Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Roatán (Islas de la Bahía, Honduras)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 16
25
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 16
25
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 15
24
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 14
23
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 9
18
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 9
18
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 9
18
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
14
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
14
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
10
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Roatán
5 Families width 10 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Roatán
10 Genera with 10 Species | Arawacus Kaye, 1836 | Stripestreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1945 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynamine Hübner, 1837 | Sailors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hermeuptychia Forster, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonymphidia Callaghan, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1869 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Roatán
10 Species and 3 Subspecies | Arawacus sito Boisduval, 1836 | Fine-lined Hairstreak | | Battus polydamas polydamas (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Battus polydamas antiquus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | Biblis aganisa (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779 | | Calycopis bactra Hewitson, 1877 | Hewitson´s Groundstreak | | Cupido comyntas texana F. Chermock, 1945 | Eastern Tailed-Blue | | Dynamine dyonis Hübner, 1837 | Blue-eyed Green Wing | | Euselasia mys Herrich-Schä..., 1853 | | | Hermeuptychia hermybius Grishin, 2014 | South Texas Satyr | | Pseudonymphidia agave Godman & Salvin, 1886 | | | Pyrisitia nise nelphe R. Felder, 1869 | Felder’s Mimosa Yellow |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Roatán | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
3 | 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 | 3
3 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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