Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Alta Verapaz (East Guatemala, Guatemala)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 129
539
675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 128
538
675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 123
531
669 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 91
475
600 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
88
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
88
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
88
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
72
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
70
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
46
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Alta Verapaz
5 Families width 56 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Alta Verapaz
46 Genera with 56 Species
| Adelpha Hübner, 1758 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrias Doubleday, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1793 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1850 | Giant owl butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catagramma Boisduval, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catonephele Hübner, 1779 | Catones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaelimnas C. & R. Felder, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1837 | Checkerspots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coea Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobura Billberg, 1758 | Mosaics or Beauties | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaethria Billberg, 1844 | Eighty-Eight Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dircenna Doubleday, 1837 | Clearwing | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1775 | Julia Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynamine Hübner, 1780 | Sailors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enantia Hübner, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1861 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytides Hübner, 1821 | Kite Swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1758 | Calicoes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1877 | Brush-footed butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Juditha Hemming, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libytheana Michener, 1777 | New World Snouts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lieinix Gray, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1836 | Daggerwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinaea Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1782 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olyras Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panacea Godman & Sal..., 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panaropsis Hall, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1909 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pareuptychia W. Forster, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1779 | Cattlehearts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1889 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smyrna Hübner, 1781 | Beauties | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symbrenthia Hübner, 1904 | Jesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tegosa Higgins, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alta Verapaz
56 Species and 7 Subspecies | Adelpha cytherea Linnaeus, 1758 | Cytherea Sister | | Agrias rodriquezi | | | Anartia fatima Fabricius, 1793 | Banded peacock | | Calephelis wellingi baleuensis Mcalpine, 1971 | Welling´s Calephelis | | Caligo brasiliensis Felder, 1862 | Almond-eyed Owl | | Caligo uranus Herrich-Schä..., 1850 | Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly | | Catagramma texa Hewitson, 1854 | | | Catasticta (Catasticta) flisa Herrich-Schä..., 1858 | Narrow-banded Dartwhite | | Catonephele numilia Cramer, 1779 | Blue-frosted Banner | | Chamaelimnas briola doryphora Stichel, 1910 | | | Chlosyne janais Drury, 1782 | Crimson Patch | | Chlosyne lacinia Geyer, 1837 | Adjutrix Patch | | Coea acheronta Fabricius, 1775 | | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Colobura dirce Linnaeus, 1758 | Dirce Beauty | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Diaethria anna Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | Anna's eighty-eight | | Dircenna jemina Geyer, 1837 | Jemina Clearwing | | Dismorphia amphione Cramer, 1779 | Tiger Mimic White | | Dismorphia theucharila Doubleday, 1848 | Clearwing Mimic-White | | Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775 | Flambeau | | Dynamine postverta Cramer, 1780 | Four-spot Sailor | | Enantia albania H. W. Bates, 1864 | Costa-spotted Mimic-White | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836 | Mexican Yellow | | Eurema salome C. & R. Felder, 1861 | Monkey-face Sulphur | | Hamadryas amphinome Linnaeus, 1767 | Red Cracker | | Hamadryas feronia Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Cracker | | Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819 | Juliette | | Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | Florida Zebra Longwing | | Heliconius hortense Guérin, 1844 | Mexican Heliconian | | Heliconius ismenius Latreille, 1877 | Ismenius Tiger | | Historis odius Fabricius, 1775 | Grape Shoemaker | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Hypothyris lycaste Fabricius, 1793 | Lycaste Tigerwing | | Juditha molpe Hübner, 1808 | Molpe Metalmark | | Libytheana carinenta Cramer, 1777 | American Snout | | Lieinix nemesis Latreille, 1813 | Falcate Dismorphia | | Marpesia chiron Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Daggerwing | | Marpesia harmonia Klug, 1836 | Harmonia Daggerwing | | Mechanitis menapis Hewitson, 1856 | Menapis Tigerwing | | Melinaea ethra Godart, 1819 | | | Mimoides phaon Boisduval, 1836 | Red-sided Swallowtail | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Olyras crathis Doubleday, 1847 | Crathis Tigerwing | | Panacea regina chalcothea H. Bates, 1868 | | | Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788 | Idaes Swallowtail | | Papilio (Heraclides) androgeus Cramer, 1775 | Androgeus | | Papilio rhetenor leucocelis Jordan, 1909 | | | Pareuptychia ocirrhoe Fabricius, 1776 | Banded White Ringlet | | Parides photinus Doubleday, 1845 | Pink-spotted Cattleheart | | Parides sesostris Cramer, 1779 | Emerald-patched Cattleheart | | Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889) | ⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879 | | Smyrna blomfildia Fabricius, 1781 | Blomfild's beauty | | Symbrenthia hippoclus atta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Tegosa claudina Eschscholtz, 1821 | Apricot Crescent |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Alta Verapaz | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 31
38 | 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 | 4
6 | Genera
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 | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 4
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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