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Checklist for Genus Helcyra Felder, 1860 (White Emperors)
and region East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1054
25859
147577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
627
19594
119086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
99
5451
26051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
96
5430
25997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
5404
25833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
36
3586
17310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
30
3206
14977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
666
3826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
298
1861
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors
16
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusHelcyra
Felder, 1860
White Emperors
5Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
1 Genera with 5 Species
Helcyra Felder, 1997White Emperors11SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
5 Species and 6 Subspecies
Helcyra asakurai Nire, 1917
Helcyra hemina Hewitson, 1864White Emperor
Helcyra hemina takamukui Matsumura, 1919
Helcyra plesseni Fruhstorfer, 1912
Helcyra subalba Poujade, 1885
Helcyra subalba subsplendens Mell, 1923
Helcyra superba Matsumura, 1919
Helcyra superba obsoleta Tanaka, 1939
Helcyra superba superba Leech, 1890
Helcyra superba takamukui Matsumura, 1919
Helcyra superba wiensis Yoshino, 1997


Links, sources and further information
Helcyra at gbif.org
Helcyra at irmng.org