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Checklist for Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
325
2686
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
325
2686
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
2609
4405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1986
3313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1080
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1080
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1079
1686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
740
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
696
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
141
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
10
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hong Kong
10 Genera with 28 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1864
Pachliopta0SpeciesTaxom
Byasa Moore, 0Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Chilasa Moore, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1775Bluebottles and Jays9SpeciesTaxom
Lamproptera Gray, 1831Dragontails3SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1913Birdwings1SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 1908Red-bodied swallowtails2SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1893Chilasa25SpeciesTaxom
Pathysa Reakirt, 01SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1908Birdwings4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
28 Species and 21 Subspecies
Byasa alcinous manonensis
Chilasa (Chilasa) clytia Linnaeus, 1758Common Mime
Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758Green jay
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon Linné, 1758Tailed Jay
Graphium (Graphium) cloanthus Westwood, 1841Glassy Bluebottle
Graphium cloanthus clymenus Leech, 1893
Graphium (Graphium) doson Felder, 1864Common Jay
Graphium doson axion Felder & Felder, 1864Common Jay
Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle
Graphium sarpedon sarpedon Linné, 1758Common Bluebottle
Graphium (Pathysa) antiphates Cramer, 1775Five-bar Swordtail
Lamproptera curius Fabricius, 1787White Dragontail
Lamproptera curius walkeri Moore, 1902
Lamproptera meges Zinken, 1831Green Dragontail
Ornithoptera haliphron antilochus (Fruhstorfer, 1913)⇒ Troides haliphron Boisduval, 1836
Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775Common Rose
Pachliopta aristolochiae goniopeltis Rothschild, 1908Common Rose
Papilio (Chilasa) clytia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Papilio clytia clytia Linnaeus, 1758Common Mime
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Checkered Swallowtail
Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Lime Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758Red Helen
Papilio helenus helenus Linné, 1758Oriental Red Helen
Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758Christmas swallowtail
Papilio memnon agenor (Linnaeus, 1768)⇒ Papilio memnon Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Princeps) nephelus Boisduval, 1836Black and White Helen
Papilio (Princeps) paris Linnaeus, 1758Paris Peacock
Papilio paris paris (Linné, 1758)⇒ Papilio paris Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758Common Mormon
Papilio polytes cyroides (Fruhstorfer, 1909)⇒ Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio polytes polytes Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Princeps) protenor Cramer, 1775Spangle
Papilio protenor protenor Cramer, 1775Kumaon Spangle
Papilio (Sinoprinceps) xuthus Linnaeus, 1767Asia Swallowtail
Papilio xuthus xuthus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio agestor Gray, 1831Tawny Mime
Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777Chinese Peacock
Papilio bianor bianor Cramer, 1777
Papilio clytus (Linné, 1764)⇒ Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764
Papilio dialis Leech, 1893Black-crested Spangle
Pathysa antiphates antiphates
Troides (Troides) aeacus Felder, 1860Golden Birdwing
Troides aeacus aeacus Felder & Felder, 1860Golden Birdwing
Troides (Troides) helena Linnaeus, 1758Common Birdwing
Troides helena spilotia Rothschild, 1908

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Hong Kong
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
10
28
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