Checklist for Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
and region Caribbean (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 657
12365
38331 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 653
12348
38295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 627
12188
37884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 383
9584
30287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 84
3355
9380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 84
3355
9380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3350
9375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 5
274
696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 2
237
607 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Caribbean
2 Families width 607 Species and 252 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Caribbean
Links, sources and further information Rhopalocera at gbif.org
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