Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Grenada (Windward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 189
782
1152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 188
781
1151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 183
768
1132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 124
586
884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
100
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
100
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
100
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
59
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
56
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
38
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Grenada
5 Families width 58 Species and 22 Subspecies
Genera for Grenada
38 Genera with 58 Species
| Actinote Hübner, 1862 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allosmaitia Harry Kendon..., 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Altinote Potts, 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Antirrhea Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1930 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Consul Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 0 | Milkweeds | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1926 | Julia Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Electrostrymon Clench, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1936 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1883 | Calicoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypanartia Hübner, 1862 | Mapwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1780 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1817 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1836 | Daggerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1758 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1850 | Morpho butterfly | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Moschoneura Butler, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1758 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1910 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1947 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1869 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1780 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Symbiopsis Nicolay, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symbrenthia Hübner, 1904 | Jesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1877 | Hairstreaks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tithorea Doubleday, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Grenada
58 Species and 22 Subspecies | Actinote anteas Doubleday, 1847 | Anteas Actinote | | Actinote canutia Hopffer, 1873 | | | Actinote flavibasis Jordan, 1913 | | | Actinote pellenea (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Actinote canutia Hopffer, 1873 | | Actinote stratonice Latreille, 1811 | | | Actinote trinacria Felder, 1862 | | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Allosmaitia piplea Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Godman´s Hairstreak | | Altinote neleus Latreille, 1811 | | | Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798 | | | Anartia amathea amathea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Anartia amathea roeselia Eschscholtz, 1835 | | Anartia amathea roeselia Eschscholtz, 1835 | | | Anartia jatrophae jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | White Peacock | | Antirrhea miltiades Fabricius, 1793 | | | Battus belus cochabamba Weeks, 1901 | | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Battus polydamas grenadensis A. Hall, 1930 | Polydamas Swallowtail | | Consul tithoreides Butler, 1873 | | | Danaus eresimus eresimus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943 | | Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943 | Montezuma’s Soldier | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus insularis | | | Dryas iulia framptoni Riley, 1926 | Julia | | Electrostrymon angerona Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Angerona Hairstreak | | Emesis fatima (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Emesis cerea Linnaeus, 1767 | | Emesis fatimella Westwood, 1851 | | | Eresia actinote actinote Salvin, 1869 | | | Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777 | | Glutophrissa drusilla monomorpha A. Hall, 1936 | Florida White | | Hamadryas atlantis lelaps Godman & Salvin, 1883 | Black-patched Cracker | | Hemiargus hanno watsoni (Comstock & H..., 1943) | ⇒ Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hypanartia lindigii C. & R. Felder, 1862 | | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Ithomia lycaste Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | | | Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | Black-Mangrove Buckeye | | Lycorea ilione Cramer, 1775 | Clearwing Mimic Queen | | Lycorea lamirus (Latreille, 1817) | ⇒ Lycorea ilione Cramer, 1775 | | Marpesia merops Boisduval, 1836 | Spot-banded Daggerwing | | Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Marbled White | | Mestra hersilia hersilia Fabricius, 1776 | South American Mestra | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho cypris Westwood, 1851 | Cypris Morpho | | Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850 | Sulkowsky´s Morpho | | Moschoneura pinthous ithomia Hewitson, 1867 | | | Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758 | Apollo | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869) | ⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969 | | Polyommatus escheri roseonitens Oberthür & ..., 1910 | | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836 | Pale Yellow | | Pyrisitia venusta emanona Dillon, 1947 | Pale Yellow | | Satyrium saepium chalcis Edwards, 1869 | Hedgerow Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus ponce (Comstock & H..., 1943) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Strymon sapota (Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Symbiopsis smalli (Nicolay, 1971) | ⇒ Symbiopsis rickmani Schaus, 1902 | | Symbrenthia hippoclus atta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Thecla fidentia Hewitson, 1868 | | | Thecla ponce (Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Thecla salona (Hewitson, 1868) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Thecla sapota (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Tithorea tarricina Hewitson, 1858 | Cream-spotted Tigerwing |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Grenada | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 8
13 | 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 | 23
34 | 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 | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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