Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Guyana (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 377
3368
6630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 377
3368
6630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 358
3283
6446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 231
2532
5191 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
851
1681 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
851
1681 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
850
1680 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
138
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
129
226 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Guyana
1 Family width 226 Species and 51 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Guyana
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