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Checklist for Tribe Charaxini Guenée, 1865
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
129
457
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCharaxini
Guenée, 1865
2
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
2 Genera with 9 Species
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1775Emperors15SpeciesTaxom
Polyura Billberg, 1758Nawab butterflies7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
9 Species and 16 Subspecies
Charaxes bernardus baya Moore, 1857
Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775Giant Charaxes
Charaxes distanti Honrath, 1885Silver-edged Rajah
Charaxes latona Butler, 1865Orange 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, 1775Black-bordered Charaxes
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, 1758Tailed Emperor