[BOA] Interactive Listing of American Butterflies
Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[John Shuey]
e-mail: jshuey at tnc.org; Director of Conservation Science; Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy; http://www.nature.org
[LAMAS-2005] Gerardo Lamas
Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[LEPIFORUM] Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
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Some related literature:
d'Almeida, 1951
Algumas notas sôbre os gêneros Hypoleria e Napeogenes (Lep. Ithomiidae)
Rev. Soc. ent. argent. 15 (1/3): 190-200, pl. 1-4
d'Almeida, 1958
Espécies e subespécies novas de Ithomiidae (Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera)
Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de J. zool. 173
: 1-17
Bates, 1862
Contributions to an Insect Fauna of the Amazon Valley. Heliconidae
Trans. linn. Soc. Lond. 23 (3)
: 495-566, pl. 55-56
Boisduval, 1870
Considerations sur des Lépidoptères envoyés du Guatemala à M. de l'Orza
Considérations Lépid. Guatemala
: 1-100
Brevignon, 2003
Inventaire des Ithomiinae de Guyane Française (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)
Lambillionea 103 (1)
: 41-58
Bryk, 1953
Lepidoptera aus dem Amazonasgebiete und aus Peru gesammelt von Dr. Douglas Melin und Dr. Abraham Roman
Arkiv. Zool. (2) 5 (1)
: 1-268
Butler, 1873
Lepidoptera Exotica, or descriptions and illustrations of exotic Lepidoptera
Lepid. Exotica
(1): 1-8, pl. 1-3 (1869),
(2): 9-16, pl. 4-6 (1869),
(3): 17-24, pl. 7-9 (1869),
(4): 25-32, pl. 10-12 (1870),
(5): 33-42, pl. 13-15 (1870),
(6): 43-50, pl. 16-19 (1870),
(7): 51-58, pl. 20-22 (1870),
(8): 59-66, pl. 23-25 (1871),
(9): 67-74, pl. 26-28 (1871),
(10): 75-84, pl. 29-32 (1871),
(11): 85-94, pl. 33-35 (1872),
(12): 95-104, pl. 36-38 (1872),
(13): 105-114, pl. 39-41 (1872),
(14): [115],[116],117-120, pl. 42-44 (1872),
(15): 121-128, pl. 45-48 (1873),
(17): 137-144, pl. 49-51 (1873),
(18): 145-152, pl. 52-54 (1873),
(19): 153-162, pl. 55-57 (1873),
(20): 163-174, pl. 58-60 (1874),
(21): 175-190, pl. 61-64 (1874)
Doubleday, 1847
The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson
Gen. diurn. Lep.
(1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846),
(1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 18*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847),
(1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29 (15-23) (1848),
(1): pl. 31-44 (15-23) (1848),
(1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849),
(1): 243-250 [?],
(2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850),
(2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851),
(2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)
Druce, 1876
List of the Butterflies of Peru, with descriptions of new species. With some notes by Edward Bartlett
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876 (1)
: 205-250, pl. 17-18
C. & R. Felder, 1862
Specimen faunae lepidopterologicae riparum fluminis Negro superioris in Brasilia septentrionali
Wien. ent. Monats. 6
(3): 65-80,
(4): 109-126,
(6): 175-192,
(7): 229-235
C. & R. Felder, 1865
Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera
Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2)
(1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]),
(2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865),
(3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867),
(4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) ,
(5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Guérin-Méneville, [1844]
Iconographie du Règne Animal de G. Cuvier. Insectes.
Icon. Règne anim. Cuvier 3 (Insectes)
: pl. 3-12 (1829),
: pl. 13-14,21-24 (1830),
: pl. 25-30,42-46,52-55,60,62,76,24-25,25bis,28bis (1831),
: pl. 77-92,99,84bis (1832),
: pl. 31,36-39,47-49,59,101,39bis (1833),
: pl. 32-35,50,61,64-66,49bis (1834),
: pl. 15-20,40,51,56-58,67-75,93-98 (1835),
: pl. 100,102-104 (1836),
: pl. 1-2,41,63 (1837),
: 1-576 (1844)
Haensch, 1903
Die Ithomiinen (Neotropiden) meiner Ecuador-Reise. Mit beschreibungen neuer Forman und biologischen Notizen
Berl. ent. Zs. 48
: 157-214, pl. 3
Haensch, 1905
Neue südamerikanische Ithomiinen meiner Sammlung.
Berl. ent. Z. 50 (1/2)
: 142-182, pl. 4-5
Hemming, 1967
Generic names of the butterflies and their type-species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)
Bull. Br. Mus. (Ent.) Suppl. 9
: 5-509
Hering in Hering & Hopp, 1925
Eine Sammelausbeute des Herrn Werner Hopp aus dem Chocó Kolumbiens
Dt. ent. Z. Iris 39
: 181-207
Hewitson, 1854; Hewitson, 1855
Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson.
Ill. exot. Butts [1]
: (Systematic Index) I,
(Ornithoptera and Papilio): [1-2], pl. [1] (1855),
(Papilio II): [3-4], pl. [2] (1856),
(Papilio III): [5-6], pl. [3] (1858),
(Papilio IV): [7-8], pl. [4] (1859),
(Papilio V): [9-10], pl. [5] (1861),
(Papilio VI): [11-12], pl. [6] (1864),
(Papilio VII-VIII): [13-16], pl. [7-8] (1865),
(Papilio IX): [17-18], pl. [9] (1868),
(Papilio X-XII): [19-22], pl. [10-12] (1869),
(Papilio XIII): [23-24], pl. [13] (1873),
(Papilio XIV): [25-26], pl. [14] (1875),
(Papilio XV): [27-28], pl. [15] (1877),
(Pieris I): [29-30], pl. [16] (1852),
(Pieris II): [31-32], pl. [17] (1853),
(Pieris III-VI): [33-40], pl. [18-21] (1861),
(Pieris VII): [41-42], pl. [22] (1862),
(Pieris VIII): [43-44], pl. [23] (1866),
(Euterpe): [45-46], pl. [24] (1860),
(Euterpe II): [47-48], pl. [25] (1872),
(Euterpe and Leptalis): [49-50], pl. [26] (1853),
(Leptalis II): [51-52], pl. [27] (1857),
(Leptalis III): [53-54], pl. [28] (1858),
(Leptalis IV): [55-56], pl. [29] (1860),
(Leptalis V-VII): [57-62], pl. [30-32] (1870),
(Callidryas and Eronia): [63-64], pl. [33] (1867),
(Euploea): [65-66], pl. [34] (1858),
(Euploea II): [67-68], pl. [35] (1866),
(Heliconia I): [69-70], pl. [36] (1853),
(Heliconia II-III): [71-74], pl. [37-38] (1854),
(Heliconia IV): [75-76], pl. [39] (1858),
(Heliconia V): [77-78], pl. [40] (1867),
(Heliconia VI): [79-80], pl. [41] (1871),
(Heliconia and Tithorea VII): [81-82], pl. [42] (1873),
(Heliconia VIII): [83-84], pl. [43] (1875),
(Athesis): [85-86], pl. [44] (1872),
(Mechanitis I): [87-88], pl. [45] (1856),
(Mechanitis II-III): [89-92], pl. [46-47] (1860),
(Ithomia I): [93-94], pl. [48] (1851),
(Ithomia II): [95-96], pl. [49] (1852),
(Ithomia III): [97-98], pl. [50] (1853),
(Ithomia IV-V): [99-102], pl. [51-52] (1854),
(Ithomia VI-XIII): [103-118], pl. [53-60] (1855)
Hewitson, 1856; Hewitson, 1858; Hewitson, 1859; Hewitson, 1861; Hewitson, 1867; Hewitson, 1869; Hewitson, 1871; Hewitson, 1872; Hewitson, 1874; Hewitson, 1876
Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson
Ill. exot. Butts [2]
: (Systematic Index) II,
(Ithomia XIV): [1-2], pl. [1] (1855),
(Ithomia XV-XIX): [3-12], pl. [2-6] (1856),
(Ithomia XX): 13x,14x, [13-14] (1861), pl. [7] (1857),
(Ithomia XXI): 15x,16x, [15-16] (1861), pl. [8] (1858),
(Ithomia XXII): [17-18], pl. [9] (1859),
(Ithomia XXIII): [19-20], pl. [10] (1861),
(Ithomia XXIV): [21-22], pl. [11] (1863),
(Ithomia XXV): [23-24], pl. [12] (1867),
(Ithomia XXVI): [25-26], pl. [13] (1868),
(Ithomia XXVII): [27-28], pl. [14] (1869),
(Ithomia XXVIII-XXIX): [29-32], pl. [15-16] (1871),
(Ithomia XXX-XXXI): [33-36], pl. [17-18] (1872),
(Ithomia XXXII-XXXIII): [37-40], pl. [19-20], (1874) ,
(Ithomia XXXIV-XXXV): [41-44], pl. [21-22] (1876),
(Acraea I): [45-46], pl. [23] (1852),
(Acraea II): [47-48], pl. [24] (1861),
(Acraea III): [49-50], pl. [25] (1865),
(Acraea IV-V): [51-52], pl. [26-27] (1867),
(Acraea VI): [53-54], pl. [28] (1868),
(Acraea VII): [55-56], pl. [29] (1875),
(Messaras): [57-58], pl. [30] (1859),
(Eresia I): [59-60], pl. [31] (1852),
(Eresia II): [61-62], pl. [32] (1857),
(Eresia III-VI): [63-70], pl. [33-36] (1864),
(Eresia VII): [71-72], pl. [37] (1868),
(Eresia VIII-IX): [73-76], pl. [38-39] (1870),
(Eresia X): [77-78], pl. [40] (1872),
(Junonia): [79-80], pl. [41] (1864),
(Cybdelis I-II): [81-84], pl. [42-43] (1852),
(Cybdelis III): [85-86], pl. [44] (1857),
(Cybdelis IV): [87-88], pl. [45] (1869),
(Epiphile I): [89-90], pl. [46] (1857),
(Epiphile II & Paromia): [91-92], pl. [47] (1861),
(Eubagis I): [93-94], pl. [48] (1852),
(Eubagis II): [95-96], pl. [49] (1857),
(Eubagis III): [97-98], pl. [50] (1859),
(Catagramma I): [99-100], pl. [51] (1851),
(Catagramma II): [101-102], pl. [52] (1853),
(Catagramma III-V): [103-108], pl. [53-55] (1855),
(Catagramma VI): [109-110], pl. [56] (1857),
(Catagramma VII-VIII): [111-114], pl. [57-58] (1858),
(Catagramma IX and Callithea): [115-116], pl. [59] (1858),
(Catagramma X): [117-118], pl. [60] (1864),
(Catagramma XI-XII): [119-122], pl. [61-62] (1868),
(Catagramma XIII): [123-124], pl. [63] (1876),
: iv
Geyer, [1834]
Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, Vol. 3 ([1827] - [1838])
in Hübner, Samml. exot. Schmett. 3
: pl. [9], [11], [21], [26-27], [32], [43], [45] (1827),
: pl. [7], [13], [35], [42] (1828),
: pl. [20], [22], [37-38] (1829),
: pl. [17], [24], [41], [49] (1830),
: pl. [30] (1831),
: pl. [25], [28], [31], [44], [50-51] (1832),
: pl. [5-6], [14-16], [29], [48], [52], [54] (1833),
: pl. [1], [12], [18] (1834),
: pl. [2-4], [10], [19], [23], [39], [46] (1835),
: pl. [40] (1836-1837),
: pl. [8], [33-34], [36], [47], [53] (1838)
Kaye, 1905
Transparency in wings of Lepidoptera
Ent. Rec. J. Var. 17
: 83-86, 115-121, pl. 3
Kaye, 1918
New Species and Races of Ithomiinae in the Joicey Collection
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 1 (1)
: 77-86
Krüger, 1925
Einige neue Falterformen aus Kolumbien und Surinam
Dt. ent. Zs. Iris 39 (3)
: 146-151
Lamas, 1999
Nymphalidae II. IthomiinaeButterflies of the world, 3: 17pp, 16pls
[NL4A]; Lamas, 2004
Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea
Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
de la Maza & de la Maza, 2018
Identificación de la población nominal de Napeogenes tolosa (Hewitson [1855]) y descripción de una nueva subespecie de la Sierra Norte de Puebla, México. (Nymphalidae, Ithomiinae)
Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 5 (2)
: 48-59
Racheli & Racheli, 1998
New subspecies of Ithomiids from Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
Neue Ent. Nachr. 41
: 133-136
[EcuL]; Racheli & Racheli, 2001
An annotated list of Ecuadorian Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae)
Frag. ent. 33 (2)
: 213-380
Schaus, 1913
New Species of Rhopalocera from Costa Rica
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1913 (3)
: 339-367, pl. 50-54
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World
Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Srnka, 1885
Neue südamerikanische Danaiden und Heliconidae
Berl. ent. Zs. 29 (1)
: 121-130, pl. 1
Staudinger, [1884]; Staudinger, 1885
Exotische Tagfalter in sysmatischer Reihenfolge mit Berücksichtigung neuer Arten
in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1
(1): 3-6, pl. 1-5 (1884),
(2): 7-10, pl. 6-10 (1884),
(3): 11-14, pl. 11-15 (1884),
(4): 15-22, pl. 16-20 (1884),
(5): 23-30, pl. 21-25 (1884),
(6): 31-38, pl. 26-30 (1884),
(7): 39-46, pl. 31-35 (1885),
(8): 47-58, pl. 30-40 (1885),
(9): 59-82, pl. 41-50 (1885),
(10): 83-102, pl. 51-60 (1885),
(11): 103-122, pl. 61-65 (1886),
(12): 123-138, pl. 66-70 (1886),
(13): 139-158, pl. 71-75 (1886),
(14): 159-174, pl. 76-80 (1886),
(15): 175-194, pl. 81-85 (1887),
(16): 195-214, pl. 86-90 (1887),
(17): 215-234, pl. 91-95 (1887),
(18): 235-270, pl. 96-98 (1888),
(19): 1-2,271-333, pl. 99-100 (1888)
Strand, 1912
Über einige exotische Lepidoptera aus der Sammlung des Herrn W. Niepelt in Zirlau
Archiv Naturg. 78 A (9)
: 178-186
Strand, 1916
Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer und wenig bekannter Lepidoptera aus der Sammlung W. Niepelt
Lepidoptera Niepeltiana (2)
: 1-26, pl. 13-17
[BCR]; DeVries, 1987
Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae
The Butterflies of Costa Rica 1
Weeks, 1902
Some undescribed butterflies from Colombia and from Lower California
Proc. New England Zool. Club 3
: 9-13
Weymer, 1899
Einige neue Neotropiden
Berl. ent. Z. 44
: 289-318, pl. 3
Zikán, 1941
Beschreibungen neuer neotropischer Papilionidae, Pieridae, Danaidae und Satyridae
Ent. Zs.54 (19): 147-151, 11 figs. (10 October 1940),
54 (20): 154-159 (20 October 1940),
54 (26): 205-208 (20 December 1940),
54 (32): 249-254, f. 4-7 (20 February 1941),
55 (2): 13-16, f. 9-10 (10 April 1941),
55 (3): 19-24 (20 April 1941),
55 (11): 81-84 (10 July 1941),
55 (14): 107-111, f. 11-12, 18-19 (10 August 1941),
55 (34): 269-272, f. 17, 20-26 (10 March 1942),
55 (35): 273-278, f. 13-16, 27-35 (20 March 1942)
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