Checklist for Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
and region America (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1321
50475
424947 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 1315
50409
424765 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 1179
49568
420027 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 642
38200
347168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 116
10265
78499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 109
10196
78394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 100
10120
78118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 5
670
5662 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 2
556
4937 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for America
2 Families width 4937 Species and 2383 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in America
Links, sources and further information Rhopalocera at gbif.org
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