Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Trobriand Islands (Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea)
List of families for Trobriand Islands
10 Families width 17 Species and 7 Subspecies | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Admirals | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Trobriand Islands
20 Genera with 17 Species | Agathia Guenée, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1775 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dichocrocis Lederer, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysphania Hübner, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1953 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1862 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1916 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1919 | Quaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1989 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philiris Röber, 1891 | Moonbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sabera Swinhoe, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilaethalida Dubatolov, d..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysonotis Hübner, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Troides Hübner, 1819 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Trobriand Islands
17 Species and 7 Subspecies | Agathia subcarnea Warren, 1896 | | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775 | Black & White Tiger | | Dichocrocis nigricinctalis Hampson, 1912 | | | Dysphania subalbata Warren, 1902 | | | Euploea batesii trobriandensis Carpenter, 1953 | | | Euploea suffusca (Carpenter, 1953) | ⇒ Euploea treitschkei Boisduval, 1832 | | Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855 | | | Jamides nemophila epilectus | | | Nacaduba kurava lydia Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Neopithecops lucifer heria Fruhstorfer, 1919 | Quaker | | Ornithoptera priamus poseidon (Parrott & De..., 1989) | ⇒ Ornithoptera priamus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Papilio (Princeps) ulysses Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Emperor | | Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Sabera dobboe Plötz, 1885 | Miskin´s swift | | Spilaethalida turbida Butler, 1882 | | | Thysonotis danis lampros | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Trobriand Islands
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