Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Cape Verde (Macaronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 324
1948
2763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 323
1946
2758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 316
1925
2732 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 210
1514
2126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
483
725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
483
725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
483
725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
19
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
19
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Verde
1 Family width 19 Species and 8 Subspecies
Genera for Cape Verde
19 Genera with 19 Species | Achalarus Scudder, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1833 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Butleria Kirby, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1782 | Policemen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymaenes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drephalys Watson, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalothyrus Mabille, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macro | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Molo Godman, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monza Evans, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ouleus Lindsey, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panca W.H. Evans, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perichares Scudder, 1790 | Ruby-eyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1790 | Longtail Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1863 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Verde
19 Species and 8 Subspecies | Achalarus albociliatus Mabille, 1877 | Skinner's cloudywing | | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Butleria flavomaculatus Blanchard, 1852 | | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Cymaenes tripunctus Herrich-Schä..., 1865 | Dingy Dotted Skipper | | Drephalys helixus heraclides Bell, 1942 | | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hyalothyrus neleus neda Evans, 1952 | | | Macro moths | | | Molo schausi (Lindsey, 1925) | ⇒ Molo mango Guenée, 1865 | | Monza camerona (Plötz, 1879) | ⇒ Monza cretacea Snellen, 1872 | | Ouleus calavius bubaris (Godman, 1895) | ⇒ Ouleus bubaris Godman & Salvin, 1895 | | Panca moseri Dolibaina, C..., 0 | | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Perichares philetes Gmelin, 1790 | Caribbean Ruby-eye | | Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790 | Brown Tailed Skipper | | Wallengrenia otho mago (G.A.W. Herri..., 1863) | ⇒ Wallengrenia otho misera Lucas, 1857 |
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Cape Verde
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