Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Lower Amazon (Amazon basin)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 14
39
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 14
39
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 14
39
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 10
34
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 7
31
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 7
31
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 7
31
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 5
26
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 4
25
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
25
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lower Amazon
4 Families width 36 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Lower Amazon
25 Genera with 36 Species
| Amarynthis Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asterope Hübner, 1821 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catagramma Boisduval, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catonephele Hübner, 1823 | Catones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinia Hübner, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobura Billberg, 1758 | Mosaics or Beauties | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurybia Illiger, 1775 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytides Hübner, 1821 | Kite Swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1866 | Brush-footed butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1847 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1782 | Morpho butterfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Napeocles Bates, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphidium Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oleria Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1775 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philaethria Billberg, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prepona Boisduval, 1854 | Preponas And Agrias | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semomesia Westwood, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stalachtis Hübner, 1813 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lower Amazon
36 Species and 1 Subspecies | Amarynthis meneria Cramer, 1776 | Meneria Metalmark | | Asterope leprieuri Feisthamel, 1835 | Leprieur´s Glory | | Asterope sapphira Hubner, 1816 | | | Asterope sapphyra (Hübner, 1821) | ⇒ Asterope sapphira Hubner, 1816 | | Catagramma astarte Cramer, 1782 | | | Catonephele antinoe Godart, 1823 | Antinoe Catone | | Colobura dirce Linnaeus, 1758 | Dirce Beauty | | Eurybia cyclopia Stichel, 1910 | Fire-bordered Eurybia | | Eurybia cyclopia nicaeus | | | Eurybia halimede Hübner, 1807 | Halimede Eurybia | | Eurybia nicaea Fabricius, 1775 | | | Euselasia issoria Hewitson, 1869 | | | Heliconius burneyi Hübner, 1831 | | | Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Postman | | Heliconius numatus Cramer, 1780 | | | Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866 | Wallace'S Longwing | | Helicopis cupido Linnaeus, 1758 | Spangled Cupid | | Historis odius Fabricius, 1775 | Grape Shoemaker | | Hypothyris euclea Godart, 1819 | Common Ticlear | | Hypothyris xanthostola Bates, 1862 | | | Limenitis melona Hewitson, 1847 | | | Lycorea halia (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819 | | Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Napeocles jucunda Hübner, 1808 | Great Blue Hookwing | | Nymphidium caricae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Oleria astrea Cramer, 1775 | | | Papilio (Heraclides) androgeus Cramer, 1775 | Androgeus | | Philaethria dido Linnaeus, 1763 | Dido longwing | | Philaethria pygmalion Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Prepona amydon Hewitson, 1854 | | | Semomesia capanea Cramer, 1779 | | | Stalachtis lineata Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | | Stalachtis phaedusa Hübner, 1813 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Lower Amazon | 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 | 16
25 | 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
1 | 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 | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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