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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Caño Negro (Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
202
1347
1280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
202
1347
1280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
199
1343
1276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
1157
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
411
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
411
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
411
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
317
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
316
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
45
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caño Negro
5 Families width 56 Species and 19 Subspecies
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals34SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones8SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies7SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caño Negro
45 Genera with 56 Species
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Adelpha Hübner, 1758Sister4SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Brevioleria Lamas, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Caeruleuptychia Forster, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1864Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Cupha Billberg, 1913Rustic1SpeciesTaxom
Dryadula Michener, 1758Banded Orange1SpeciesTaxom
Epiphile Doubleday, 1848Banners1SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1924Alpines1SpeciesTaxom
Eunica Hübner, 1823Purplewings2SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1819Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Hamadryas Hübner, 1777Calicoes3SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1775Brush-footed butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Hermeuptychia Forster, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Jalmenus Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Juditha Hemming, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1779Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1896Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1886Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melanis Hübner, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1782Morpho butterfly2SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1946Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Opsiphanes Doubleday, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1866Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Parathyma Moore, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1889Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Prepona Boisduval, 1811Preponas And Agrias2SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Siderone Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1877Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Stalachtis Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Symbrenthia Hübner, 1904Jesters1SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1867Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caño Negro
56 Species and 19 Subspecies
Adelpha basiloides Bates, 1865Spot-celled Sister
Adelpha cytherea Linnaeus, 1758Cytherea Sister
Adelpha cytherea olbia C. & R. Felder, 1867
Adelpha iphiclus Linnaeus, 1758Iphiclus Sister
Archaeoprepona demophon Linnaeus, 1758Banded King Shoemaker
Brevioleria arzalia Hewitson, 1876
Catasticta (Catasticta) rileya Brown, F & G..., 1939
Catasticta amastris amastris Hewitson, 1874
Chlosyne erodyle Bates, 1864Erodyle Checkerspot
Cupha erymanthis nagara Fruhstorfer, 1913
Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758Banded Longwing
Epiphile lampethusa lampethusa E. Doubleday, 1848
Erebia kaseria Schawerda, 1924
Eunica malvina Bates, 1864Malvina Purplewing
Eunica sydonia Godart, 1823Godart´s Purplewing
Euptoieta claudia hortensia Blanchard, 1852
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Hamadryas atlantis lelaps Godman & Salvin, 1883Black-patched Cracker
Hamadryas fornax fornax Hübner, 1823
Hamadryas laodamia Cramer, 1777Starry Cracker
Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819Juliette
Heliconius hecale Fabricius, 1775Golden Heliconian
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Hermeuptychia hermes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793
Heterosais giulia edessa (covella R.F...., 1958)⇒ Heterosais giulia pallidula Haensch, 1903
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Jalmenus evagoras eubulus Miskin, 1876Imperial Hairstreak
Juditha molpe Hübner, 1808Molpe Metalmark
Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779Black Mangrove Buckeye
Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Lycaena virgaureae cissites Fruhstorfer, 1896
Maniola monotoma Staudinger, 1886
Melanis pixe Boisduval, 1836Pixie
Mimoides ilus Fabricius, 1793Dual-spotted Swallowtail
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862Split-banded owl butterfly
Pachliopta liris liris
Papilio cleotas archytas Hopffer, 1866
Parathyma jadera d´Orbigny, 1861
Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Prepona demophoon (Hübner, 1814)⇒ Archaeoprepona demophoon Godart, 1823
Prepona laertes Hübner, 1811Butterfly
Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821
Pseudolycaena damo H. Druce, 1875Sky-blue Hairstreak
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
Siderone galanthis Cramer, 1775Northern Red-striped Leafwing
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Stalachtis phlegia Cramer, 1779Dotted Prince
Symbrenthia hippoclus atta Fruhstorfer, 1904
Taygetis mermeria (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Euptychia mermeria
Thecla togarna Hewitson, 1867

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Caño Negro
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
7
7
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
26
34
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
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov