Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Alagoas (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 80
275
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 80
275
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 76
271
397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 54
177
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
45
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
45
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
44
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
39
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
39
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
32
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Alagoas
5 Families width 36 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Alagoas
32 Genera with 36 Species
| Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1847 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aubergina Johnson, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1894 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaethria Billberg, 1820 | Eighty-Eight Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erichthodes Forster, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Haetera Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalyris Boisduval, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleria Godman & Salvin, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1779 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucidia Doubleday, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1882 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Magneuptychia Forster, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanis Hübner, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1758 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myscelia Doubleday, 1782 | Bluewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nhambikuara | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphidium Fabricius, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1771 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perrhybris Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serratofalca Scudder, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siproeta Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synargis Hübner, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1873 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Yphthimoides Forster, 1782 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alagoas
36 Species and 4 Subspecies | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Adelpha erotia (Hewitson, 1847) | ⇒ Adelpha delinita Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Aubergina vanessoides Prittwitz, 1865 | Vanessoides Hairstreak | | Calospila lucianus Fabricius, 1793 | | | Chlosyne endeis endeis Godman & Salvin, 1894 | Banded Checkerspot | | Erichthodes erichtho (Butler, 1866) | ⇒ Erichthodes antonina C. & R. Felder, 1867 | | Euptoieta hegesia Cramer, 1779 | Mexican Fritillary | | Euselasia eumenes Hewitson, 1853 | | | Euselasia eusepus Hewitson, 1853 | Eusepus Euselasia | | Haetera piera Linnaeus, 1758 | Amber Phantom | | Hyalyris mestra mestra Hopffer, 1874 | | | Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779 | Black Mangrove Buckeye | | Leucidia elvina Godart, 1819 | | | Lycaena cyna (Edwards, 1882) | ⇒ Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881 | | Magneuptychia libye (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Cissia libye Linnaeus, 1767 | | Melanis xenia Hewitson, 1853 | | | Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873 | | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Myscelia hypatia Strecker, 1900 | | | Myscelia orsis Drury, 1782 | Orsis Bluewing | | Napeogenes inachia Hewitson, 1855 | | | Nhambikuara mima Butler, 1867 | | | Nymphidium acherois Boisduval, 1836 | | | Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771 | King page | | Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780 | Chiapas White | | Serratofalca cerata Hewitson, , 1877 | | | Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758 | Malachite | | Synargis gela Hewitson, 1853 | | | Thecla hemon Cramer, 1775 | | | Thecla palegon Cramer, 1782 | | | Thecla una (Hewitson, 1873) | ⇒ Ministrymon una Hewitson, 1873 | | Yphthimoides blanquita | | | Yphthimoides manasses C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Yphthimoides renata Cramer, 1782 | Renata Satyr |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Alagoas | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies, Brush-footed butterflies, Brush-Footed Butterfly, Brushfoot butterflies, Brushfooted Butterflies, Checker-spots, Crescent-spots, Four-footed butterflies, Fritillaries, Mourningclocks, Nymphalids, Purples | 18
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Papilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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