Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Tunapuna (Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 86
369
421 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 86
369
421 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
350
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 58
321
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
217
258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
217
258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
217
258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
165
201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
162
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
72
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Tunapuna
5 Families width 95 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Tunapuna
72 Genera with 95 Species #ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTY
| Adelpha Hübner, 1823 | Sister | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arawacus Kaye, 1776 | Stripestreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyreuptychia Forster, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1758 | Giant owl butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catagramma Boisduval, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catonephele Hübner, 1779 | Catones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepheuptychia Forster, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charis Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloreuptychia Forster, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobura Billberg, 1758 | Mosaics or Beauties | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaethria Billberg, 1775 | Eighty-Eight Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dione Hübner, 1779 | Silverspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1775 | Julia Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynamine Hübner, 1861 | Sailors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eryphanis Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1781 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsychellus Horsfield, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1775 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurybia Illiger, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Greta Hemming, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1758 | Calicoes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1793 | Brush-footed butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hermeuptychia Forster, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypanartia Hübner, 1793 | Mapwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1861 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janatella Higgins, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Juditha Hemming, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1867 | Buckeyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Magneuptychia Forster, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanis Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melete Swainson, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinaea Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metamorpha Hübner, 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1782 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphidium Fabricius, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1906 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pareuptychia W. Forster, 1776 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1758 | Cattlehearts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pierella Herrich-Schä..., 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Posttaygetis Forster, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prepona Boisduval, 1814 | Preponas And Agrias | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1836 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhetus Swainson, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siproeta Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1780 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synargis Hübner, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1782 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theope Doubleday, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tmolus Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yphthimoides Forster, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tunapuna
95 Species and 4 Subspecies | Adelpha cytherea Linnaeus, 1758 | Cytherea Sister | | Adelpha plesaure Hübner, 1823 | Pleasure Sister | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown peacock | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Arawacus aetolus Sultzer, 1776 | Aetolus Stripestreak | | Archaeoprepona demophon Linnaeus, 1758 | Banded King Shoemaker | | Argyreuptychia penelope (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cissia penelope Fabricius, 1775 | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Crimson-banded Black | | Caligo brasiliensis Felder, 1862 | Almond-eyed Owl | | Caligo eurilochus Cramer, 1775 | Forest Blue Mort | | Caligo teucer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cocoa Blue Mort | | Calycopis origo Godman & Salvin, 1887 | Origo Groundstreak | | Catagramma astarte Cramer, 1782 | | | Catonephele numilia Cramer, 1779 | Blue-frosted Banner | | Cepheuptychia cephus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Euptychia cephus Fabricius, 1775 | | Charis anius Cramer, 1776 | Anius Metalmark | | Chloreuptychia arnaca Fabricius, 1776 | Blue-smudged Satyr | | Colobura annulata Willmott, Co..., 2001 | Annulata Mosaic | | Colobura dirce Linnaeus, 1758 | Dirce Beauty | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Diaethria clymena Cramer, 1775 | Cramers Eighty-eight | | Dione juno Cramer, 1779 | Juno Heliconian | | Dismorphia amphione Cramer, 1779 | Tiger Mimic White | | Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775 | Flambeau | | Dynamine postverta Cramer, 1780 | Four-spot Sailor | | Dynamine theseus Felder, 1861 | Blue Tinted Handkerchief | | Emesis fatima (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Emesis cerea Linnaeus, 1767 | | Eryphanis polyxena (Meerburgh, 1775) | ⇒ Eryphanis automedon Cramer, 1775 | | Eueides isabella Stoll, 1781 | Isabella's heliconian | | Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Euptychia myncea Cramer, 1782 | | | Eurema albula Cramer, 1775 | Ghost Sulphur | | Eurybia elvina Stichel, 1910 | Blind Eurybia | | Greta andromica Hewitson, 1854 | Andromica Clearwing | | Hamadryas februa Hübner, 1816 | Ferentina Calico | | Hamadryas feronia Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Cracker | | Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Heliconius ethilla Godart, 1819 | Ethilia longwing | | Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Postman | | Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793 | Sara Longwing | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hermeuptychia hermes (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | | Hipparchia statilinus vettius Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Hypanartia lethe Fabricius, 1793 | Orange Admiral | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Ithomia agnosia Hewitson, 1854 | Agnosia Glasswing | | Ithomia pellucida Weymer, 1875 | Blue Transparent | | Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861 | | | Janatella leucodesma Felder, 1861 | Whitened Crescent | | Juditha molpe Hübner, 1808 | Molpe Metalmark | | Junonia lemonias lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | Black-Mangrove Buckeye | | Junonia zonalis (Felder, 1867) | ⇒ Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Magneuptychia libye (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Cissia libye Linnaeus, 1767 | | Mechanitis lysimnia Fabricius, 1793 | Confused Tigerwing | | Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | | Melanis electron Fabricius, 1793 | Orange-Barred Pixie | | Melete lycimnia Cramer, 1777 | Common Melwhite | | Melinaea lilis Doubleday, 1847 | Mimc Tigerwing | | Mestra hypermestra Hübner, 1825 | Grey handkerchief | | Metamorpha epaphus Latreille, 1811 | | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Nymphidium lisimon Stoll, 1790 | | | Opsiphanes cassiae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Panthiades aeolus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788 | Idaes Swallowtail | | Papilio (Heraclides) androgeus Cramer, 1775 | Androgeus | | Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771 | King page | | Papilio homothoas Rothschild &..., 1906 | False Giant Swallowtail | | Pareuptychia hesione (Sulzer, 1776) | ⇒ Cissia hesione Sulzer, 1776 | | Pareuptychia ocirrhoe Fabricius, 1776 | Banded White Ringlet | | Parides anchises Linnaeus, 1758 | Anchises Cattleheart | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pierella hyalinus Gmelin, , 1790 | Glassy Pierella | | Posttaygetis penelea Cramer, 1779 | Yellow-spiked Satyr | | Prepona demophoon (Hübner, 1814) | ⇒ Archaeoprepona demophoon Godart, 1823 | | Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758 | Cambridge Blue | | Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836 | Pale Yellow | | Rhetus periander Cramer, 1777 | Periander Metalmark | | Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758 | Malachite | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Synargis calyce C. Felder & ..., 1862 | Blue Transparent | | Taygetis echo Cramer, 1779 | | | Taygetis laches Fabricius, 1793 | | | Thecla herodotus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Cyanophrys herodotus Fabricius, 1793 | | Thecla megarus Godart, 1823 | | | Thecla palegon Cramer, 1782 | | | Theope lycaenina Bates, 1868 | Gray Theope | | Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767 | Four-Spotted Hairstreak | | Yphthimoides renata Cramer, 1782 | Renata Satyr |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Tunapuna | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 11
13 | 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 | 44
61 | 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
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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