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Checklist of Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
for Sikkim (Northeast India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
1401
3163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
1401
3163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
183
1385
3145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
145
1265
2959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
436
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
436
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
435
844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
354
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
350
702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
190
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
14
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sikkim
14 Genera with 58 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1842Pachliopta4SpeciesTaxom
Byasa Moore, 1876Red-bodied swallowtails3SpeciesTaxom
Chilasa Moore, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Dabasa Moore, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1886Bluebottles and Jays22SpeciesTaxom
Lolaus1SpeciesTaxom
Meandrusa Moore, 1836Hooked Swallowtails3SpeciesTaxom
Nacduba1SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 1775Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1859Chilasa28SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1931Apollos4SpeciesTaxom
Pazala Moore, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Teinopalpus Hope, 1843Kaiser-e-Hind1SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1779Birdwings4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sikkim
58 Species and 23 Subspecies
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) aidoneus Doubleday, 1845Batwings
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
Chilasa (Chilasa) agestor (Gray, 1831)⇒ Papilio agestor Gray, 1831
Chilasa (Chilasa) clytia Linnaeus, 1758Common Mime
Chilasa (Chilasa) epycides (Hewitson, 1862)⇒ Papilio epycides Hewitson, 1869
Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758Green jay
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon Linné, 1758Tailed Jay
Graphium (Graphium) cloanthus Westwood, 1841Glassy Bluebottle
Graphium (Graphium) eurypylus Linnaeus, 1758Great Jay
Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle
Graphium (Paranticopsis) macareus (Godart, 1819)⇒ Pathysa macareus Godart, 1819
Graphium macareus gyndes
Graphium macareus indicus Rothschild, 1895Lesser zebra
Graphium macareus lioneli Fruhstorfer, 1902
Graphium macareus macareus Godart, 1819
Graphium (Pathysa) agetes Westwood, 1843Fourbar Swordtail
Graphium (Pathysa) antiphates Cramer, 1775Five-bar Swordtail
Graphium antiphates antiphates Cramer, 1775
Graphium antiphates pompilius Fabricius, 1787Five bar swordtail
Graphium (Pathysa) aristeus Cramer, 1780Chain Swordtail
Graphium eurous sikkimensis Heron, 1899
Graphium eurous sikkimica Heron, 1899Six bar swordtail
Graphium mandarinus paphus Nicéville, 1886Spectacled swordtail
Graphium chironides Honrath, 1884Veined Jay
Graphium dorcus dorcus De Haan, 1840
Graphium paphus de Nicéville, 1886
Lolaus albocaeruleus
Meandrusa gigas lachinus
Meandrusa payeni Boisduval, 1836Outlet Sword
Nacduba pactolus continentalis
Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775Common Rose
Papilio (Chilasa) clytia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) bootes Westwood, 1842Tailed Redbreast
Papilio (Princeps) castor (Westwood, 1842)⇒ Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Checkered Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758Red Helen
Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758Christmas swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) nephelus Boisduval, 1836Black and White Helen
Papilio (Princeps) paris Linnaeus, 1758Paris Peacock
Papilio paris decorosa Fruhstorfer, 1909Paris peacock
Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758Common Mormon
Papilio (Princeps) protenor Cramer, 1775Spangle
Papilio protenor euprotenor (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Papilio protenor Cramer, 1775
Papilio agestor Gray, 1831Tawny Mime
Papilio alcmenor C&R Felder, 1864Common redbreast
Papilio alcmenor albolunata
Papilio alcmenor turificator
Papilio arcturus Westwood, 1842Blue Peacock
Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777Chinese Peacock
Papilio bianor gladiator Fruhstorfer, 1902Chinese Peacock
Papilio clytus (Linné, 1764)⇒ Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764
Papilio epycides Hewitson, 1869Lesser Mime
Papilio karna Felder & Felder, 1864Jungle Jade Swallowtail
Papilio krishna Moore, 1857Krishna Peacock
Papilio ravana Oberthür & ..., 1920
Papilio rhetenor (C&R Felder, 1864)⇒ Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775
Papilio slateri Hewitson, 1857Blue Striped Mime
Papilio slateri slateri Hewitson, 1859Blue Striped Mime
Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879Common Red Apollo
Parnassius hardwickii Gray, 1831Banded Apollo Parnassius delphius
Parnassius simo moelleri
Parnassius szechenyi lethe (Bryk & Eisner, 1931)⇒ Parnassius szechenyii Frivaldsky, 1886
Pazala eurous Leech, 1893Sixbar Swordtail
Teinopalpus imperialis Hope, 1843Kaiser-e-Hind
Troides (Troides) aeacus Felder, 1860Golden Birdwing
Troides (Troides) andromache Staudinger, 1892Borneo Birdwing
Troides helena cerberus C. & R. Felder, 1865Common Birdwing
Troides (Troides) minos Cramer, 1779Common Birdwing

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Sikkim
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
10
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)
Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)


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