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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Escazu (San Jose, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
85
346
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
85
346
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
84
345
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
286
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
18
29
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
18
29
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
18
29
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
21
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Escazu
4 Families width 9 Species and 7 Subspecies
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Escazu
8 Genera with 9 Species
Appias Hübner, 1820Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1889Pachliopta1SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1915Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1793Cattlehearts4SpeciesTaxom
Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Escazu
9 Species and 7 Subspecies
Appias drusilla drusilla Swainson, 1820
Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889
Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872Dusky Blue Hairstreak
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Limenitis iphiclus phera Fruhstorfer, 1915
Parides erithalion Boisduval, 1836Variable Cattleheart
Parides erithalion sadyattes H. Druce, 1874Variable Cattleheart
Parides iphidamas Fabricius, 1793Iphidamas Cattleheart
Parides iphidamas iphidamas Fabricius, 1793Iphidamas Cattleheart
Pteronymia latilla Hewitson, 1854Latilla Clearwing

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Escazu
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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