Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Chaco (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 137
503
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 137
503
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 135
496
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 86
328
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
95
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
95
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
95
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
72
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
72
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
45
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Chaco
5 Families width 54 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Chaco
45 Genera with 54 Species
| Actinote Hübner, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1776 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthanassa Scudder, 1864 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arawacus Kaye, 1926 | Stripestreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ariconias Hall & Harvey, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1775 | Giant owl butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 0 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1775 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryadula Michener, 1758 | Banded Orange | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1775 | Julia Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1872 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Episcada Godman & Salvin, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsychellus Horsfield, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1847 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryades Felder & Felder, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libytheana Michener, 1777 | New World Snouts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1882 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mathania Oberthür, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1909 | Ministreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1836 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paryphthimoides Forster, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phystis Higgins, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1775 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhogyra Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodina Westwood, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1819 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tegosa Higgins, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tellervo Kirby, 1911 | Cracker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 0 | Hairstreaks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1883 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zabuella Stichel, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chaco
54 Species and 7 Subspecies | Actinote pellenea (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Actinote canutia Hopffer, 1873 | | Anaea ryphea Cramer, 1776 | | | Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown peacock | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Anthanassa hermas Hewitson, 1864 | | | Arawacus separata Lathy, 1926 | Separated Stripestreak | | Ariconias glaphyra Westwood, 1851 | | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Crimson-banded Black | | Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | Dusky Owl-Butterfly | | Calycopis caulonia Hewitson, 1877 | | | Catasticta scaeva restricta F. Brown & G..., 1940 | | | Coenonympha corinna corinna | | | Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775 | Southern Monarch | | Doxocopa kallina Staudinger, 1886 | | | Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758 | Banded Longwing | | Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775 | Flambeau | | Emesis ocypore Geyer, 1837 | | | Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872 | | | Episcada hymenaea Prittwitz, 1865 | | | Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Euptoieta hortensia Blanchard, 1852 | | | Eurema deva Doubleday, 1847 | | | Euryades duponchelii Lucas, 1836 | | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Libytheana carinenta Cramer, 1777 | American Snout | | Lycaena cyna (Edwards, 1882) | ⇒ Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881 | | Mathania agasicles agasicles Hewitson, 1874 | | | Mestra aurantia Weeks, 1902 | | | Ministrymon gamma Druce, 1909 | | | Napeogenes pharo gryne R.F. d´Almeida, 1951 | | | Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788 | Idaes Swallowtail | | Papilio (Heraclides) astyalus Godart, 1819 | Astyalus Swallowtail | | Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771 | King page | | Papilio lycophron oebalus Boisduval, 1836 | | | Paryphthimoides poltys Prittwitz, 1865 | Poltys Satyr | | Phoebis neocypris Hübner, 1823 | Bracteolata Sulphur | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phystis simois Hewitson, 1864 | | | Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758 | Cambridge Blue | | Pyrisitia leuce (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836 | | Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775 | | Pyrrhogyra neaerea Linnaeus, 1758 | Banded Banner | | Riodina lysippoides Berg, 1882 | Little Dancer Metalmark | | Strymon eurytulus Hübner, 1819 | | | Taygetis laches Fabricius, 1793 | | | Tegosa claudina Eschscholtz, 1821 | Apricot Crescent | | Tellervo ishmoides strymon Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Thecla cruenta (Gosse, 1880) | ⇒ Ministrymon cruenta Gosse, 1880 | | Thecla ellida Hewitson, 1867 | | | Thecla euptychia Draudt, 1920 | | | Thecla polybetes | | | Vanessa braziliensis Moore, 1883 | Brazilian Painted Lady | | Zabuella tenellus Burmeister, 1878 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Chaco | 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 | 9
12 | 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 | 23
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 | 3
6 | 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 | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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