Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Amazon rainforest (Amazon basin)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 8
12
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 8
12
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 8
12
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 7
11
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 4
7
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 4
7
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 4
7
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 4
7
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 4
7
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 2
4
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Amazon rainforest
2 Families width 8 Species
Genera for Amazon rainforest
4 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Amazon rainforest
8 Species | Caligo idomeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Idomeneus Giant Owl | | Caligo memnon C. & R. Felder, 1866 | Giant Owl | | Morpho cisseis C.Felder & R..., 1860 | Cisseis Morpho | | Strephonota sphinx Fabricius, 1775 | Sphinx Hairstreak | | Thecla climicles (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Strephonota sphinx Fabricius, 1775 | | Thecla proba (Godman & Salvin, 1887) | ⇒ Strephonota sphinx Fabricius, 1775 | | Thecla purissima (Draudt, 1920) | ⇒ Strephonota sphinx Fabricius, 1775 | | Thecla stilbia (Hewitson, 1867) | ⇒ Strephonota sphinx Fabricius, 1775 |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Amazon rainforest | 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 | 2
5 | 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 | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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