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Checklist for Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2218
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2216
3744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2167
3663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1748
3051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
754
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
754
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
752
1286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
479
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
434
751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
106
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
4 Genera with 12 Species
Eurytides Hübner, 1821
Kite Swallowtails0SpeciesTaxom
Iphiclides Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1777Chilasa10SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
12 Species
Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758Pear-tree Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798African lime swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891MacKinnon's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) manlius (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Protographium asius Fabricius, 1781
Papilio (Princeps) phorbanta Linnaeus, 1771Papillon La Pature
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775Apple-green Swallowtail
Papilio eucharis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775
Papilio mesentina (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Adelpha mesentina Cramer, 1777
Papilio thetys (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Atrophaneura neptunus Guérin-Ménev..., 1840
Papilio torquatus Cramer, 1777Band-gapped Swallowtail
Protographium asius Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Mauritius
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
4
12
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