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Checklist for Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
and region Andaman Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
142
535
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
142
535
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
135
519
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
437
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
128
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
128
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
128
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
90
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
84
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
50
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Andaman Islands
7 Genera with 12 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1864
Pachliopta0SpeciesTaxom
Chilasa Moore, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1758Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Losaria Moore, 1876Red-bodied swallowtails2SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 1775Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1779Chilasa6SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1932Apollos2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Andaman Islands
12 Species and 3 Subspecies
Chilasa (Chilasa) clytia Linnaeus, 1758Common Mime
Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758Green jay
Losaria coon Fabricius, 1793Atrophaneura coon
Losaria rhodifer Butler, 1876Andaman Clubtail
Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775Common Rose
Papilio (Chilasa) clytia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758Red Helen
Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758Christmas swallowtail
Papilio mayo Atkinson, 1873Andaman Mormon
Papilio prexaspes andamanicus Goeze, 1779Andaman Helen
Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881Alaskan Parnassian
Parnassius orleans parthenos (Bryk, 1932)⇒ Parnassius orleans Oberthür, 1890

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Andaman Islands
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)
Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Papilionidae at artfakta.se
Papilionidae at dyntaxa.se
Papilionidae at gbif.org
Papilionidae at irmng.org
Papilionidae at itis.gov