Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Costa Rica (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 609
11807
34482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 606
11803
34480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 577
11648
34014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 378
9725
29913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 75
3167
10626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
3167
10626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 74
3163
10622 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 5
319
1048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 2
283
889 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Costa Rica
2 Families width 889 Species and 180 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Costa Rica
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