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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Chinandega (Nicaragua)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
75
201
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
75
201
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
200
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
167
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
11
29
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
11
29
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
11
29
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
7
24
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
5
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chinandega
3 Families width 23 Species and 5 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals19SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chinandega
19 Genera with 23 Species
Adelpha Hübner, 1864Sister2SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1862Giant owl butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1875Checkerspots3SpeciesTaxom
Eunica Hübner, 1782Purplewings1SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Greta Hemming, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Hamadryas Hübner, 1864Calicoes1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1775Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Manataria Kirby, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Marpesia Hübner, 1775Daggerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Melanis Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1782Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1832Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Thessalia Scudder, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Zaretis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chinandega
23 Species and 5 Subspecies
Adelpha iphicleola Bates, 1864Confusing Sister
Adelpha melanthe H. Bates, 1864Rayed Sister
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862Giant Owl
Chlosyne erodyle Bates, 1864Erodyle Checkerspot
Chlosyne hippodrome Geyer, 1837Simple Checkerspot
Chlosyne hyperia adelina Staudinger, 1875
Eunica monima Cramer, 1782Dingy purplewing
Euptoieta claudia hortensia Blanchard, 1852
Greta annette Guérin, 1844White-spotted Clearwing
Hamadryas atlantis Bates, 1864Black-patched Cracker
Heliconius hecale Fabricius, 1775Golden Heliconian
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903
Manataria hercyna Hübner, 1816White-spotted Satyr
Marpesia chiron Fabricius, 1775Banded Daggerwing
Melanis electron Fabricius, 1793Orange-Barred Pixie
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Pyrisitia dina Poey, 1832Dina Yellow
Taygetis inconspicua Draudt, 1931Inconspicuous Satyr
Thessalia theona Ménétriés, 1855Nymphalid Moth
Zaretis itys Cramer, 1777Leaf Wing Butterfly
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Chinandega
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
15
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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