Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region El Tucuche (Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 13
26
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 13
26
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 13
26
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 10
22
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 7
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 7
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 7
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 5
9
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 4
8
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
8
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for El Tucuche
4 Families width 11 Species
Genera for El Tucuche
8 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for El Tucuche
11 Species | Adelpha cytherea Linnaeus, 1758 | Cytherea Sister | | Argyreuptychia palladia (Butler, 1866) | ⇒ Cissia palladia Butler, 1867 | | Calospila lucianus Fabricius, 1793 | | | Eurybia franciscana C. & R. Felder, 1862 | | | Eurybia halimede Hübner, 1807 | Halimede Eurybia | | Hermeuptychia hermes (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Pirascca sagaris Cramer, 1775 | | | Thecla hemon Cramer, 1775 | | | Thecla megarus Godart, 1823 | | | Thecla syllis Godman & Salvin, 1887 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in El Tucuche | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 1
3 | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
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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