Checklist for Subfamily Charaxinae Guenée, 1865 (Leaf butterflies)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 458
5336
18787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 455
5331
18781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 433
5239
18576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 291
4213
16123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1285
3522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1285
3522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 61
1285
3522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
925
2857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
843
2716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
286
1344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 129
457 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 5
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Papua New Guinea
5 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Papua New Guinea
16 Species and 27 Subspecies | Anaea troglodyta andria Scudder, 1874 | Goatweed Butterfly | | Anaea troglodyta portia Fabricius, 1775 | Florida Leafwing | | Charaxes bernardus baya Moore, 1857 | | | Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775 | Giant Charaxes | | 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 pollux Cramer, 1775 | Black-bordered Charaxes | | Fountainea halice halice Godart, 1824 | | | Polyura epigenes monochromus Niepelt, 1914 | | | 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 | | 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 schoenbergi Honrath, 1888 | |
Subnodes of Charaxinae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
Links, sources and further information Charaxinae at artfakta.se
Charaxinae at dyntaxa.se
Charaxinae at itis.gov
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