Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Peru (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 580
9390
28804 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 577
9384
28798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 552
9245
28393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 356
7215
23110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 70
2308
8112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
2308
8112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
2303
8101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 5
300
1075 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 2
282
1035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Peru
2 Families width 1035 Species and 472 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Peru
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