[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
[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
[MERIAN] Merian, M. S., 1705
Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium. Of te verandering der Surinaamsche insecten. Waar in de Surinaamsche rupsen en wormen met alle des zelfs veranderingen, na het leven afgebeeld en beschreeven worden, zynde elk geplaast op die gewassen, bloemen en vruchten, daar sy op gevonden zyn; waar in ook de generatie der kirkvorschen, wonderbaare padden, hagedissen, slangen, spinnen en mieren werden vertoond en beschreeven, alles in America na het leven en levensgroote geschildert en beschreeven; pp. 1-60, pl. 1-60; Image from Francisco Welter-Schultes
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Some related literature:
Bates, 1866
New species of butterflies from Guatemala and Panama
Ent. mon. Mag. 3
(27): 49-52 (1866),
(28): 85-88 (1866),
(30): 133-136 (1866),
(31): 152-157 (1866)
Bizarro, Casagrande & Mielke, 2003
External morphology of Thyridia psidii cetoides (Rosenberg & Talbot). I. Cabeça e apêndices (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Ithomiinae)
Rev. Bras. Zool. 20 (2): 279-284 [in Portugese]
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
Brown & Mielke, 1967
Lepidoptera of the Central Brazil Plateau. I. Preliminary list of Rhopalocera
J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2)
(2): 77-106,
(3): 145-168
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
Cramer, [1780]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques)
Uitl. Kapellen 3
(17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779),
(22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]),
(23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)
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)
C. & R. Felder, 1860
Lepidopterologische Fragmente. V-VI
Wien. ent. Monats. 4
(4): 97-112, pl. 1-2,
(8): 225-251, pl. 3-4
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)
Godman & Salvin, 1898
Descriptions of New Species of American Rhopalocera
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1898 (1)
: 105-112
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)
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
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition
Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1
: 1-338,
: 339-824
[EcuL]; Racheli & Racheli, 2001
An annotated list of Ecuadorian Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae)
Frag. ent. 33 (2)
: 213-380
Rosenberg & Talbot, 1914
New South American butterflies
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1913 (4)
: 671-682
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World
Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
[BCR]; DeVries, 1987
Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae
The Butterflies of Costa Rica 1
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