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Checklist for Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
and region Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
89
244
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
89
244
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
220
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
203
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
118
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
118
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
118
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
82
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
79
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
40
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
5 Genera with 9 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1864
Pachliopta0SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1758Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 1758Red-bodied swallowtails2SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1775Chilasa5SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1852Birdwings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
9 Species
Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758Green jay
Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775Common Rose
Pachliopta hector Linnaeus, 1758Crimson Rose
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Checkered Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758Red Helen
Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758Common Mormon
Papilio clytus (Linné, 1764)⇒ Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764
Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775Blue Mormon
Troides (Troides) darsius Gray, 1852Ceylon Birdwing

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
5
9
Genera
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