Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Ecuador (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 568
8090
22812 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 565
8082
22805 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 540
7963
22498 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 341
6262
18920 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2369
7894 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 76
2369
7894 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 74
2362
7885 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 4
232
685 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 2
207
637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ecuador
2 Families width 637 Species and 220 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Ecuador
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