Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Azuay (Ecuador)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 69
162
174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 69
162
174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 63
154
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 47
131
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
47
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
47
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
47
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
42
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
42
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
25
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Azuay
4 Families width 35 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Azuay
25 Genera with 35 Species
| Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Altinote Potts, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1758 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1998 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dione Hübner, 1779 | Silverspots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elzunia Bryk, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1816 | Calicoes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypanartia Hübner, 1862 | Mapwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1780 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1894 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lieinix Gray, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orophila Staudinger, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panyapedaliodes Forster, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1836 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapedaliodes Forster, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1836 | Cattlehearts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pedaliodes Butler, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Siproeta Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1812 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Azuay
35 Species and 1 Subspecies | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Altinote negra C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Gaudy Altinote | | Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown peacock | | Catasticta (Catasticta) susiana Hopffer, 1874 | | | Catasticta (Hesperochoia) poujadei Dognin, 1887 | | | Catasticta (Hesperochoia) thomasorum Jasinski, 1998 | | | Cupido agriades | | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Dione glycera C.Felder & R..., 1861 | Andean Silverspot | | Dione juno Cramer, 1779 | Juno Heliconian | | Elzunia pavonii Butler, 1873 | | | Hamadryas amphichloe Boisduval, 1870 | Click Butterfly | | Hamadryas amphinome Linnaeus, 1767 | Red Cracker | | Hamadryas fornax Hübner, 1816 | Orange Cracker | | Heterosais giulia edessa (covella R.F...., 1958) | ⇒ Heterosais giulia pallidula Haensch, 1903 | | Hypanartia lethe Fabricius, 1793 | Orange Admiral | | Hypanartia lindigii C. & R. Felder, 1862 | | | Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | Black-Mangrove Buckeye | | Leptophobia caesia Lucas, 1852 | Bluish White | | Leptophobia eleone Doubleday, 1847 | Eleone White | | Leptotes andicola Grose-Smith, 1894 | | | Lieinix nemesis Latreille, 1813 | Falcate Dismorphia | | Orophila cardases Hewitson, 1869 | | | Orophila cecidas Staudinger, 1886 | | | Panyapedaliodes drymaea (Hewitson, 1858) | ⇒ Pedaliodes drymaea Hewitson, 1858 | | Papilio paeon Boisduval, 1836 | Straight-Banded Swallowtail | | Parapedaliodes parepa Hewitson, 1862 | | | Parides erithalion Boisduval, 1836 | Variable Cattleheart | | Pedaliodes phaedra Hewitson, 1870 | | | Pedaliodes poesia Hewitson, 1862 | | | Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758 | Malachite | | Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812 | Subtropical Lady | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Azuay | 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 | 3
3 | 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 | 16
23 | 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 | 3
3 | 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 | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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