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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Guayana Region (Venezuela)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
258
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
258
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
257
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
51
227
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
9
24
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
9
24
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
9
24
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
8
23
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
23
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guayana Region
3 Families width 7 Species and 2 Subspecies
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guayana Region
7 Genera with 7 Species
Actinote Hübner, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Cycnus Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Diaethria Billberg, 1775Eighty-Eight Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1821
Kite Swallowtails0SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1779Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1888Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1889Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guayana Region
7 Species and 2 Subspecies
Actinote anteas Doubleday, 1847Anteas Actinote
Actinote pellenea (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Actinote canutia Hopffer, 1873
Cycnus phaleros Linnaeus, 1767
Diaethria clymena Cramer, 1775Cramers Eighty-eight
Morpho adonis (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775
Papilio bridgei hecataeus Godman & Salvin, 1888
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Guayana Region
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
2
2
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
3
4
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
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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