Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Chontales (Nicaragua)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 65
255
359 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 65
255
359 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 57
239
335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 47
225
322 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
32
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
32
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
32
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
20
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 5
18
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
17
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Chontales
4 Families width 34 Species and 16 Subspecies
Genera for Chontales
17 Genera with 34 Species | Abananote Potts, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 0 | Sister | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arawacus Kaye, 1836 | Stripestreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brangas Hübner, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaelimnas C. & R. Felder, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1826 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 0 | Barons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1861 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nessaea Hübner, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1853 | Cattlehearts | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoscada Godman & Salvin, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Radissima Johnson, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1874 | Hairstreaks | 9 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chontales
34 Species and 16 Subspecies | Abananote hylonome basilia Lamas, 1995 | | | Adelpha leucophthalma Latreille, 1809 | Veracruz Sister | | Adelpha leucopthalma | | | Arawacus sito Boisduval, 1836 | Fine-lined Hairstreak | | Brangas coccineifrons Godman & Salvin, 1887 | Black-veined Brangas | | Calycopis amplia (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Calycopis xeneta Hewitson, 1877 | | Chamaelimnas briola doryphora Stichel, 1910 | | | Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863 | Queen | | Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826 | Monarch | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Euthalia curvifascia anaea | | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861 | | | Nessaea aglaura Doubleday, 1848 | Aglaura Olivewing | | Parides eurimedes mylotes H.W. Bates, 1861 | True Cattleheart | | Parides childrenae Gray, 1832 | Green-celled Cattleheart | | Parides childrenae latifasciata E. Krüger, 1925 | | | Parides erithalion Boisduval, 1836 | Variable Cattleheart | | Parides erithalion sadyattes H. Druce, 1874 | Variable Cattleheart | | Parides iphidamas Fabricius, 1793 | Iphidamas Cattleheart | | Parides iphidamas iphidamas Fabricius, 1793 | Iphidamas Cattleheart | | Parides montezuma Westwood, 1842 | Montezuma's cattleheart | | Parides montezuma montezuma | | | Parides panares Gray, 1853 | Wedge-spotted Cattleheart | | Parides panares lycimenes (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Parides panares panares Gray, 1853 | | Parides sesostris Cramer, 1779 | Emerald-patched Cattleheart | | Parides sesostris zestos Gray, 1853 | Emerald-patched Cattleheart | | Pseudoscada timna Hewitson, 1854 | | | Pseudoscada timna pusio Godman & Salvin, 1877 | Timna Clearwing | | Radissima umbratus Geyer, 1837 | | | Taygetis mermaria | | | Taygetis mermeria (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Euptychia mermeria | | Thecla amplia Hewitson, 1877 | | | Thecla busa (Godman & Salvin, 1887) | ⇒ Brevianta busa Godman & Salvin, 1887 | | Thecla calena Hewitson, 1877 | | | Thecla coccineifrons (Godman & Salvin, 1887) | ⇒ Brangas coccineifrons Godman & Salvin, 1887 | | Thecla galliena (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Arumecla galliena Hewitson, 1877 | | Thecla iopas (Godman & Salvin, 1887) | ⇒ Arumecla galliena Hewitson, 1877 | | Thecla scopas (Godman & Salvin, 1887) | ⇒ Ministrymon una Hewitson, 1873 | | Thecla sito (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Arawacus sito Boisduval, 1836 | | Thecla volupia Hewitson, 1874 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Chontales | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
14 | 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 | 9
12 | 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 | 1
7 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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