Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Nicoya Peninsula (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 212
1788
1977 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 212
1788
1977 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 205
1771
1952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 154
1549
1733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
646
939 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
646
939 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
646
939 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
468
719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
460
712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
66
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nicoya Peninsula
5 Families width 84 Species and 28 Subspecies
Genera for Nicoya Peninsula
66 Genera with 84 Species #ABCDEGHJLMNOPRSTVZ
| Adelpha Hübner, 1864 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1775 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anteos Hübner, 1775 | Angled Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anteros Hübner, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthanassa Scudder, 1833 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1878 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1889 | Pachliopta | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1862 | Giant owl butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicore Hübner, 1813 | Eighty-eights | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Calydna Doubleday, 1847 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1837 | Checkerspots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 0 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryadula Michener, 1758 | Banded Orange | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphile Doubleday, 1848 | Banners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1924 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1782 | Purplewings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsychellus Horsfield, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1819 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1902 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1883 | Calicoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1775 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hermeuptychia Forster, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1916 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1779 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1916 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1911 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1915 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1896 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Magneuptychia Forster, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manataria Kirby, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1871 | Daggerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanis Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1782 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1946 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napaea Hübner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1790 | Chilasa | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1845 | Cattlehearts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pedaliodes Butler, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Proterebia Roos & Arnsc..., 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protographium Munroe, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1775 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | Rekoa Kaye, 1904 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siderone Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1877 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stichelia Zikan, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synargis Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaecia Butler, 1913 | Counts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1869 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1864 | Hairstreaks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thessalia Scudder, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vareuptychia Forster, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zaretis Hübner, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1790 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nicoya Peninsula
84 Species and 28 Subspecies | Adelpha iphicleola Bates, 1864 | Confusing Sister | | Anaea troglodyta (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Anaea aidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824 | Ghost Brimstone | | Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775 | Angled Sulphur | | Anteros carausius Westwood, 1851 | Carousing Anteros | | Anthanassa frisia Poey, 1833 | Black Crescent | | Anthene lycaenina lycambes Hewitson, 1878 | Poined ciliate blue | | Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889 | | | Battus ingenuus Dyar, 1907 | Confused Swallowtail | | Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Crimson-banded Black | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Callicore pitheas Latreille, 1813 | Two-eyed Eighty-eight | | Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872 | Dusky Blue Hairstreak | | Chlosyne erodyle Bates, 1864 | Erodyle Checkerspot | | Chlosyne lacinia Geyer, 1837 | Adjutrix Patch | | Delias illis | | | Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758 | Banded Longwing | | Epiphile lampethusa lampethusa E. Doubleday, 1848 | | | Erebia kaseria Schawerda, 1924 | | | Eunica caelina Godart, 1823 | Mottled Purplewing | | Eunica malvina Bates, 1864 | Malvina Purplewing | | Eunica monima Cramer, 1782 | Dingy purplewing | | Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Eurema daira Godart, 1819 | Barred Sulphur | | Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902 | Spotted Zebra | | Hamadryas atlantis lelaps Godman & Salvin, 1883 | Black-patched Cracker | | Heliconius hecale Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Heliconian | | Hermeuptychia hermes (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | | Heterosais giulia edessa (covella R.F...., 1958) | ⇒ Heterosais giulia pallidula Haensch, 1903 | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Jamides cyta zelia Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779 | Black Mangrove Buckeye | | Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Lethe dura mansonia Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Limenitis iphiclus phera Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Lycaena virgaureae cissites Fruhstorfer, 1896 | | | Magneuptychia libye (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Cissia libye Linnaeus, 1767 | | Manataria hercyna Hübner, 1816 | White-spotted Satyr | | Marpesia livius Kirby, 1871 | Livius Daggerwing | | Melanis cephise Ménétriés, 1855 | White-rayed Metalmark | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946 | | | Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883) | ⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867 | | Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 | Split-banded owl butterfly | | Papilio (Danaus) eupheno (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869 | | Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788 | Idaes Swallowtail | | Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771 | King page | | Papilio cleotas archytas Hopffer, 1866 | | | Papilio erosne Gmelin, 1790 | | | Parathyma jadera d´Orbigny, 1861 | | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Parides iphidamas Fabricius, 1793 | Iphidamas Cattleheart | | Parides photinus Doubleday, 1845 | Pink-spotted Cattleheart | | Pedaliodes palpita palpita Adams, 1986 | | | Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775 | Apricot | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889) | ⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879 | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Proterebia afra fidena Fruhstorfer, 1918 | | | Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821 | | | Pseudolycaena damo H. Druce, 1875 | Sky-blue Hairstreak | | Pyrisitia dina Poey, 1832 | Dina Yellow | | Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899 | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Siderone galanthis Cramer, 1775 | Northern Red-striped Leafwing | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Stichelia bocchoris bocchoris Hewitson, 1876 | | | Synargis mycone Hewitson, 1865 | Rusty Metalmark | | Taenaris phorcas umbonia Fruhstorfer, 1905 | | | Tanaecia cocytus ambrysus Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Taygetis laches Fabricius, 1793 | | | Taygetis mermeria (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Euptychia mermeria | | Taygetis thamyra Cramer, 1782 | Andromeda Satyr | | Taygetis ypthima xantippe Butler, 1869 | | | Thecla echion (Godart, 1823) | ⇒ Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767 | | Thecla herodotus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Cyanophrys herodotus Fabricius, 1793 | | Thecla leucophaeus Hübner, 1818 | | | Thecla maesites Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | Verde Azul Hairstreak | | Thessalia theona Ménétriés, 1855 | Nymphalid Moth | | Vareuptychia similis Butler, 1866 | | | Zaretis isidora zethus Westwood, 1850 | | | Zaretis itys Cramer, 1777 | Leaf Wing Butterfly | | Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790 | Dog face |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Nicoya Peninsula | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 12
14 | 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 | 35
43 | 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 | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 6
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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