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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve (Puntarenas Canton, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
1217
1204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
165
1217
1204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
163
1215
1202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
126
1059
1077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
320
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
320
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
320
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
266
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
264
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve
5 Families width 32 Species and 23 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones5SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals19SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae (Grote, 1895)Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve
28 Genera with 32 Species
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Catopsilia Hübner, 1862Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinia Hübner, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Eresia Boisduval, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Euphaedra Hübner, 1763Fig Eaters1SpeciesTaxom
Hamadryas Hübner, 1823Calicoes2SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1782Brush-footed butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heteronympha Wallengren, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Ithomia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Jalmenus Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1908Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1896Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1758Morpho butterfly2SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1946Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Napaea Hübner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Oleria Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1866Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Pedaliodes Butler, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1775Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Proterebia Roos & Arnsc..., 19181SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1877Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Taenaris Hübner, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve
32 Species and 23 Subspecies
Catopsilia boisduvalii Felder & Felder, 1862
Ceratinia tutia callichroma Staudinger, 1885
Eresia ithomioides Hewitson, 1864Variable Crescent
Euphaedra medon medon Linnaeus, 1763
Hamadryas atlantis lelaps Godman & Salvin, 1883Black-patched Cracker
Hamadryas fornax fornax Hübner, 1823
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758Common Postman
Heliconius sapho Drury, 1782
Heteronympha solandri angela (Tindale, 1953)⇒ Heteronympha solandri Waterhouse, 1904
Heterosais giulia edessa (covella R.F...., 1958)⇒ Heterosais giulia pallidula Haensch, 1903
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Ithomia patilla Hewitson, 1852Guatemalan Glasswing
Jalmenus evagoras eubulus Miskin, 1876Imperial Hairstreak
Jamides cyta zelia Fruhstorfer, 1916
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Lethe butleri periscelis Fruhstorfer, 1908Angled Red Forester
Lycaena virgaureae cissites Fruhstorfer, 1896
Mesosemia melese Hewitson, 1860
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883)⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867
Oleria zelica pagasa H. Druce, 1875Zelica Clearwing
Papilio fuscus canopus Westwood, 1842Canopus Butterfly
Papilio cleotas archytas Hopffer, 1866
Pedaliodes palpita palpita Adams, 1986
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Proterebia afra fidena Fruhstorfer, 1918
Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Taenaris phorcas umbonia Fruhstorfer, 1905

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
3
3
Genera
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
16
19
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
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
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