Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Piauí (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 86
245
312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 86
245
312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 78
221
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 54
184
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
23
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
23
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
23
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
17
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
17
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
14
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Piauí
4 Families width 15 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Piauí
14 Genera with 15 Species | Agrias Doubleday, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyluris Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anteos Hübner, 1833 | Angled Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicore Hübner, 1833 | Eighty-eights | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1775 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dynamine Hübner, 1793 | Sailors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1847 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1777 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1758 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1851 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orimba Herrich-Schä..., 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1775 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 0 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Piauí
15 Species and 5 Subspecies | Agrias hewitsonius beata (Staudinger, ..., 1886) | ⇒ Agrias hewitsonius stuarti Godman & Salvin, 1882 | | Ancyluris mira thaumasia Stichel, 1910 | | | Anteos godarti (J.A.M. Perty, 1833) | ⇒ Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824 | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Callicore hesperia (J.A.M. Perty, 1833) | ⇒ Callicore hydaspes Drury, 1782 | | Danaus affinis gelanor Waterhouse &..., 1914 | | | Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775 | Southern Monarch | | Dynamine artemisia Fabricius, 1793 | Northern Small-eyed Greenwing | | Eunica alcmena alcmena Doubleday, , 1847 | Dark Purplewing | | Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777 | Banded Yellow | | Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Melitaea didyma latonigena Eversmann, 1851 | | | Orimba aricoris Butler, 1877 | | | Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775 | | Thecla polybetes | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Piauí | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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