Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Port Moresby (National Capital District, Papua New Guinea)
List of families for Port Moresby
15 Families width 161 Species and 13 Subspecies | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835) | Brimstones | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dalceridae Dyar, 1898 | Dalcerid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae (Hampson, 1894) | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae Boisduval, 1833 | Milkweed Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Port Moresby
94 Genera with 161 Species #ABCDEFGHIJLMNOPSTUZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agathia Guenée, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antharmostes Warren, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1916 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1832 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1758 | Oak-blues | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Arrhenes Mabille, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bindahara Moore, 1793 | Plane | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ca Dyar, 1914 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Caleta Hirowatari, 1865 | Angled Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callictita Bethune-Baker, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1879 | Dusky blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Celastrina Tutt, 1906 | Azures | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1805 | Gulls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crastia Hubner, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cressida Swainson, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1860 | Sunbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1908 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1819 | Map Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1821 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1881 | Jezebels | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1916 | Cornelians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dicallaneura Butler, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Discolampa Toxopeus, 1897 | Banded blue Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1790 | Autumn leaf | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1889 | Pearl-whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epimastidia H. H. Druce, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erysichton Fruhstorfer, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyia Hübner, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1858 | Crows | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1836 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Freyeria Moore, 1881 | Grass jewel | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gamatoba Moore, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gandaca Moore, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Gonaepa Walker, 1866 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1858 | Bluebottles and Jays | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1912 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Holochila Felder, 1862 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochlorosis Röber, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Jewels | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hypodoxa Prout, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1758 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1889 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1915 | Ceruleans | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lichenaula Meyrick, 1890 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Megisba Moore, 1828 | Malayan | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metasia Guenée, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monodontides Toxopeus, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mynes Boisduval, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1892 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nola Leach, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nothodanis Hirowatari, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1889 | Demons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odites Walsingham, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1897 | Birdwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1907 | Chilasa | 7 | Species | Taxom | Parides Hübner, 1819 | Cattlehearts | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1916 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenos Hübner, 1866 | Clipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philiris Röber, 1963 | Moonbeams | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pistoria Hemming, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pithecops Horsfield, 1832 | Forest Quakers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praetaxila Fruhstorfer, 1861 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1860 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodipsas C. Felder & ..., 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychonotis Toxopeus, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saletara Butler, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stictoploea Butler, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Suniana W.H. Evans, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symbrenthia Hübner, 1779 | Jesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysonotis Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Troides Hübner, 1779 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 1983 | Hedge Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Port Moresby
161 Species and 13 Subspecies | Acraea andromacha Fabricius, 1775 | Glasswing | | Agathia prasinaspis Meyrick, 1889 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912 | | | Anthene emolus Godart, 1823 | Ciliate Blue | | Anthene lycaenina Felder, 1868 | Pointed Ciliate Blue | | Anthene paraffinis Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Appias (Appias) ada Stoll, 1781 | Orange Albatross | | Appias (Appias) celestina Boisduval, 1832 | Blue albatross | | Arhopala adherbal Grose-Smith, 1902 | | | Arhopala admete Hewitson, 1863 | | | Arhopala aexone Hewitson, 1863 | | | Arhopala axina Evans, 1957 | | | Arhopala azinis de Nicéville, 1896 | | | Arhopala centaurus Fabricius, 1775 | Centaur Oakblue | | Arhopala cleander C. Felder, 1860 | Large Mergui Oakblue | | Arhopala drucei (Bethune-Baker, 1896) | ⇒ Arhopala athada Staudinger, 1889 | | Arhopala hercules Hewitson, 1862 | | | Arhopala madytus Fruhstorfer, 1914 | Bright Oak-blue | | Arhopala thamyras Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Arrhenes marnas Felder, 1860 | Affinis skipper | | Ascia monuste hemithea (C. Geyer, 1832) | ⇒ Ascia monuste virginia Godart, 1819 | | Bindahara phocides Fabricius, 1793 | Australian plane | | Caleta mindarus C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | | Callictita lara Parsons, 1986 | | | Candalides ardosiacea Tite, 1963 | | | Candalides dimorpha | | | Candalides erinus Fabricius, 1775 | Small Dusky Blue | | Candalides helenita Semper, 1879 | Helenita blue | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Catopyrops ancyra Felder, 1860 | Ancyra Blue | | Cepora abnormis Wallace, 1867 | Papuan Gull | | Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805 | Australian gull | | Crastia funerea (Butler, 1878) | ⇒ Euploea batesii resarta Butler, 1876 | | Crastia squalida (Butler, 1878) | ⇒ Euploea batesii resarta Butler, 1876 | | Cressida cressida Fabricius, 1775 | Big greasy | | Curetis barsine C.Felder, 1860 | | | Cyaniris owgarra (Bethune-Baker, 1908) | ⇒ Udara cardia C.Felder, 1860 | | Cyrestis achates Butler, 1865 | Map Butterfly | | Cyrestis acilia Godart, 1819 | Godart'S Map Butterfly | | Danis danis Cramer, 1775 | Large green banded blue | | Danis phroso Grose-Smith, 1897 | | | Danis schaeffera Erschoff, 1821 | | | Delias aruna Boisduval, 1832 | Golden Jezebel | | Delias dice van Vollenhoven, 1865 | | | Delias discus Honrath, 1886 | | | Delias ennia Wallace, 1867 | Nigidius jezabel | | Delias gabia Boisduval, 1832 | | | Delias kummeri RIBBE, 1900 | | | Delias ladas Grose-Smith, 1894 | | | Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775 | Red-banded Jezebel | | Delias ornytion Godman & Salvin, 1881 | | | Deudorix (Deudorix) epijarbas Moore, 1858 | Bright Cornelian | | Deudorix (Deudorix) epirus C. Felder, 1860 | Blue Cornelian | | Deudorix (Deudorix) littoralis Joicey & Talbot, 1916 | | | Dicallaneura pulchra Guérin-Ménev..., 1830 | | | Dicallaneura ribbei Röber, 1886 | | | Discolampa albula Grose-Smith, 1897 | | | Doleschallia dascylus Godman & Salvin, 1880 | | | Doleschallia hexophthalmos Gmelin, 1790 | | | Elodina andropis Butler, 1876 | | | Elodina umbratica Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Epimastidia inops C. Felder & ..., 1860 | | | Erysichton lineata Murray, 1874 | Hairy Line Blue | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euphyia zalmoxis Thierry-Mieg, 1894 | | | Euploea (Crastia) alcathoe Godart, 1819 | Alcathoe Crow | | Euploea alcathoe diadema Moore, 1883 | | | Euploea batesii resarta Butler, 1876 | | | Euploea eurianassa Hewitson, 1858 | | | Euploea modesta Butler, 1866 | Plain Blue Crow | | Euploea modesta lugens Butler, 1876 | | | Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793 | Double-branded Blue Crow | | Euploea usipetes (Hewitson, 1858) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos Gmelin, 1790 | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema candida Stoll, 1782 | | | Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836 | Line grass yellow | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Famegana alsulus Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Black Spotted Grass Blue | | Gamatoba diadema (Moore, 1883) | ⇒ Euploea alcathoe diadema Moore, 1883 | | Gandaca butyrosa Butler, 1875 | Eastern Tree Yellow | | Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Green jay | | Graphium (Graphium) eurypylus Linnaeus, 1758 | Great Jay | | Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue bottle | | Graphium (Graphium) wallacei Hewitson, 1858 | | | Heliconius xanthocles cethosia (A. Seitz, 1912) | ⇒ Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hypochlorosis antipha Hewitson, 1869 | | | Hypochrysops arronica Felder, 1859 | | | Hypochrysops miskini - Waterhouse, 1903 | Coral Jewel | | Hypochrysops narcissus Fabricius, 1775 | Narcissus Jewel | | Hypochrysops plotinus Smith, 1894 | | | Hypochrysops polycletus Linnaeus, 1764 | Rovena jewel | | Hypochrysops pythias - Felder, 1865 | Peacock Jewel | | Hypodoxa basinigra Warren, 1902 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolycaena phorbas Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted Flash | | Idaea rhipidura Meyrick, 1889 | | | Ionolyce helicon (Felder C., 1860) | ⇒ Nacaduba helicon Felder, 1860 | | Jamides aetherialis Butler, 1884 | | | Jamides aleuas C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Bright cerulean | | Jamides cyta Boisduval, 1832 | Bordered Cerulean | | Jamides nemophila Butler, 1876 | Papuan Cerulean | | Jamides reverdini Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Junonia erigone Cramer, 1779 | Northern Argus | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptophobia aripa elodina Röber, 1908 | | | Megisba malaya Horsfield, 1828 | Malayan | | Metasia acharis Meyrick, 1889 | | | Metasia prionogramma Meyrick, 1886 | | | Monodontides argioloides Rothschild, 1915 | | | Mynes geoffroyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | Jezebel Nymph | | Nacaduba major Rothschild, 1915 | | | Nacaduba mallicollo H. H. Druce, 1892 | | | Nola tetrophthalma (Meyrick, 1889) | ⇒ Nola pumilla Snellen, 1875 | | Nothodanis schaeffera Eschscholtz, 1821 | Dark Green-banded Blue | | Notocrypta clavata Staudinger, 1889 | Clavate Banded Demon | | Odites encarsia Meyrick, 1908 | | | Ornithoptera priamus poseidon (Parrott & De..., 1989) | ⇒ Ornithoptera priamus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ornithoptera (Schoenbergia) chimaera Rothschild, 1904 | Chimaera Birdwing | | Ornithoptera (Schoenbergia) meridionalis Rothschild, 1897 | Southern Tailed Birdwing | | Papilio (Princeps) aegeus Donovan, 1805 | Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly | | Papilio (Princeps) ambrax Boisduval, 1832 | Ambax sallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) fuscus Goeze, 1779 | Canopus Butterfly | | Papilio (Princeps) ulysses Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Emperor | | Papilio euchenor Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | | | Papilio jason gyndes (Fruhstorfer, 1907) | ⇒ Graphium doson Felder, 1864 | | Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Parthenos tigrina Vollenhoven, 1866 | New Guinea Clipper | | Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884 | Dana Blue | | Philiris agatha Grose-Smith, 1899 | | | Philiris albihumerata Tite, 1963 | | | Philiris fulgens Grose-Smith ..., 1897 | Bicolour Moonbeam | | Philiris helena Snellen, 1887 | | | Philiris montigena Tite, 1963 | | | Pistoria nigropuncta Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Pithecops dionisius Boisduval, 1832 | Pied Blue | | Praetaxila albiplaga Röber, 1886 | | | Praetaxila satraps Grose-Smith, 1894 | | | Praetaxila segecia Hewitson, 1861 | Australian harlequin | | Prosotas nora C. Felder, 1860 | Common Line Blue | | Pseudodipsas eone Felder, C. &..., 1860 | Cone blue | | Psychonotis caelius C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Small Green Banded Blue | | Psychonotis hebes H. H. Druce, 1904 | | | Pteronymia primula auricula Haensch, 1905 | | | Saletara cycinna Hewitson, 1861 | | | Saletara panda (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Saletara liberia Cramer, 1779 | | Stictoploea immaculata Butler, 1878 | | | Suniana sunias Felder, 1860 | Orange Dart | | Symbrenthia hippoclus Cramer, 1779 | Common Jester | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Telicota gervasa Evans, 1949 | | | Thysonotis perpheres perpheres | | | Troides (Troides) oblongomaculatus Goeze, 1779 | Eastern Yellow Birdwing | | Udara (Udara) cardia C.Felder, 1860 | Pale Hedge Blue | | Udara dilectus Moore, 1879 | Pale Hedge Blue | | Udara sibatanii Eliot & Kawa..., 1983 | | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Port Moresby
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