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Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Amazonas Department (Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
508
902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
508
902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
79
491
871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
380
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
132
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
132
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
132
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
126
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
125
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
90
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amazonas Department
5 Families width 151 Species and 34 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals108SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies12SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs11SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos15SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amazonas Department
90 Genera with 151 Species
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B
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Z

Adelpha Hübner, 1775Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Agrias Doubleday, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Amarynthis Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Anaea Hübner, 1775Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1763Peacocks2SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1818Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Antirrhea Hübner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Asterope Hübner, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Athyrtis C.Felder & R..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Baeotus Hemming, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Bia Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1886Giant owl butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Callithea Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Catagramma Boisduval, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Catoblepia Stichel, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Catonephele Hübner, 1898Catones3SpeciesTaxom
Cepheuptychia Forster, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chloreuptychia Forster, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Cissia Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cithaerias Hübner, 18686SpeciesTaxom
Coea Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1865Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Dione Hübner, 1779Silverspots1SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Dryadula Michener, 1758Banded Orange1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1779Julia Heliconians2SpeciesTaxom
Dynamine Hübner, 1852Sailors2SpeciesTaxom
Eresia Boisduval, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1819Longwings2SpeciesTaxom
Eunica Hübner, 1864Purplewings9SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1910Crows1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Eurybia Illiger, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1775Kite Swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Haetera Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hamadryas Hübner, 1853Calicoes2SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1862Brush-footed butterflies9SpeciesTaxom
Heraclides Hübner, 1777Giant swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Historis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Hyposcada Godman & Salvin, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Johnsonita Salazar & Co..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Juditha Hemming, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1867Buckeyes2SpeciesTaxom
Leucidia Doubleday, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Liptena Westwood, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Lystra Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Magneuptychia Forster, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Marpesia Hübner, 1793Daggerwings5SpeciesTaxom
Mazia Higgins, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Mechanitis Fabricius, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Melanis Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Metamorpha Hübner, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1758Morpho butterfly2SpeciesTaxom
Nabokovia Hemming, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Nessaea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nymphidium Fabricius, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Oleria Hübner, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Opsiphanes Doubleday, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Panacea Godman & Sal..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1777Chilasa3SpeciesTaxom
Pareuptychia W. Forster, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1779Cattlehearts4SpeciesTaxom
Perrhybris Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Philaethria Billberg, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1763Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Pierella Herrich-Schä..., 18859SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Prepona Boisduval, 1777Preponas And Agrias4SpeciesTaxom
Protesilaus Swainson, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1836Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Riodina Westwood, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scada Kirby, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Setabis Westwood, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Siderone Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Stalachtis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Synargis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 17823SpeciesTaxom
Temenis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Theritas Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Yphthimoides Forster, 01SpeciesTaxom
Zaretis Hübner, 20121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amazonas Department
151 Species and 34 Subspecies
Adelpha capucinus Walch, 1775Capycinus Sister
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Agrias sardanapalus Bates, 1860
Amarynthis meneria Cramer, 1776Meneria Metalmark
Anaea arachne Cramer, 1775
Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758Brown peacock
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Anteos menippe Hübner, 1818Orange-tipped Angled-sulphur
Antirrhea hela Felder, 1862
Asterope batesi
Asterope leprieuri Feisthamel, 1835Leprieur´s Glory
Athyrtis mechanitis mechanitis (C. Felder & ..., 1862)⇒ Athyrtis mechanitis salvini Srnka, 1884
Baeotus deucalion Felder, 1860
Battus belus Cramer, 1777Belus Swallowtail
Battus crassus Cramer, 1777Crassus Swallowtail
Battus lycidas Cramer, 1777Cramer's Swallowtail
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Bia actorion Linnaeus, 1763Actorion Owlet
Caligo eurilochus livius Staudinger, 1886
Callithea markii (Hewitson, 1857)⇒ Asterope markii Hewitson, 1857
Calospila simplaris Stichel, 1911
Calycopis lerbela Field, 1967
Catagramma cynosura (Doubleday & ..., 1847)⇒ Callicore cynosura Doubleday & ..., 1847
Catoblepia berecynthia Cramer, 1777
Catoblepia berecynthia luxuriosus Stichel, 1902
Catonephele acontius acontius Linnaeus, 1771
Catonephele numilia Cramer, 1779Blue-frosted Banner
Catonephele orites Stichel, 1898Broken Banner
Cepheuptychia cephus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Euptychia cephus Fabricius, 1775
Chloreuptychia arnea Fabricius, 1777
Chloreuptychia chlorimene Hübner, 1819
Chloreuptychia hewitsonii Butler, 1866
Cissia penelope Fabricius, 1775Penelope´s Ringlet
Cithaerias aurorina Weymer, 1911
Cithaerias aurorina aurorina Weymer, 1910
Cithaerias phantoma Fassl, 1922
Cithaerias pireta Stoll, 1780Blushing Phantom
Cithaerias pyritosa Zikan, 1942
Cithaerias pyropina pyropina Salvin & Godman, 1868
Coea acheronta Fabricius, 1775
Colias euxanthe C. & R. Felder, 1865Puna Clouded Sulphur
Dione juno Cramer, 1779Juno Heliconian
Dismorphia theucharila Doubleday, 1848Clearwing Mimic-White
Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758Banded Longwing
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Dryas iulia alcionea Cramer, 1779
Dynamine egaea Fabricius, 1775
Dynamine erchia Hewitson, 1852
Eresia clio Linnaeus, 1758Clio Crescent
Eresia clio clio Linnaeus, 1758Clio Crescent
Eresia eunice Hübner, 1806Tiger Crescent
Eresia nauplius Linnaeus, 1758Nauplius Crescent
Eresia nauplius extensa Hall, 1929
Eueides lybia Fabricius, 1775Lybia Longwing
Eueides vibilia Godart, 1819
Eunica amelia Cramer, 1779
Eunica caresa Hewitson, 1857
Eunica clythia Hewitson, 1852
Eunica concordia Hewitson, 1852Sandbar Purplewing
Eunica marsolia marsolia Godart, 1824
Eunica mygdonia Godart, 1823
Eunica orphise Cramer, 1776
Eunica sophonisba Cramer, 1782Glorious Purplewing
Eunica veronica Bates, 1864
Euploea algea cissia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Eurybia patrona promota Stichel, 1910
Eurytides dolicaon Cramer, 1775Dolicaon Kite Swallowtail
Haetera piera Linnaeus, 1758Amber Phantom
Hamadryas amphinome Linnaeus, 1767Red Cracker
Hamadryas arinome arinome Lucas, 1853
Heliconius aoede (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Neruda aoede Hübner, 1813
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius erato reductimacula Bryk, 1953
Heliconius numata silvana (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Heliconius numata illustris Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numatus Cramer, 1780
Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793Sara Longwing
Heliconius sara sara (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866Wallace'S Longwing
Heliconius xanthocles Bates, 1862
Heraclides torquatus torquatus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Heraclides torquatus mazai Beutelspacher, 1977
Historis odius Fabricius, 1775Grape Shoemaker
Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903
Hyposcada illinissa Hewitson, 1852Illinissa Glasswing
Hyposcada illinissa ilerdinoides Staudinger, 1884
Hypothyris ninonia Hübner, 1806
Hypothyris semifulva Salvin, 1869
Johnsonita anda
Juditha molpe Hübner, 1808Molpe Metalmark
Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779Black Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia evarete zonalis C. Felder & ..., 1867Tropical Buckeye
Leucidia brephos Hübner, 1809Snowflake
Liptena bia Larsen & War..., 2008
Lystra lanata (LinnT, 1758)⇒ Lystra morio Burmeister, 1838
Magneuptychia tricolor (Hewitson, 1850)⇒ Euptychia tricolor
Marpesia berania Hewitson, 1852
Marpesia chiron Fabricius, 1775Banded Daggerwing
Marpesia crethon Fabricius, 1776Crethon Daggerwing
Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing
Marpesia themistocles Fabricius, 1793Norica Daggerwing
Mazia amazonica Bates, 1864
Mazia amazonica cocha Lamas, 1995
Mechanitis mazaeus Hewitson, 1860Mazaeus Tigerwing
Mechanitis mazaeus egaensis (H. Bates, 1862)⇒ Mechanitis mazaeus fallax Butler, 1873
Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763
Mechanitis polymnia veritabilis Butler, 1873
Melanis electron Fabricius, 1793Orange-Barred Pixie
Mesosemia messeis Hewitson, 1860
Metamorpha elissa Hübner, 1819Elissa Page
Mimoides pausanias Hewitson, 1852Bluish Mimic-Swallowtail
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Nabokovia faga Dognin, 1895
Nessaea obrinus obrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Nessaea obrinus lesoudieri Le Moult, 1933
Nymphidium ascolia ascolia Hewitson, , 1853Creamy Metalmark
Nymphidium baeotia Hewitson, 1853
Nymphidium cachrus Fabricius, 1787
Oleria aegle (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Aeria eurimedia Cramer, 1777
Oleria lerida
Oleria onega epicharme C. & R. Felder, 1862
Opsiphanes invirae intermedius Stichel, 1902
Opsiphanes quiteria Stoll, 1780Scalloped Owlet
Panacea prola Doubleday, 1848Prola Beauty
Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771King page
Papilio garleppi Staudinger, 1892Garlepp´s Swallowtail
Papilio torquatus Cramer, 1777Band-gapped Swallowtail
Pareuptychia hesione (Sulzer, 1776)⇒ Cissia hesione Sulzer, 1776
Pareuptychia ocirrhoe ocirrhoe Fabricius, 1776
Parides aeneas Linnaeus, 1758
Parides cutorina Staudinger, 1898
Parides lysander Cramer, 1775Lysander Cattleheart
Parides sesostris Cramer, 1779Emerald-patched Cattleheart
Perrhybris lorena Hewitson, 1852
Philaethria dido Linnaeus, 1763Dido longwing
Philaethria dido chocoensis Constantino, 1999
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Pierella amalia Weymer, 1885
Pierella hortona hortona Hewitson, 1854
Pierella hyalinus Gmelin, , 1790Glassy Pierella
Pierella hyalinus velezi Constantino, 1995
Pierella lamia Sulzer, 1776
Pierella lamia lamia (Sulzer, 1776)⇒ Pierella lamia chalybaea Godman, 1905
Pierella lena Linnaeus, 1767
Pierella lucia Weymer, 1885Lucia Pierella
Pieriballia viardi Boisduval, 1836Painted White
Prepona demophoon (Hübner, 1814)⇒ Archaeoprepona demophoon Godart, 1823
Prepona licomedes (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Archaeoprepona licomedes Cramer, 1777
Prepona meander (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Archaeoprepona meander Cramer, 1775
Prepona pheridamas Cramer, 1777
Protesilaus telesilaus Felder & Felder, 1864Telesilaus Kite
Pteronymia antisao Bates, 1852
Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836Pale Yellow
Riodina lysippus Linnaeus, 1758Lysippus Metalmark
Scada zibia Hewitson, 1856Zibia Clearwing
Setabis epitus epitus (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Setabis epitus epiphanis Stichel, 1910
Siderone galanthis Cramer, 1775Northern Red-striped Leafwing
Stalachtis euterpe Linnaeus, 1758
Synargis tytia Cramer, 1777
Taygetis andromeda (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Taygetis laches Fabricius, 1793
Taygetis rufomarginata Staudinger, 1888Rufous-margined Satyr
Taygetis thamyra Cramer, 1782Andromeda Satyr
Temenis laothoe laothoe Cramer, 1777
Theritas mavors Hübner, 1818Deep-green Hairstreak
Yphthimoides blanquita
Zaretis falcis F.M.S. Dias ..., 2012

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Amazonas Department
FamilyLycaenidae
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
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
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
58
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
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
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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