Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Ceará (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 270
787
1072 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 270
787
1072 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 237
720
979 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 124
470
614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
77
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
74
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
74
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
58
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
57
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
44
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ceará
5 Families width 50 Species and 13 Subspecies
Genera for Ceará
44 Genera with 50 Species
| Adelpha Hübner, 1864 | Sister | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1877 | Leafwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baeotis Hübner, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicore Hübner, 1832 | Eighty-eights | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calydna Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1917 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 0 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1775 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episcada Godman & Salvin, 1967 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1781 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1777 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ganyra Billberg, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hallonympha Penz & DeVries, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1777 | Calicoes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1901 | Brush-footed butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalyris Boisduval, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypna Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Itaballia Kaye, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Juditha Hemming, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1779 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonias Hübner, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1776 | Daggerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanis Hübner, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1791 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methona Doubleday, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphidium Fabricius, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1787 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parrhasius Hübner, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1775 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sertania Callaghan & ..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siproeta Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1877 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zischkaia Forster, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ceará
50 Species and 13 Subspecies | Adelpha capucinus thesprotia (jurua B.L. D..., 1987) | ⇒ Adelpha capucinus capucinus Walch, 1775 | | Adelpha iphicleola Bates, 1864 | Confusing Sister | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Anaea glycerium Doubleday, 1849 | Angle Leafwing | | Anaea moretta (Druce, 1877) | ⇒ Memphis moretta Druce, 1877 | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Baeotis johannae cearaica Seitz, 1916 | | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Callicore sorana Godart, 1832 | Sorana Eighty-eight | | Celastrina argiolus crimissa Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Coenonympha corinna corinna | | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775 | Southern Monarch | | Episcada doto Hübner, 1806 | | | Episcada doto zajciwi R.F. d´Almei..., 1967 | | | Eueides isabella Stoll, 1781 | Isabella's heliconian | | Euptoieta hegesia Cramer, 1779 | Mexican Fritillary | | Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832 | Jagged-edged Yellow | | Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777 | Banded Yellow | | Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819 | Giant White | | Hamadryas epinome Felder, 1867 | Epinome Cracker | | Hamadryas laodamia Cramer, 1777 | Starry Cracker | | Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Postman | | Heliconius melpomene hypna (H.H. Riffarth, 1901) | ⇒ Heliconius melpomene cythera Hewitson, 1869 | | Hyalyris mestra mestra Hopffer, 1874 | | | Hypna clytemnestra Cramer, 1777 | Jazzy Leafwing | | Itaballia demophile Linnaeus, 1763 | Black-banded White | | Ithomia agnosia Hewitson, 1854 | Agnosia Glasswing | | Juditha molpe Hübner, 1808 | Molpe Metalmark | | Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779 | Black Mangrove Buckeye | | Lemonias zygia Hübner, 1807 | | | Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776 | Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing | | Melanis ambryllis Hewitson, 1874 | | | Melanis xenia Hewitson, 1853 | | | Melitaea athalia corythalia Hübner, 1791 | | | Mesosemia minos Hewitson, 1859 | | | Methona themisto Hübner, 1816 | Themisto amberwing | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Nymphidium baeotis P.I. Lathy, 1932 | | | Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771 | King page | | Papilio cleotas archytas Hopffer, 1866 | | | Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787 | Banded Peacock | | Parrhasius orgia amazonis (Nicolay, 1979) | ⇒ Parrhasius orgia Hewitson, 1867 | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758 | Cambridge Blue | | Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775 | | Sertania lambedor P.Jauffret, ..., 2008 | | | Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758 | Malachite | | Thecla rufofusca Hewitson, 1877 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Ceará | 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 | 5
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 | 21
24 | 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 | 2
4 | 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 | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 8
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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