Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Zulia (Zuliana, Venezuela)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 103
364
442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 103
364
442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 95
347
415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 78
312
373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
35
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
35
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
35
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
30
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
29
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
18
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Zulia
4 Families width 19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Zulia
18 Genera with 19 Species | Actinote Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1758 | Giant owl butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicore Hübner, 1813 | Eighty-eights | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episcada Godman & Salvin, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1767 | Calicoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | Klotsius Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Kricogonia Reakirt, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1873 | Ministreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1775 | Morpho butterfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1793 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1889 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1867 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zulia
19 Species and 2 Subspecies | Actinote thalia Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Caligo idomeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Idomeneus Giant Owl | | Callicore pitheas Latreille, 1813 | Two-eyed Eighty-eight | | Callithomia hezia Hewitson, 1853 | | | Episcada polita Weymer, 1899 | | | Hamadryas amphinome Linnaeus, 1767 | Red Cracker | | Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793 | | Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | | Ministrymon azia Hewitson, 1873 | Azia hairstreak | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775 | Blue Morpho | | Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771 | King page | | Papilio (Princeps) cynorta Fabricius, 1793 | Common White Banded Papilio | | Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889) | ⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879 | | Pteronymia obsurata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Thecla togarna Hewitson, 1867 | | | Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Tiny Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Zulia | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
4 | 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 | 10
11 | 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
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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