Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Port of Spain (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 69
176
183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 69
176
183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 67
173
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 53
154
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
67
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
67
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
67
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
47
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
47
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
36
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Port of Spain
5 Families width 39 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Port of Spain
36 Genera with 39 Species #ABCDEFHIJMOPTY
| Adelpha Hübner, 1758 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1758 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anteros Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arawacus Kaye, 1776 | Stripestreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catagramma Boisduval, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalodeta Stichel, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1826 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dircenna Doubleday, 1823 | Clearwing | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynamine Hübner, 1780 | Sailors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erichthodes Forster, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Femniterga Scudder, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1816 | Calicoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1819 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hermeuptychia Forster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isapis Doubleday, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Janatella Higgins, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Magneuptychia Forster, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Ostrinotes Johnson & al., 1997 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1788 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1837 | Cattlehearts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyniphes Kaye, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1874 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theope Doubleday, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tithorea Doubleday, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yphthimoides Forster, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Port of Spain
39 Species and 2 Subspecies | Adelpha cytherea Linnaeus, 1758 | Cytherea Sister | | Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown peacock | | Anteros formosus Cramer, 1777 | Gold Drop | | Arawacus aetolus Sultzer, 1776 | Aetolus Stripestreak | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Crimson-banded Black | | Calephelis laverna Godman & Salvin, 1886 | | | Catagramma astarte Cramer, 1782 | | | Chalodeta chaonitis Hewitson, 1866 | Orange-stitched Metalmark | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826 | Monarch | | Dircenna dero Hübner, 1823 | Dero Clearwing | | Dynamine postverta Cramer, 1780 | Four-spot Sailor | | Echinargus huntingtoni Rindge & Com..., 1953 | | | Emesis aurimna Boisduval, 1870 | White-spotted Emesis | | Epamera hemiargus hemiargus | | | Erichthodes erichtho (Butler, 1866) | ⇒ Erichthodes antonina C. & R. Felder, 1867 | | Femniterga cinniana Hewitson, 1877 | | | Hamadryas februa Hübner, 1816 | Ferentina Calico | | Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819 | Juliette | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | Carolina Satyr | | Isapis agyrtus Cramer, 1777 | | | Ithomia agnosia Hewitson, 1854 | Agnosia Glasswing | | Ithomia pellucida Weymer, 1875 | Blue Transparent | | Janatella leucodesma Felder, 1861 | Whitened Crescent | | Magneuptychia andrei Zacca, Casag..., 2017 | | | Mechanitis lysimnia Fabricius, 1793 | Confused Tigerwing | | Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | | Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788 | Idaes Swallowtail | | Parides anchises Linnaeus, 1758 | Anchises Cattleheart | | Parides neophilus Hübner, 1837 | Neophilus Cattleheart | | Polyniphes dumenilii Godart, 1823 | | | Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758 | Cambridge Blue | | Taygetis laches Fabricius, 1793 | | | Thecla mulucha Hewitson, 1867 | | | Thecla orcidia Hewitson, 1874 | | | Theope foliorum Bates, 1868 | Plain Theope | | Tithorea harmonia Cramer, 1777 | Harmonia Tiger | | Yphthimoides renata Cramer, 1782 | Renata Satyr |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Port of Spain | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 9
9 | 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 | 18
20 | 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
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
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