Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Nicaragua (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 423
4251
7986 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 422
4250
7986 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 402
4164
7827 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 259
3351
6481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
718
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
718
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
718
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
128
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
125
233 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nicaragua
1 Family width 233 Species and 56 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Nicaragua
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