Checklist for Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 515
6372
16248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 513
6368
16244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 487
6239
15904 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 306
5004
13441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1585
3960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
1585
3960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
1583
3957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 4
210
507 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 2
199
489 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Venezuela
2 Families width 489 Species and 214 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Venezuela
Links, sources and further information Rhopalocera at gbif.org
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