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Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Santa Cruz Islands (Solomon Islands)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		17
28
35		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		17
28
35		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		17
28
35		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		12
23
29		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		5
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Cruz Islands
5 Families width 8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Cruz Islands
8 Genera with 8 Species
Caenurgia Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1852Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1775Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1775Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1852Darters1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1852Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Cruz Islands
8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Caenurgia togataria Walker, 1862
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Cercyonis sthenele Boisduval, 1852Great Basin Wood Nymph
Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775Blue moon
Junonia hedonia zelima Fabricius, 1775Brown Soldier
Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852Western Skipper
Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852Anise Swallowtail
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Santa Cruz Islands
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		5
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Lepidoptera at arkansaslepidopterasurvey.net
Lepidoptera at butterflies.bcghana.org
Lepidoptera at mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu
Lepidoptera at afromoths.net
Lepidoptera at butterfliesofamerica.com
Lepidoptera at leps.it
Lepidoptera at papua-insects.nl
Lepidoptera at tyllinen.eu
Lepidoptera at abdb-africa.org
Lepidoptera at artfakta.se
Lepidoptera at dyntaxa.se
Lepidoptera at gbif.org
Lepidoptera at irmng.org
Lepidoptera at itis.gov