Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS   (LEPIDOPTERA)
Family   BUTTERFLY - BROWNS   (SATYRIDAE)
Subfamily   BUTTERFLIES - SATYRS SOUTH AMERICA   (SATYRIDAE - NEOTROPICAL)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: ANTIRRHEA AVERNUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ANTIRRHEA MILTIADES
Common name:
Scientific name: ANTIRRHEA PHASIANE
Common name:
Scientific name: CALISTO ZANGIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CITHAERIAS AURORINA
Common name:
Scientific name: CITHAERIAS ESMERALDA
Common name:
Scientific name: CITHAERIAS MEANDER
Common name:
Scientific name: CITHAERIAS MEROLINA
Common name:
Scientific name: CITHAERIAS PIRETA
Common name:
Scientific name: CITHAERIAS PYROPINA
Common name:
Scientific name: CORADES ALBOMACULATA
Common name:
Scientific name: CORADES ARGENTATA
Common name:
Scientific name: CORADES CISTENE
Common name:
Scientific name: CORADES ENYO
Common name:
Scientific name: CORADES IDUNA PERUVIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: CORADES MEDEBA
Common name:
Scientific name: CORADES PANNONIA
Common name:
Scientific name: CORADES ULEMA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPTYCHIA AGATHA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPTYCHIA ARNEA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPTYCHIA CEPHUS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPTYCHIA FASCIATA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPTYCHIA HESIONE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPTYCHIA TRICOLOR
Common name:
Scientific name: HAETERA HYPAESIA
Common name:
Scientific name: HAETERA MACLEANNANIA
Common name:
Scientific name: HAETERA PIERA
Common name:
Scientific name: JUNEA DORAETE
Common name:
Scientific name: LASIOPHILA CIRTA
Common name:
Scientific name: LASIOPHILA ORBIFERA
Common name:
Scientific name: MANTARIA HERCYNA
Common name:
Scientific name: MANTARIA MACULATA
Common name:
Scientific name: MYGONI THAMNI
Common name:
Scientific name: ORESSINOMA TYPHLA
Common name:
Scientific name: OXYEOSCHISTUS PRONAX
Common name:
Scientific name: OXEOSCHISTUS PROTAGENIA
Common name:
Scientific name: OXEOSCHISTUS PUERTA
Common name:
Scientific name: PIERELLA ASTYOCHE
Common name:
Scientific name: PIERELLA DRACONTIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PIERELLA HORTONA
Common name:
Scientific name: PIERELLA HYCETA
Common name:
Scientific name: PIERELLA LAMIA CHALYBAEA
Common name:
Scientific name: PIERELLA LENA
Common name:
Scientific name: PIERELLA NEREIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PIERELLA LUCIA
Common name:
Scientific name: PIERELLA RHEA
Common name:
Scientific name: PRONOPHILA THELEBE
Common name:
Scientific name: STEROMA SUPERBA
Common name:
Scientific name: TAYGETIS ALBINOTATA
Common name:
Scientific name: TAYGETIS CHRYSOGONE
Common name:
Scientific name: TAYGETIS VIRGILIA