Checklist for Subfamily Charaxinae Guenée, 1865 (Leaf butterflies)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 591
9292
32656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 588
9284
32647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 562
9130
32273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 355
7129
27028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
2157
6319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
2154
6314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
2152
6306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1436
4642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1294
4335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
398
1828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 177
672 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 10
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Melanesia
10 Genera with 36 Species | Agrias Doubleday, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1775 | Leafwings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1775 | Emperors | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Consul Hübner, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fountainea Rydon, 1824 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1916 | Leafwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1993 | Nawab butterflies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Prepona Boisduval, 1916 | Preponas And Agrias | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prothoe Hübner, 1888 | Blue Begums | 14 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melanesia
36 Species and 37 Subspecies | Agrias rothschildi Lathy, 1924 | | | Anaea andria Scudder, 1875 | Goatweed Butterfly | | Anaea troglodyta (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Anaea aidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | Anaea troglodyta andria Scudder, 1874 | Goatweed Butterfly | | Anaea troglodyta portia Fabricius, 1775 | Florida Leafwing | | Archaeoprepona demophon Linnaeus, 1758 | Banded King Shoemaker | | Charaxes aruanus (Butler, 1866) | ⇒ Charaxes marmax Westwood, 1848 | | Charaxes bernardus baya Moore, 1857 | | | Charaxes brennus (Butler, 1866) | ⇒ Charaxes marmax Westwood, 1848 | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775 | Giant Charaxes | | Charaxes cimon (Butler, 1866) | ⇒ Charaxes marmax Westwood, 1848 | | Charaxes distanti Honrath, 1885 | Silver-edged Rajah | | Charaxes latona Butler, 1865 | Orange Emperor | | Charaxes latona cimonides Grose-Smith, 1894 | | | Charaxes latona diana Rothschild, 1898 | | | Charaxes latona discipicta Strand, 1914 | | | Charaxes latona gigantea Hagen, 1897 | | | Charaxes latona latona Butler, 1865 | | | Charaxes latona layardi Butler, 1896 | | | Charaxes latona leto Rothschild, 1898 | | | Charaxes latona meridionalis Rothschild, 1900 | | | Charaxes latona papuensis Butler, 1869 | | | Charaxes latona stephanus Rothschild, 1900 | | | Charaxes layardi (Butler, 1866) | ⇒ Charaxes marmax Westwood, 1848 | | Charaxes marmax Westwood, 1848 | Yellow raja | | Charaxes papuensis (Butler, 1866) | ⇒ Charaxes marmax Westwood, 1848 | | Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775 | Black-bordered Charaxes | | Consul electra Westwood, 1850 | Pearly Leafwing | | Fountainea halice halice Godart, 1824 | | | Memphis pithyusa R. Felder, 1869 | Blue Leafwing | | Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916) | ⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850 | | Polyura bicolor Turlin & Sato, 1995 | | | Polyura caphontis Hewitson, 1863 | | | Polyura caphontis caphontis Hewitson, 1863 | | | Polyura caphontis excellens Turlin, 2001 | | | Polyura caphontis nambavatua Smiles, 1982 | | | Polyura clitarchus Hewitson, 1874 | | | Polyura epigenes Godman & Salvin, 1888 | | | Polyura epigenes epigenes Godman & Salvin, 1888 | | | Polyura epigenes monochromus Niepelt, 1914 | | | Polyura gamma Lathy, 1898 | | | Polyura gamma gamma | | | Polyura jupiter Butler, 1869 | | | Polyura jupiter admiralitatis Rothschild, 1915 | | | Polyura jupiter attila Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Polyura jupiter jupiter Butler, 1869 | | | Polyura moori saida Preyer & Cator, 1894 | | | Polyura pyrrhus Linnaeus, 1758 | Tailed Emperor | | Polyura sacco Smart, 1977 | | | Polyura sacco sacco Smart, 1977 | | | Polyura sacco santoensis Lachlan, 1993 | | | Prepona deiphile Godart, 1824 | Orange-spotted Prepona | | Prepona omphale rhenea Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Prothoe australis Guérin-Ménev..., 1832 | | | Prothoe australis australis Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | | | Prothoe australis hewitsoni Wallace, 1869 | | | Prothoe australis layardi Godman & Salvin, 1882 | | | Prothoe australis mafalda Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Prothoe australis satgeii Joicey & Noakes, 1915 | | | Prothoe australis schultzi RIBBE, 1898 | | | Prothoe australis schulzi RIBBE, 1898 | | | Prothoe australis westwoodi Wallace, 1869 | | | Prothoe franck Godart, 1824 | Blue Begum | | Prothoe layardi Godman & Salvin, 1882 | | | Prothoe ribbei Grose-Smith, 1896 | | | Prothoe ribbei praesignis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Prothoe schoenbergi Honrath, 1888 | |
Subnodes of Charaxinae with occurrences in Melanesia
Links, sources and further information Charaxinae at artfakta.se
Charaxinae at dyntaxa.se
Charaxinae at itis.gov
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