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Checklist of Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
for Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
652
12103
37600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12086
37564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
623
11935
37166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
382
9386
29680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3290
9209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3290
9209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3285
9204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2105
6122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
1964
5754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
488
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
19
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
19 Genera with 151 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1842Pachliopta2SpeciesTaxom
Baronia Salvin, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 197125SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1869Kite Swallowtails7SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 0Bluebottles and Jays8SpeciesTaxom
Heraclides Hübner, 1775Giant swallowtails44SpeciesTaxom
Iphiclides Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lamproptera Gray, 1831Dragontails1SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Neographium Munroe, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa77SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1994Cattlehearts26SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1758Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Protesilaus Swainson, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 186910SpeciesTaxom
Pterourus Scopoli, 1758Tiger swallowtails5SpeciesTaxom
Sericinus Westwood, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
151 Species and 91 Subspecies
Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) varuna White, 1842Batwings
Baronia brevicornis phronima (H.G. Dyar, 1912)⇒ Baronia brevicornis brevicornis Salvin, 1893
Battus belus cochabamba Weeks, 1901
Battus crassus Cramer, 1777Crassus Swallowtail
Battus devilliers (Godart, 1822)⇒ Battus devilliersii Godart, 1823
Battus devilliersii Godart, 1823De Villiers´ Swallowtail
Battus ingenuus Dyar, 1907Confused Swallowtail
Battus lycidas Cramer, 1777Cramer's Swallowtail
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Battus polydamas antiquus Rothschild &..., 1906Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas cebriones Dalman, 1823Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas christopheranus A. Hall, 1936Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas cubensis Dufrane, 1946Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas dominicus Rothschild &..., 1906Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas eurydamas (W.F. Kirby, 1871)⇒ Battus polydamas cebriones Dalman, 1823
Battus polydamas grenadensis A. Hall, 1930Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas hypodamas (A. Guenée, 1872)⇒ Battus polydamas polycrates Hopffer, 1865
Battus polydamas jamaicensis Rothschild &..., 1906Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas lucayus Rothschild &..., 1906Florida Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas lucianus Rothschild &..., 1906Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas neodamas Lucas, 1852Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas polycrates Hopffer, 1865Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas thyamus Rothschild &..., 1906Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas vincentius Rothschild &..., 1906Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus zetes (Westwood, 1847)⇒ Battus zetides Munroe, 1971
Battus zetides Munroe, 1971Zetides Swallowtail
Eurytides celadon (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Protographium celadon Lucas, 1852
Eurytides dolicaon Cramer, 1775Dolicaon Kite Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellinus Doubleday, 1845Jamaican Kite
Eurytides orabilis Butler, 1872Thick-edged Kite Swallowtail
Eurytides serville acritus Rothschild &..., 1906
Eurytides zonaria Butler, 1869
Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779Large Striped Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) colonna Christopher ..., 1873Black Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) morania Angas, 1849Small White-lady Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865Coastal Swordtail
Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758Green jay
Graphium (Graphium) eurypylus Linnaeus, 1758Great Jay
Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902Spotted Zebra
Graphium aristeus aristeus
Heraclides (Calaides) androgeus (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Megarhyssa nortoni Cresson, 1864
Heraclides androgeus epidaurus Godman & Salvin, 1890Androgeus Swallowtail
Heraclides (Heraclides) cresphontes (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Papilio cresphontes Cramer, 1777
Heraclides (Heraclides) thoas (Gundlach, 1866)⇒ Papilio brevicauda Saunders, 1869
Heraclides thoas brasiliensis Rothschild &..., 1906Thoas Swallowtail
Heraclides thoas cinyras Ménétriés, 1857Thoas Swallowtail
Heraclides thoas oviedo J.C. Gundlach, 1866
Heraclides thoas thoantiades Burmeister, 1878Thoas Swallowtail
Heraclides thoas thoas (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Heraclides thoas thoantiades Burmeister, 1878
Heraclides anchisiades philastrius Fruhstorfer, 1915Ruby-spotted Swallowtail
Heraclides acamas J.C. Fabricius, 1793
Heraclides andraemon (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Papilio andraemon Hübner, 1818
Heraclides andraemon andraemon Hübner, 1823Andraemon Swallowtail
Heraclides andraemon bonhotei Sharpe, 1900Bahamian Swallowtail
Heraclides andraemon tailori Rothschild &..., 1906Bahamian Swallowtail
Heraclides aristodemus (Godart, 1819)⇒ Papilio aristodemus Esper, 1794
Heraclides aristodemus aristodemus Esper, 1794Schaus´ Swallowtail
Heraclides aristodemus bjorndalae Clench, 1979Schaus´ Swallowtail
Heraclides aristodemus cresphontinus (T. Martyn, 1797)⇒ Heraclides aristodemus aristodemus Esper, 1794
Heraclides aristodemus daphnis (G.R. Gray, 1853)⇒ Heraclides aristodemus aristodemus Esper, 1794
Heraclides aristodemus majasi (Miller, 1987)⇒ Papilio aristodemus Esper, 1794
Heraclides aristodemus ponceana Schaus, 1911Schaus´ Swallowtail
Heraclides aristodemus temenes Godart, 1819Schaus´ Swallowtail
Heraclides aristor Godart, 1819Scarce Hispaniolan Swallowtail
Heraclides astyalus pirithous J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836
Heraclides augustus (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836)⇒ Heraclides oxynius Geyer, 1827
Heraclides caiguanabus Poey, , 1852Poey´s Swallowtail
Heraclides homothoas Rothschild &..., 1906False Giant Swallowtail
Heraclides machaonides Esper, 1796Machaonides Swallowtail
Heraclides melonius Rothschild &..., 1906Jamaican Giant Swallowtail
Heraclides niveomarginatus (G. Rousseau-..., 1933)⇒ Heraclides oxynius Geyer, 1827
Heraclides numicus (C.H. Hopffer, 1856)⇒ Heraclides caiguanabus Poey, , 1852
Heraclides ochracea (G. Rousseau-..., 1933)⇒ Heraclides oxynius Geyer, 1827
Heraclides oviedo Gundlach, 1866Cuban King Swallowtail
Heraclides oxilus (J. Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio cresphontes Cramer, 1777
Heraclides oxynius Geyer, 1827Oxynius Swallowtail
Heraclides pallas G. Gray, 1853
Heraclides pelaus (Bates, 1935)⇒ Papilio pelaus Fabricius, 1775
Heraclides pelaus atkinsi M. Bates, 1935Caribbean Swallowtail
Heraclides pelaus augias (E. Ménétriés, 1832)⇒ Heraclides pelaus imerius Godart, 1824
Heraclides pelaus imerius Godart, 1824Caribbean Swallowtail
Heraclides pelaus pelaus Fabricius, 1775Caribbean Swallowtail
Heraclides pelaus puertoricensis (Möhn, 1999)⇒ Papilio pelaus Fabricius, 1775
Heraclides thersites (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775
Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758Pear-tree Swallowtail
Lamproptera meges Zinken, 1831Green Dragontail
Mimoides pausanias Hewitson, 1852Bluish Mimic-Swallowtail
Mimoides pausanias tabaquita Kaye, 1925
Neographium celadon (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Protographium celadon Lucas, 1852
Neographium marcellinus E. Doubleday, 1845Jamaican Kite-Swallowtail
Neographium zonaria (A. Butler, 1869)⇒ Protographium zonaria Butler, 1869
Pachliopta liris liris
Papilio (Danaus) eupheno (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869
Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788Idaes Swallowtail
Papilio anchisiades philastrius Fruhstorfer, 1915
Papilio (Heraclides) andraemon Hübner, 1818Bahama Swallowtail
Papilio andraemon andraemon Hübner, , 1823
Papilio andraemon bonhotei Sharpe, 1900Bahaman swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) androgeus Cramer, 1775Androgeus
Papilio androgeus epidaurus Godman & Salvin, 1890Androgeus Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) aristodemus Esper, 1794Island Swallowtail
Papilio aristodemus aristodemus Esper, 1794
Papilio (Heraclides) astyalus Godart, 1819Astyalus Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771King page
Papilio thoas nealces (Rothschild &..., 1906)⇒ Papilio thoas Linnaeus, 1771
Papilio thoas oviedo Gundlach, 1866
Papilio thoas thoas Linnaeus, 1771
Papilio (Papilio) brevicauda Saunders, 1869Short Tailed Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) indra Reakirt, 1866Cliff Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) polyxenes Fabricius, 1775'Desert' Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes asterius (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Papilio polyxenes stabilis Rothschild &..., 1906
Papilio polyxenes polyxenes Fabricius, 1775Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes stabilis Rothschild &..., 1906Central American Black Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871Constantine's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) cynorta Fabricius, 1793Common White Banded Papilio
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776)⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Checkered Swallowtail
Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Lime Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) fuscus Goeze, 1779Canopus Butterfly
Papilio fuscus canopus Westwood, 1842Canopus Butterfly
Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758Christmas swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) menestheus Drury, 1773Western Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) paris Linnaeus, 1758Paris Peacock
Papilio paris decorosa Fruhstorfer, 1909Paris peacock
Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906)⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758Canadian tiger swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) multicaudata Kirby, 1884Double Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758Blue swallowtail
Papilio aegisthus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Nothus lunus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio agamemnon aegisthus Linnaeus, 1763
Papilio arcturus arcturus Westwood, 1842Blue Peacock
Papilio aristor Godart, 1819Scarce Haitian Swallowtail
Papilio asterius (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Papilio polyxenes Fabricius, 1775
Papilio augustus (Geyer, 1827)⇒ Papilio oxynius Hübner, 1834
Papilio caiguanabus Poey, 1851Poey's Black Swallowtail
Papilio celia Cramer, 1779
Papilio chirodamas Hübner, 1822
Papilio cleotas archytas Hopffer, 1866
Papilio cresphontinus Martyn, 1797
Papilio deiphobus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio erosne Gmelin, 1790
Papilio erostratus Westwood, 1847Erostratus Swallowtail
Papilio homerus Fabricius, 1793Homerus Swallowtail
Papilio homothoas Rothschild &..., 1906False Giant Swallowtail
Papilio lycophron oebalus Boisduval, 1836
Papilio machaonides Esper, 1796Machaonides Swallowtail
Papilio melonius Rothschild &..., 1906Jamaican Giant Swallowtail
Papilio oenomaus oenomaus
Papilio oviedoCuban King Swallowtail
Papilio oxynius Hübner, 1834Cuban Black Swallowtail
Papilio paeon Boisduval, 1836Straight-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio palinurus Fabricius, 1787Banded Peacock
Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787Banded Peacock
Papilio pelaus Fabricius, 1775Caribbean Swallowtail
Papilio pelaus imerius Godart, 1819
Papilio pelaus pelaus Fabricius, 1775
Papilio pharnaces (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Papilio rogeri Boisduval, 1832
Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775Blue Mormon
Papilio rumanzowius spinturnix (Fruhstorfer, 1909)⇒ Papilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821
Papilio rumiko Shiraiwa & G..., 2014Western Giant Swallowtail
Papilio sataspes ahasverus Staudinger, 1895
Papilio sinon (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Talides sinois Hübner, 1819
Papilio telamon (Donovan, 1798)⇒ Cyrestis telamon Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775False Androgeus Swallowtail
Papilio torquatus Cramer, 1777Band-gapped Swallowtail
Papilio tydeus tydeus
Papilio zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758
Parides (Parides) eurimedes Stoll, 1782Arcas Cattleheart
Parides anchises Linnaeus, 1758Anchises Cattleheart
Parides anchises cymochles Doubleday, 1844
Parides bunichus echedorus (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836)⇒ Parides bunichus chamissonia Eschscholtz, 1821
Parides childrenae Gray, 1832Green-celled Cattleheart
Parides erithalion Boisduval, 1836Variable Cattleheart
Parides erithalion erithalion (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Parides erithalion lacydes Hewitson, 1869
Parides erithalion lacydes Hewitson, 1869
Parides gundlachianus Felder, 1864Cuban Cattleheart
Parides gundlachianus alayoi (Hernández, A..., 1995)⇒ Parides gundlachianus Felder, 1864
Parides gundlachianus calzadillae (R. Torre, 1971)⇒ Parides gundlachianus gundlachianus C. Felder & ..., 1864
Parides gundlachianus columbus (G.A.W. Herri..., 1862)⇒ Parides gundlachianus gundlachianus C. Felder & ..., 1864
Parides gundlachianus grotei (C.A. Blake, 1865)⇒ Parides gundlachianus gundlachianus C. Felder & ..., 1864
Parides gundlachianus gundlachianus C. Felder & ..., 1864Cuban Cattleheart
Parides gundlachianus pauperimus (G. Rousseau-..., 1943)⇒ Parides gundlachianus gundlachianus C. Felder & ..., 1864
Parides gundlachianus unipunctus (G. Rousseau-..., 1943)⇒ Parides gundlachianus gundlachianus C. Felder & ..., 1864
Parides iphidamas Fabricius, 1793Iphidamas Cattleheart
Parides neophilus Hübner, 1837Neophilus Cattleheart
Parides neophilus parianus Rothschild &..., 1906
Parides panares Gray, 1853Wedge-spotted Cattleheart
Parides panares euryptolemus (G.A. Ehrmann, 1919)⇒ Parides panares paralius Rothchild & ..., 1906
Parides panares paralius Rothchild & ..., 1906
Parides photinus Doubleday, 1845Pink-spotted Cattleheart
Parides sesostris Cramer, 1779Emerald-patched Cattleheart
Parides sesostris trinitensis (K. S. Brown, 1994)⇒ Parides sesostris Cramer, 1779
Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881Alaskan Parnassian
Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916
Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758Apollo
Protesilaus glaucolaus Bates, 1864Bates´ Swordtail
Protesilaus macrosilaus Gray, 1853
Protesilaus protesilaus Linnaeus, 1758Great Kite Swallowtail
Protesilaus telesilaus Felder & Felder, 1864Telesilaus Kite
Protesilaus telesilaus dolius Rothschild &..., 1906Telesilaus Swallowtail
Protographium agesilaus Guérin & Per..., 1835Short-lined Kite Swallowtail
Protographium celadon Lucas, 1852Celadon Swallowtail
Protographium epidaus Doubleday, 1846Long-tailed Kite Swallowtail
Protographium marcellinus Doubleday, 1845Blue Swallowtail
Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777Zebra Swallowtail
Protographium marcellus cubensis (E. Boullet &..., 1912)⇒ Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777
Protographium philolaus Boisduval, 1836Dark Kite Swallowtail
Protographium sinon (J.C. Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Protographium marcellinus Doubleday, 1845
Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821
Protographium zonaria Butler, 1869
Pterourus homerus Fabricius, 1793Homerus Swallowtail
Pterourus palamedes Drury, 1773
Pterourus takanoi (K. Okano, 1986)⇒ Pterourus homerus Fabricius, 1793
Pterourus troilus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Papilio troilus Linnaeus, 1758
Sericinus montela BREMER & GREY, 1852Dragon Swallowtail
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) rumina Linnaeus, 1758Spanish Festoon

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyBaroniinae
Bryk, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
15
144
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)


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