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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Sayaxche (Petén, Guatemala)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
6
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
6
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
6
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
5
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sayaxche
3 Families width 6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sayaxche
5 Genera with 6 Species
Adelpha Hübner, 1758Sister2SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1861Ceruleans1SpeciesTaxom
Mestra Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1869Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sayaxche
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adelpha basiloides Bates, 1865Spot-celled Sister
Adelpha iphiclus Linnaeus, 1758Iphiclus Sister
Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861
Mestra amymone (Ménétriés, 1857)⇒ Mestra hypermestra Hübner, 1825
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pyrisitia nise nelphe R. Felder, 1869Felder’s Mimosa Yellow

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Sayaxche
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
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
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov