Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Central Venezuela (Venezuela)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 311
2843
3686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 311
2843
3686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 300
2817
3648 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 223
2541
3360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
783
1326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
783
1326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
783
1326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
46
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
35
44 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Central Venezuela
1 Family width 44 Species and 12 Subspecies
Genera for Central Venezuela
35 Genera with 44 Species
| Achlyodes Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aguna Williams, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthoptus Bell, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astraptes Hübner, 1869 | Flasher butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Autochton Hübner, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callimormus Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1782 | Flat | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratrichia Butler, 1787 | Forest Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Creonpyge Mielke, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cycloglypha Mabille, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymaenes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elbella Evans, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gorgopas Godman & Salvin, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliopetes Billberg, 1868 | White Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metacharis Butler, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Moeris Godman, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylon Godman & Salvin, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mysoria Watson, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrogenes Watson, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 2010 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pythonides Hübner, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quadrus Lindsey, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ridens Evans, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sophista Plötz, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1884 | African grizzled skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylus Godman & Salvin, 1879 | Scallopwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symmachia Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Typhedanus Butler, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1821 | Longtail Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vettius Godman, 1777 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Venezuela
44 Species and 12 Subspecies | Achlyodes pallida Felder, 1869 | Pale Sicklewing | | Aguna albistria cholus (C. Plötz, 1880) | ⇒ Aguna albistria albistria Plötz, 1880 | | Anthoptus epictetus Fabricius, 1793 | Trailside Skipper | | Astraptes alardus Stoll, 1790 | Frosted Flasher | | Astraptes fulgerator Walch, 1775 | Blue Flasher | | Astraptes latimargo Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | White-edged Flasher | | Autochton longipennis Plötz, 1882 | Sharp Banded-Skipper | | Callimormus juventus Scudder, 1872 | Juventus Skipper | | Celaenorrhinus chrysoglossa Mabille, 1891 | Central Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus eligius Stoll, 1782 | Eligius Flat | | Ceratrichia nothus nothus Fabricius, 1787 | | | Cycloglypha thrasibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Widespread Bent-Skipper | | Cymaenes tripunctus Herrich-Schä..., 1865 | Dingy Dotted Skipper | | Elbella intersecta strova Evans, 1951 | Variable Firetip | | Gorgopas chlorocephala (Herrich-Schä..., 1870) | ⇒ Gorgopas agylla Mabille, 1897 | | Heliopetes alana Reakirt, 1868 | Alana White-Skipper | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Metacharis sylves Hewitson, 1877 | | | Moeris remus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Mysoria galgala Hewitson, 1866 | | | Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829 | Southern Dimorphic Skipper | | Porphyrogenes passalus omphale (Butler, 1871) | ⇒ Porphyrogenes omphale Butler, 1871 | | Porphyrogenes passalus passalus G.A.W. Herri..., 1869 | | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Pyrrhopyge caribe caribe Orellana, , 2010 | Caribbean Firetip | | Pyrrhopyge evansi borburata Orellana, 2010 | Evans´ Firetip | | Pyrrhopyge phidias Linnaeus, 1758 | Original Firetip | | Pyrrhopyge thericles raymondi Orellana, 2010 | Impostor Firetip | | Pythonides proxenus Godman & Salvin, 1895 | Proxenus Blue-Skipper | | Quadrus lugubris Felder, 1869 | Tanned Blue-Skipper | | Ridens ridens Hewitson, 1876 | Frosted Skipper | | Sophista bifasciata Ménétriés, 1829 | | | Spialia agylla agylla Trimen & Bowker, 1889 | Grassveld Sandman | | Spialia zaira (Plötz, 1884) | ⇒ Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | | Staphylus vulgata Möschler, 1879 | Golden-snouted Sootywing | | Symmachia hetaerina Hewitson, 1867 | | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | | | Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912) | ⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824 | | Typhedanus ampyx Godman & Salvin, 1893 | Gold-tufted Skipper | | Urbanus esta W.H. Evans, 1952 | Esta Longtail | | Urbanus teleus Hübner, 1821 | Teleus Longtail | | Vettius aurelius Plötz, 1882 | Aurelius Skipper | | Vettius diversa Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Vettius marcus Fabricius, 1787 | Marcus Skipper | | Vettius phyllus Cramer, 1777 | |
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Central Venezuela
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