Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 67
227
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 67
227
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 66
226
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 42
184
361 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
83
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
82
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
82
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
3
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
3
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Chagos Archipelago
1 Family width 3 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Chagos Archipelago
3 Genera with 3 Species
Species list for Chagos Archipelago
3 Species and 2 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago
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