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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Shortland Islands (Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
9
18
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
9
18
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
9
18
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
8
17
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
4
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shortland Islands
4 Families width 16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals13SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shortland Islands
11 Genera with 16 Species
Algiachroa Parsons, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Argyronympha Mathew, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Cyrestis Boisduval, 1819Map Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1904Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1898Crows7SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1884Ceruleans1SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1838Birdwings2SpeciesTaxom
Orsotriaena Wallengren, 1775Nigger1SpeciesTaxom
Parantica Moore, 1865Glassy Tigers1SpeciesTaxom
Phaedyma Felder, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1819
Birdwings0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shortland Islands
16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Algiachroa woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888
Argyronympha pulchra Mathew, 1886
Cyrestis acilia Godart, 1819Godart'S Map Butterfly
Delias alberti Rothschild, 1904
Euploea (Saphara) treitschkei Boisduval, 1832
Euploea asyllus laurentia (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Euploea asyllus asyllus Godman & Salvin, 1888
Euploea boisduvalii (Lucas, 1853)⇒ Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852
Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea nechos Mathew, 1887
Euploea phaenareta Schaller, 1785Giant Crow
Euploea salomonis (RIBBE, 1898)⇒ Euploea treitschkei aenea Butler, 1882
Jamides aetherialis Butler, 1884
Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) priamus Linnaeus, 1758Cairns birdwing butterfly
Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Orsotriaena medus Fabricius, 1775Nigger
Parantica schenkii Koch, 1865
Phaedyma fissizonata Butler, 1882

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Shortland Islands
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
4
11
16
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