Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Arima (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 74
121
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 74
121
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 69
114
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 57
97
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
40
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 15
40
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 15
40
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
30
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
30
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
13
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Arima (Trinidad)
5 Families width 12 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Arima (Trinidad)
13 Genera with 12 Species | Anartia Hübner, 1758 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | Callicista Grote, 1873 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dynamine Hübner, 1877 | Sailors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1819 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1837 | Cattlehearts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1787 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siproeta Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tegosa Higgins, 1981 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Theope Doubleday, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Arima (Trinidad)
12 Species and 2 Subspecies | Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown peacock | | Dynamine aerata Butler, 1877 | | | Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819 | Juliette | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Ithomia agnosia Hewitson, 1854 | Agnosia Glasswing | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Parides neophilus Hübner, 1837 | Neophilus Cattleheart | | Perophthalma tullius Fabricius, 1787 | Grey Nymph | | Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758 | Malachite | | Taygetis virgilia Cramer, 1779 | Stub-tailed Satyr | | Theope thootes Hewitson, 1860 | | | Theope virgilius Fabricius, 1793 | Blue-based Theope |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Arima (Trinidad) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 1
0 | 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 | 8
7 | 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
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
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