Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for India (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 701
14106
56149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 697
14097
56137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 660
13851
55355 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 419
10816
46887 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
4150
15725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
4146
15716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
4133
15674 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
220
700 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
181
629 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for India
1 Family width 629 Species and 134 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in India
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