Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Antarctica (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 248
1047
1427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 248
1047
1427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 240
1034
1415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 173
892
1189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
476
668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
476
668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
475
668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
23
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
12
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Antarctica
1 Family width 10 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Antarctica
12 Genera with 10 Species | Aides Billberg, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclopyge Mielke, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grais Godman & Salvin, 1894 | Hermit Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucida Evans, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orneates Hübner, 1876 | Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ouleus Lindsey, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezites Hübner, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Antarctica
10 Species and 6 Subspecies | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Cyclopyge roscius iphimedia Plötz, 1886 | | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923) | ⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891 | | Orneates aegiochus (Hewitson, 1876) | ⇒ Celaenorrhinus aegiochus Hewitson, 1876 | | Ouleus calavius bubaris (Godman, 1895) | ⇒ Ouleus bubaris Godman & Salvin, 1895 | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Trapezites luteus leucon Waterhouse, 1938 | |
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Antarctica
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