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Checklist of Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
for Nepal (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
4293
12401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
4291
12399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
4205
12212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3567
11127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
1130
2413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
1130
2413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1123
2401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
860
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
796
1810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
265
732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
15
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nepal
15 Genera with 85 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1842Pachliopta13SpeciesTaxom
Byasa Moore, 1842Red-bodied swallowtails4SpeciesTaxom
Chilasa Moore, 07SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1831Bluebottles and Jays28SpeciesTaxom
Meandrusa Moore, 1902Hooked Swallowtails3SpeciesTaxom
Nemetis Moore, 03SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 1775Red-bodied swallowtails2SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 0Chilasa47SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1864Apollos29SpeciesTaxom
Pathysa Reakirt, 07SpeciesTaxom
Pazala Moore, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Teinopalpus Hope, 1843Kaiser-e-Hind3SpeciesTaxom
Trogonoptera Rippon, 1855Birdwings1SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1865Birdwings4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nepal
85 Species and 68 Subspecies
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) aidoneus Doubleday, 1845Batwings
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) alcinous Klug, 1836Chinese Windmill
Atrophaneura alcinous pembertoniChinese windmill
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) dasarada (Moore, 1857)⇒ Byasa dasarada Moore, 1857
Atrophaneura dasarada dasaradaGreat windmill
Atrophaneura dasarada ravana
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) latreillei Donovan, 1826Rose Windmill
Atrophaneura latreillei latreilleiRose windmill
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) polyeuctes (Doubleday, 1842)⇒ Byasa polyeuctes Doubleday, 1842
Atrophaneura polyeuctes letincius Fruhstorfer, 1908Common Windmill
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) varuna White, 1842Batwings
Atrophaneura varuna astorion Westwood, 1842Common Batwing
Byasa dasarada Moore, 1857Great Windmill
Byasa latreillei Donovan, 1826Rose Windmill
Byasa plutonius Oberthür, 1876Chinese Windmill
Byasa polyeuctes Doubleday, 1842Common Windmill
Chilasa (Chilasa) agestor (Gray, 1831)⇒ Papilio agestor Gray, 1831
Chilasa agestor agestorTawny mime
Chilasa agestor govindra Moore, 1864
Chilasa (Chilasa) clytia Linnaeus, 1758Common Mime
Chilasa clytia clytia Linné, 1758Common Mime
Chilasa (Chilasa) epycides (Hewitson, 1862)⇒ Papilio epycides Hewitson, 1869
Chilasa epycides epycidesLesser mime
Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758Green jay
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon Linné, 1758Tailed Jay
Graphium (Graphium) bathycles Zinken, 1831Veined Jay
Graphium (Graphium) cloanthus Westwood, 1841Glassy Bluebottle
Graphium cloanthus cloanthus Westwood, 1841Glassy Bluebottle
Graphium (Graphium) doson Felder, 1864Common Jay
Graphium doson axion Felder & Felder, 1864Common Jay
Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle
Graphium sarpedon luctatius Fruhstorfer, 1907Common Bluebottle
Graphium sarpedon sarpedon Linné, 1758Common Bluebottle
Graphium (Paranticopsis) macareus (Godart, 1819)⇒ Pathysa macareus Godart, 1819
Graphium macareus indicus Rothschild, 1895Lesser zebra
Graphium (Paranticopsis) xenocles Doubleday, 1842Great Zebra
Graphium (Pathysa) agetes Westwood, 1843Fourbar Swordtail
Graphium (Pathysa) antiphates Cramer, 1775Five-bar Swordtail
Graphium antiphates pompilius Fabricius, 1787Five bar swordtail
Graphium bathycles chiron
Graphium (Pathysa) nomius Esper, 1793Spot Swordtail
Graphium (Pazala) eurous Leech, 1893Sixbar Swordtail
Graphium eurous sikkimica Heron, 1899Six bar swordtail
Graphium (Pazala) mandarinus Oberthür, 1879Sixbar Swordtail
Graphium mandarinus glycerion
Graphium mandarinus paphus Nicéville, 1886Spectacled swordtail
Graphium chironides Honrath, 1884Veined Jay
Graphium chironides chironides Honrath, 1884Veined Jay
Graphium clanis Jordan, 1909
Graphium glycerion Gray, 1831Spectacle Swordtail
Meandrusa gyas Westwood, 1841Brown Gorgon
Meandrusa gyas gyasBrown gorgon
Meandrusa lachinus Fruhstorfer, 1902Brown Gorgon
Nemetis chandicaAngled red forester
Nemetis mekara
Nemetis mekara mekaraStraight red forester
Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775Common Rose
Pachliopta aristolochiae aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775Common rose
Papilio (Chilasa) clytia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Papilio (Eques) pammon (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon emihippocrates (Verity, 1911)⇒ Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio machaon rinpoche (Wyatt, 1959)⇒ Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Princeps) bootes Westwood, 1842Tailed Redbreast
Papilio (Princeps) castor (Westwood, 1842)⇒ Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775
Papilio castor polias Jordan, 1909Common raven
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Checkered Swallowtail
Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Lime Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) elephenor Doubleday, 1845Yellow-crested Spangle
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 nephelus chaon Westwood, 1845Black and White Helen
Papilio (Princeps) paris Linnaeus, 1758Paris Peacock
Papilio paris decorosa Fruhstorfer, 1909Paris peacock
Papilio paris paris (Linné, 1758)⇒ Papilio paris Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Princeps) polyctor (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777
Papilio polyctor ganesa Doubleday, 1842Common peacock
Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758Common Mormon
Papilio polytes romolusCommon Mormon
Papilio polytes romulus Cramer, 1775Common Mormon
Papilio (Princeps) protenor Cramer, 1775Spangle
Papilio protenor euprotenor (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Papilio protenor Cramer, 1775
Papilio protenor protenor Cramer, 1775Kumaon Spangle
Papilio agalope Gray, 1852
Papilio agestor Gray, 1831Tawny Mime
Papilio agestor agestor Gray, 1831Tawny Mime
Papilio alcmenor C&R Felder, 1864Common redbreast
Papilio alcmenor alcmenor Felder & Felder, 1864Redbreast
Papilio arcturus Westwood, 1842Blue Peacock
Papilio arcturus arcturus Westwood, 1842Blue Peacock
Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777Chinese Peacock
Papilio chiron (Honrath, 1884)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Papilio epycides Hewitson, 1869Lesser Mime
Papilio glycerion (Borkhausen, 1788)⇒ Coenonympha glycerion Borkhausen, 1788
Papilio hoppo Matsumura, 1907
Papilio janaka Moore & Hors..., 1857Himalayan Tailed Redbreast
Papilio krishna Moore, 1857Krishna Peacock
Papilio krishna krishna Moore, 1857Krishna peacock
Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775Blue Mormon
Papilio rhetenor (C&R Felder, 1864)⇒ Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775
Papilio rhetenor rhetenorCommon redbreast
Parnassius (Driopa) orleans Oberthür, 1890Burmese Apollo
Parnassius acco Gray, 1853Snow Apollo
Parnassius acco accoVarnished Apollo
Parnassius acdestis Grum-Grshima..., 1891Banded Apollo
Parnassius acdestis katsuhikoi Sugisawa, 1990
Parnassius acdestis laurentii (Epstein, 1979)⇒ Parnassius acdestis Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Parnassius acdestis marki (Epstein, 1979)⇒ Parnassius acdestis Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Parnassius acdestis whitei Bingham, 1907
Parnassius boedromius Püngeler, 1901Snow Apollo
Parnassius cephalus Grum-Grshima..., 1891Dusky Apollo
Parnassius cephalus horii (Ohshima, 1985)⇒ Parnassius cephalus Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Parnassius charltonius Gray, 1853Regal Apollo
Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879Common Red Apollo
Parnassius epaphus boschmai (Eisner, 1964)⇒ Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879
Parnassius epaphus capdevillei (Epstein, 1979)⇒ Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879
Parnassius epaphus chiddii
Parnassius epaphus epaphusCommon red Apollo
Parnassius epaphus epicus (Bryk & Eisner, 1934)⇒ Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879
Parnassius epaphus robertsi (Epstein, 1979)⇒ Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879
Parnassius epaphus sikkimensis
Parnassius hardtwickii albicans (Fruhstorfer, 1898)⇒ Parnassius hardwickii Gray, 1831
Parnassius hardwickei (Haase, 1893)⇒ Parnassius hardwickii Gray, 1831
Parnassius hardwickii Gray, 1831Banded Apollo Parnassius delphius
Parnassius simo (Gray, 1853)⇒ Parnassius boedromius Püngeler, 1901
Parnassius simo acconusBlack-edged Apollo
Parnassius simo simo
Parnassius stenosemus Honrath, 1890Pir Panjal Banded Apollo
Parnassius stenosemus nobukoPir Panjal banded Apollo
Parnassius stoliczkanus Felder & Felder, 1864Ladak Banded Apollo
Pathysa antiphates (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Graphium antiphates Cramer, 1775
Pathysa antiphates pompiliusFive-bar swordtail
Pathysa eurous
Pathysa eurous sikkimicaSix-bar swordtail
Pathysa glycerionSpectacle swordtail
Pathysa nomius (Esper, 1793)⇒ Graphium nomius Esper, 1793
Pathysa nomius nomiusSpot swordtail
Pazala eurous Leech, 1893Sixbar Swordtail
Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821
Teinopalpus aureus Mell, 1923Golden Kaiser-i-Hind
Teinopalpus imperialis Hope, 1843Kaiser-e-Hind
Teinopalpus imperialis imperialis Hope, 1843Kaiser-i-Hind
Trogonoptera brookiana Wallace, 1855Raja Brooke's Birdwing
Troides (Troides) aeacus Felder, 1860Golden Birdwing
Troides aeacus aeacus Felder & Felder, 1860Golden Birdwing
Troides (Troides) helena Linnaeus, 1758Common Birdwing
Troides helena cerberus C. & R. Felder, 1865Common Birdwing

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Nepal
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
13
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
1
13
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)
Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)


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