Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Curaçao (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 51
119
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 51
119
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 49
117
145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 35
91
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
27
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
27
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
27
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
7
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Curaçao
3 Families width 8 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Curaçao
7 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Curaçao
8 Species and 3 Subspecies | Blepolenis batea batea (Hübner, 1821) | ⇒ Blepolenis batea didymaon C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | Cissia pompilia C. & R. Felder, 1867 | Plain Cissia | | Cissia thelete (P.C.T. Snellen, 1887) | ⇒ Cissia pompilia C. & R. Felder, 1867 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Erebia stirius pitho Hübner, 1827 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Melanis electron herellus Snellen, 1887 | | | Ministrymon janevicroy Glassberg, 2013 | Pebbly Ministreak |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Curaçao | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, 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 | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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