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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Valencia (Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
36
74
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
36
74
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
34
71
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
28
65
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
10
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
5
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
5
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
2
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Valencia (Trinidad)
2 Families width 9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals7SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Valencia (Trinidad)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Adelpha Hübner, 1758Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1807
Clouded yellows0SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1793Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Magneuptychia Forster, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Valencia (Trinidad)
9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Adelpha cytherea Linnaeus, 1758Cytherea Sister
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Danaus gilippus xanthippus C. Felder & ..., 1860
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793Sara Longwing
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Magneuptychia andrei Zacca, Casag..., 2017
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Valencia (Trinidad)
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
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
3
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