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Checklist for Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
488
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
467
884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
133
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
12
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
12 Genera with 42 Species
Battus Scopoli, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1845Kite Swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1758Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Heraclides Hübner, 1775Giant swallowtails9SpeciesTaxom
Iphiclides Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neographium Munroe, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1775Chilasa19SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1869Cattlehearts2SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1927Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 18696SpeciesTaxom
Pterourus Scopoli, 1986Tiger swallowtails2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
42 Species and 12 Subspecies
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Battus polydamas jamaicensis Rothschild &..., 1906Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus zetides Munroe, 1971Zetides Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellinus Doubleday, 1845Jamaican Kite
Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758Green jay
Heraclides (Heraclides) cresphontes (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Papilio cresphontes Cramer, 1777
Heraclides acamas J.C. Fabricius, 1793
Heraclides andraemon (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Papilio andraemon Hübner, 1818
Heraclides andraemon andraemon Hübner, 1823Andraemon Swallowtail
Heraclides melonius Rothschild &..., 1906Jamaican Giant Swallowtail
Heraclides oxilus (J. Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio cresphontes Cramer, 1777
Heraclides pallas G. Gray, 1853
Heraclides pelaus pelaus Fabricius, 1775Caribbean Swallowtail
Heraclides thersites (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775
Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758Pear-tree Swallowtail
Neographium marcellinus E. Doubleday, 1845Jamaican Kite-Swallowtail
Pachliopta liris liris
Papilio (Heraclides) andraemon Hübner, 1818Bahama Swallowtail
Papilio andraemon andraemon Hübner, , 1823
Papilio (Heraclides) androgeus Cramer, 1775Androgeus
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771King page
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) polyxenes Fabricius, 1775'Desert' Black Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Checkered Swallowtail
Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Lime Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906)⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio aegisthus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Nothus lunus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio chirodamas Hübner, 1822
Papilio homerus Fabricius, 1793Homerus Swallowtail
Papilio melonius Rothschild &..., 1906Jamaican Giant Swallowtail
Papilio paeon Boisduval, 1836Straight-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio pelaus Fabricius, 1775Caribbean Swallowtail
Papilio pelaus pelaus Fabricius, 1775
Papilio sinon (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Talides sinois Hübner, 1819
Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775False Androgeus Swallowtail
Parides erithalion erithalion (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Parides erithalion lacydes Hewitson, 1869
Parides erithalion lacydes Hewitson, 1869
Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881Alaskan Parnassian
Parnassius simo simoides Bang-Haas, 1927
Protographium celadon Lucas, 1852Celadon Swallowtail
Protographium marcellinus Doubleday, 1845Blue Swallowtail
Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777Zebra 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 takanoi (K. Okano, 1986)⇒ Pterourus homerus Fabricius, 1793

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Jamaica
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
11
40
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