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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Lima (Peru)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
218
892
1130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
218
892
1130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
863
1094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
746
962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
191
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
191
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
191
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
142
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
126
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
89
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lima
5 Families width 118 Species and 9 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals74SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones17SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies22SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lima
89 Genera with 118 Species
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Actinote Hübner, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Adelpha Hübner, 1758Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Agrias Doubleday, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Anaea Hübner, 1775Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1763Peacocks1SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1869Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1758Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Arethusana de Lesse, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1775Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1821Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Audre Hemming, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Baeotus Hemming, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Bia Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1965Bush Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Brintesia Fruhstorfer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Castilia Higgins, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Catagramma Boisduval, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Catonephele Hübner, 1779Catones1SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 0Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1785Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Corades Doubleday, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1829Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyomma Macquart, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Diaethria Billberg, 1775Eighty-Eight Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Dione Hübner, 1825Silverspots1SpeciesTaxom
Doxocopa Hübner, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1775Julia Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Epiphile Doubleday, 1857Banners1SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1758Alpines1SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1869Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Eunica Hübner, 1869Purplewings1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1775Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1828Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1767Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1847Brush-footed butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Higginsius Hemming, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hypanartia Hübner, 1847Mapwings2SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1758Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1780Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1894Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1758Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Lymanopoda Westwood, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1790Marbled white2SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1779Small Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Metamorpha Hübner, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1874Morpho butterfly2SpeciesTaxom
Mygona Thieme, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Nabokovia Hemming, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1775Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Ogyris Westwood, 1999Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Oressinoma Doubleday, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Paralycaeides Nabokov, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1779Cattlehearts2SpeciesTaxom
Pedaliodes Butler, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Perisama Doubleday, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1775Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1864Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 0Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1758Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1835Meadow Blues6SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1819
Commodores0SpeciesTaxom
Pronophila Doubleday, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Pterourus Scopoli, 1777
Tiger swallowtails0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrameis Hübner, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1775Satyr Orchids2SpeciesTaxom
Scolitantides Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1758Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Steroma Westwood, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1867Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Tatochila Butler, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1812Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lima
118 Species and 9 Subspecies
Actinote callianira Hübner, 1837
Actinote demonica Hopffer, 1874
Actinote equatoria Bates, 1864
Adelpha iphiclus Linnaeus, 1758Iphiclus Sister
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Agrias claudina Godart, 1824Claudina Agrias
Anaea troglodyta (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Anaea aidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869Moroccan Orange Tip
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Arethusana arethusa Denis & Schi..., 1775False Grayling
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus
Audre phyciodes Hayward, 1949
Baeotus deucalion Felder, 1860
Bia caelestis Penz & DeVries, 0
Bicyclus smithi eurypterus Condamin, 1965
Brintesia (Kanetisa) circe Fabricius, 1775Great Banded Grayling
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Castilia perilla Hewitson, 1852
Catagramma catagramma
Catagramma hesperis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1844)⇒ Callicore hesperis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta (Catasticta) prioneris Hopffer, 1874
Catonephele numilia Cramer, 1779Blue-frosted Banner
Catopsilia eubule
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Corades medeba Hewitson, 1850
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido (Cupido) osiris Meigen, 1829Osiris Blue
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Dasyomma caeruleum Macquart, 1840
Diaethria clymena Cramer, 1775Cramers Eighty-eight
Dione moneta Hübner, 1825Mexican Silverspot
Doxocopa cyane Latreille, 1833Mexican Emperor
Doxocopa linda Felder, 1862
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Epiphile eriopis eriopis Hewitson, 1857
Erebia ligea Linnaeus, 1758Arran Brown
Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869Dappled White
Eunica brunnea Salvin, 1869
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops Boisduval, 1828Black-eyed Blue
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758Common Postman
Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793Sara Longwing
Heliconius telesiphe Doubleday, 1847Telesiphe Longwing
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Higginsius fasciata Hopffer, 1874Fasciata Crescent
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hypanartia dione Latreille, 1811Banded Mapwing
Hypanartia kefersteini Doubleday, 1847Red Mapwing
Hypolimnas pandarus pandarus Linnaeus, 1758
Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780Black-Mangrove Buckeye
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Leptotes andicola Grose-Smith, 1894
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Lymanopoda affineola Weymer, 1911
Lymanopoda ferruginosa Butler, 1868Rusty Mountain Satyr
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) lachesis Hübner, 1790Iberian Marbled White
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Metamorpha epaphus Latreille, 1811
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho didius Hopffer, 1874Giant Blue Morpho
Mygona thammi Staudinger, 1876
Nabokovia faga Dognin, 1895
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Ogyris subterrestris Field, 1999Arid bronze azure
Ogyris subterrestris subterrestris Field, 1999
Oressinoma typhla Doubleday, 1849Typhla Satyr
Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771King page
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Paralycaeides inconspicua Draudt, 1921
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Parides erithalion Boisduval, 1836Variable Cattleheart
Parides vertumnus Cramer, 1779
Pedaliodes hopfferi Staudinger, 1897Sunburst Satyr
Pedaliodes pisonia Hewitson, 1862
Pedaliodes porina Hewitson, 1862
Perisama humboldtii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Perisama jurinei Guenée, 1872Cyan-banded Perisama
Perisama moronina Röber, 1915
Perisama xanthica Hewitson, 1868
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864Cayman Crescent Spot
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris monuste suasa
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polyommatus (Lysandra) albicans Gerhard, 1851Spanish Chalk-hill Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835Amanda´S Blue
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pronophila thelebe Doubleday, 1849
Pyrameis carye Hübner, 1816
Pyronia (Idata) bathseba Fabricius, 1793Spanish Gatekeeper
Pyronia (Idata) cecilia Vallantin, 1894Southern Gatekeeper
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Satyrium esculi Hübner, 1804False Ilex Hairstreak
Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775Blue Spot Hairstreak
Speyeria aglaia Linnaeus, 1758
Steroma bega Westwood, 1850
Strymon daraba Hewitson, 1867
Tatochila autodice Hübner, 1818White cabbage butterfly
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812Subtropical Lady
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Lima
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
16
22
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
55
74
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
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
14
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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