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Checklist for Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
and region Nicaragua (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
424
4260
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
423
4259
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
4172
7847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3357
6494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
718
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
718
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
718
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
527
1095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
512
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
298
715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
15
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicaragua
15 Genera with 61 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1889Pachliopta1SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1872Kite Swallowtails3SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1909Bluebottles and Jays2SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 18364SpeciesTaxom
Neographium Munroe, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1819Chilasa30SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1853Cattlehearts18SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1916Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Protesilaus Swainson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Pterourus Scopoli, 1844Tiger swallowtails2SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1896Birdwings1SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
61 Species and 24 Subspecies
Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889
Battus belus cochabamba Weeks, 1901
Battus ingenuus Dyar, 1907Confused Swallowtail
Battus laodamas Felder, 1859Green-patch Swallowtail
Battus lycidas Cramer, 1777Cramer's Swallowtail
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Eurytides (Neographium) philolaus (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ 
Eurytides epidaus (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Protographium epidaus Doubleday, 1846
Eurytides orabilis Butler, 1872Thick-edged Kite Swallowtail
Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902Spotted Zebra
Graphium chironides clanis Jordan, 1909
Mimoides euryleon Hewitson, 1856False Cattleheart Swallowtail
Mimoides ilus Fabricius, 1793Dual-spotted Swallowtail
Mimoides pausanias Hewitson, 1852Bluish Mimic-Swallowtail
Mimoides phaon Boisduval, 1836Red-sided Swallowtail
Neographium thyastes panamensis Oberthür, 1879Orange Kite-Swallowtail
Pachliopta liris liris
Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788Idaes Swallowtail
Papilio anchisiades idaeus Fabricius, 1793Ruby-spotted Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) androgeus Cramer, 1775Androgeus
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) ornythion Boisduval, 1836Citrus Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771King page
Papilio thoas nealces (Rothschild &..., 1906)⇒ Papilio thoas Linnaeus, 1771
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) polyxenes Fabricius, 1775'Desert' Black Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) cynorta Fabricius, 1793Common White Banded Papilio
Papilio fuscus canopus Westwood, 1842Canopus Butterfly
Papilio (Pterourus) garamas Hübner, 1834Magnificent Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) victorinus (Doubleday, 1845)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio amphissus (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio archasia Gmelin, 1790
Papilio archytas (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Ourocnemis archytas Stoll, 1787
Papilio cleotas (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio cleotas archytas Hopffer, 1866
Papilio coristheus (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio coroebus (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio duodecimus (Röber, 1927)⇒ Protesilaus macrosilaus Gray, 1853
Papilio eurotas (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio laetitia (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793Victorine Swallowtail
Papilio paeon Boisduval, 1836Straight-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787Banded Peacock
Papilio rumiko Shiraiwa & G..., 2014Western Giant Swallowtail
Papilio sataspes ahasverus Staudinger, 1895
Papilio scamander Boisduval, 1836Scamander Swallowtail
Papilio vulneratus (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Parides (Parides) eurimedes Stoll, 1782Arcas Cattleheart
Parides eurimedes docimus (G.R. Gray, 1856)⇒ Parides eurimedes mylotes H.W. Bates, 1861
Parides eurimedes mylotes H.W. Bates, 1861True Cattleheart
Parides childrenae Gray, 1832Green-celled Cattleheart
Parides childrenae latifasciata E. Krüger, 1925
Parides dares (Hewitson, 1867)⇒ Parides photinus Doubleday, 1845
Parides erithalion Boisduval, 1836Variable Cattleheart
Parides erithalion polyzelus C. Felder & ..., 1865Variable Cattleheart
Parides erithalion sadyattes H. Druce, 1874Variable Cattleheart
Parides iphidamas Fabricius, 1793Iphidamas Cattleheart
Parides iphidamas iphidamas Fabricius, 1793Iphidamas Cattleheart
Parides montezuma Westwood, 1842Montezuma's cattleheart
Parides montezuma montezuma
Parides panares Gray, 1853Wedge-spotted Cattleheart
Parides panares lycimenes (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Parides panares panares Gray, 1853
Parides photinus Doubleday, 1845Pink-spotted Cattleheart
Parides sesostris Cramer, 1779Emerald-patched Cattleheart
Parides sesostris zestos Gray, 1853Emerald-patched Cattleheart
Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916
Protesilaus macrosilaus Gray, 1853
Protographium epidaus Doubleday, 1846Long-tailed Kite Swallowtail
Protographium philolaus Boisduval, 1836Dark Kite Swallowtail
Pterourus menatius (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Pterourus victorinus victorinus E. Doubleday, 1844Victorine Swallowtail
Troides oblongomaculatus thestius Staudinger, 1896
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Nicaragua
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
13
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
2
2
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