Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Monteverde Biological Reserve (Monteverde Canton, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 216
1835
1840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 216
1835
1840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 212
1830
1834 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
1663
1683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
613
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
613
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
613
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
467
748 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
455
740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
56
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Monteverde Biological Reserve
5 Families width 67 Species and 35 Subspecies
Genera for Monteverde Biological Reserve
56 Genera with 67 Species
| Adelpha Hübner, 1872 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Altinote Potts, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphidecta Butler, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrissa Butler, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1889 | Pachliopta | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1861 | Giant owl butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catonephele Hübner, 1848 | Catones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dircenna Doubleday, 1865 | Clearwing | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretris Thieme, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1850 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fountainea Rydon, 1864 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1823 | Calicoes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1775 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypanartia Hübner, 1793 | Mapwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1781 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1866 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1916 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1867 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manataria Kirby, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1861 | Daggerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Methone Doubleday, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1862 | Morpho butterfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1946 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napaea Hübner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necyria Westwood, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1824 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxeoschistus Butler, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 0 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1866 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pedaliodes Butler, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prepona Boisduval, 1916 | Preponas And Agrias | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proterebia Roos & Arnsc..., 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protographium Munroe, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pycina Doubleday, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrotaygetis Forster, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1877 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stichelia Zikan, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symbrenthia Hübner, 1904 | Jesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaecia Butler, 1913 | Counts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1867 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Yoma Doherty, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Monteverde Biological Reserve
67 Species and 35 Subspecies | Adelpha tracta Butler, 1872 | Tracta Sister | | Altinote ozomene Godart, 1819 | Lamplight Actinote | | Amphidecta pignerator simplicia Weymer, 1910 | | | Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921 | | Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889 | | | Caligo oileus oileus (C. Felder & ..., 1861) | ⇒ Caligo oileus umbratilis Stichel, 1903 | | Catonephele chromis Doubleday, 1848 | Cloud-forest Catone | | Dircenna jemina Geyer, 1837 | Jemina Clearwing | | Dircenna klugii Geyer & Hübner, 1837 | Klug's clearwing | | Dircenna olyras Felder & Felder, 1865 | Olyras Clearwing | | Dismorphia zathoe Hewitson, 1858 | Zathoe Mimic White | | Eretris suzannae DeVries, 1980 | Suzanne´s Satyr | | Eurema xantochlora Kollar, 1850 | Tropical Yellow | | Fountainea nobilis (Bates, 1864) | ⇒ Memphis nobilis Bates, 1864 | | Hamadryas atlantis lelaps Godman & Salvin, 1883 | Black-patched Cracker | | Hamadryas fornax fornax Hübner, 1823 | | | Heliconius hecale Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Heliconian | | Heterosais giulia edessa (covella R.F...., 1958) | ⇒ Heterosais giulia pallidula Haensch, 1903 | | Hypanartia kefersteini Doubleday, 1847 | Red Mapwing | | Hypanartia lethe Fabricius, 1793 | Orange Admiral | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Hypothyris fluonia herbita (G. Weymer, 1899) | ⇒ Hypothyris fluonia hygia Godman, 1899 | | Iolaus eurisus helius Fabricius, 1781 | | | Ithomia heraldica Bates, 1866 | Heraldica Clearwing | | Ithomia patilla Hewitson, 1852 | Guatemalan Glasswing | | Ithomia xenos Bates, 1866 | Xenos Clearwing | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852) | ⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | Limenitis naxia Felder, 1867 | | | Manataria hercyna Hübner, 1816 | White-spotted Satyr | | Marpesia marcella Felder, 1861 | | | Mesosemia grandis H. Druce, 1874 | Giant Eyed-Metalmark | | Mesosemia melese Hewitson, 1860 | | | Methone cecilia Cramer, 1777 | | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946 | | | Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883) | ⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867 | | Napeogenes rhezia adelphe H. Bates, 1862 | | | Necyria duellona Westwood, 1851 | | | Nepheronia argia poppea Donovan, 1824 | | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly | | Oxeoschistus puerta Hewitson, 1862 | | | Pachliopta liris liris | | | Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771 | King page | | Papilio fuscus canopus Westwood, 1842 | Canopus Butterfly | | Papilio cleotas archytas Hopffer, 1866 | | | Pedaliodes palpita palpita Adams, 1986 | | | Pereute charops Boisduval, 1836 | Darkened White | | Prepona eugenes argyria (Fruhstorfer, 1916) | ⇒ Prepona pylene Hewitson, 1853 | | Proterebia afra fidena Fruhstorfer, 1918 | | | Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821 | | | Pycina zamba Doubleday, 1849 | | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrotaygetis satyrina Bates, 1865 | Wide-bordered Satyr | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Stichelia bocchoris bocchoris Hewitson, 1876 | | | Symbrenthia hippoclus atta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Taenaris phorcas umbonia Fruhstorfer, 1905 | | | Tanaecia cocytus ambrysus Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Taygetis ypthima xantippe Butler, 1869 | | | Thecla thara Hewitson, 1867 | | | Thecla togarna Hewitson, 1867 | | | Yoma sabina podium Tsukada, 1985 | Australian Lurcher | | Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Tiny Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Monteverde Biological Reserve | 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 | 6
7 | 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 | 33
40 | 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 | 4
6 | 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 | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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