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Checklist for Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
110
7091
30841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
107
7058
30740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
102
7020
30604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
5
365
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
2
265
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Europe
2 Families width 695 Species and 242 Subspecies
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857American Butterfly Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper694SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Europe
SuperfamilyHedyloidea
Scoble, 1986
Moth-butterflies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
264
694
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Rhopalocera at gbif.org