesosemia albipuncta Schaus, 1913White-spotted Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia asa Hewitson, 1869
Mesosemia asa asa Hewitson, 1869Deep-blue Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia asa frequens (A.G. Butler ..., 1872)⇒ Mesosemia asa asa Hewitson, 1869
Mesosemia cachiana (Schaus, 1913)⇒ Mesosemia coelestis Cramer, 1776
Mesosemia carissima H. Bates, 1866Blue-patched Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia cecropia Druce, 1874
Mesosemia ceropia H. Druce, 1874Spying Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia coelestis Cramer, 1776Pale-blue Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia elegans (Lathy, 1904)⇒ Mesosemia jeziela Butler, 1869
Mesosemia esperanza Schaus, 1913Esperanza Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia gaudiolum H. Bates, 1865Gaudy Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia grandis H. Druce, 1874Giant Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia harveyi DeVries & J...., 1996Harvey´s Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia hesperina Butler, 1874
Mesosemia hesperina hesperina A. Butler, 1874Hesperina Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia hypermegala Stichel, 1909Hiding Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia jeziela Butler, 1869
Mesosemia lamachus Hewitson, 1857Purple-washed Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia melese Hewitson, 1860
Mesosemia mevania Hewitson, 1857
Mesosemia ozora Hewitson, 1869
Mesosemia telegone Boisduval, 1836
Mesosemia telegone telegone (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Mesosemia telegone paramba H. Druce, 1904
Mesosemia tetrica (Stichel, 1910)⇒ Mesosemia lamachus Hewitson, 1857
Mesosemia zonalis Godman & Salvin, 1885Whitened Eyed-Metalmark
Perophthalma lasus Westwood, 1851Lasus Metalmark
Perophthalma tullius Fabricius, 1787Grey Nymph