Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies) for Choluteca Department (West Honduras, Honduras)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	38 85 91	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	38 85 91	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	35 79 82	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	29 72 76	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	8 19 19	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	8 19 19	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	8 19 19	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	5 16 16	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	5 16 16	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	4 13 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Choluteca Department
4 Families width 13 Species

Genera for Choluteca Department
13 Genera with 13 Species

Species list for Choluteca Department
13 Species

Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758	Gulf Fritillary
Anartia fatima Fabricius, 1793	Banded peacock
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764	Cabbage White
Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779	Crimson-banded Black
Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777	Soldier
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758	Black Weined Brown
Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758	Banded Longwing
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767	Florida Zebra Longwing
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793	Antillean Blue
Metamorpha epaphus Latreille, 1811
Smyrna blomfildia Fabricius, 1781	Blomfild's beauty
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773	America Painted Lady
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)	⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Choluteca Department

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	1 1	Genus 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	9 10	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 1	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	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

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