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Checklist for Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3609
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2781
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
550
1038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
534
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
203
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
13
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South India
13 Genera with 50 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1758Pachliopta4SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Chilasa Moore, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1793Bluebottles and Jays9SpeciesTaxom
Heraclides Hübner, 1793Giant swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Losaria Moore, 1876Red-bodied swallowtails2SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1913Birdwings1SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 1881Red-bodied swallowtails4SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1775Chilasa24SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1931Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Pathysa Reakirt, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Protogryllus Handlirsch, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1835Birdwings2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
50 Species and 12 Subspecies
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) aidoneus Doubleday, 1845Batwings
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) varuna White, 1842Batwings
Atrophaneura (Losaria) coon Fabricius, 1793Common Clubtail
Atrophaneura (Pachliopta) hector (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pachliopta hector Linnaeus, 1758
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Chilasa (Chilasa) clytia Linnaeus, 1758Common Mime
Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758Green jay
Graphium (Graphium) bathycles Zinken, 1831Veined Jay
Graphium (Graphium) doson Felder, 1864Common Jay
Graphium (Graphium) eurypylus Linnaeus, 1758Great Jay
Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle
Graphium (Pathysa) antiphates Cramer, 1775Five-bar Swordtail
Graphium antiphates naira Moore, 1903
Graphium (Pathysa) epaminondas Oberthür, 1879Andaman Swordtail
Graphium (Pathysa) nomius Esper, 1793Spot Swordtail
Heraclides anchisiades idaeus Fabricius, 1793Idaeus Swallowtail
Losaria coon Fabricius, 1793Atrophaneura coon
Losaria rhodifer Butler, 1876Andaman Clubtail
Ornithoptera haliphron antilochus (Fruhstorfer, 1913)⇒ Troides haliphron Boisduval, 1836
Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775Common Rose
Pachliopta hector Linnaeus, 1758Crimson Rose
Pachliopta liris liris
Pachliopta pandiyana Moore, 1881Malabar Rose
Papilio (Chilasa) clytia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Papilio bromius bromius Chevrolat, 1836
Papilio (Princeps) crino Fabricius, 1793Banded peacock
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Checkered Swallowtail
Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Lime Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758Red Helen
Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758Christmas swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) paris Linnaeus, 1758Paris Peacock
Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758Common Mormon
Papilio polytes nikobarus Felder, 1862
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758Canadian tiger swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758Blue swallowtail
Papilio buddha Westwood, 1872Malabar Banded Peacock
Papilio clytus (Linné, 1764)⇒ Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764
Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason, 1880Malabar Raven
Papilio liomedon Moore, 1874Banded Swallowtail
Papilio mayo Atkinson, 1873Andaman Mormon
Papilio mulciber (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777
Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787Banded Peacock
Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775Blue Mormon
Papilio prexaspes (C. & R. Felder, 1865)⇒ Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779
Papilio prexaspes andamanicus Goeze, 1779Andaman Helen
Papilio thelephus Cramer, 1775
Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881Alaskan Parnassian
Parnassius orleans parthenos (Bryk, 1932)⇒ Parnassius orleans Oberthür, 1890
Parnassius szechenyi lethe (Bryk & Eisner, 1931)⇒ Parnassius szechenyii Frivaldsky, 1886
Pathysa antiphates (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Graphium antiphates Cramer, 1775
Pathysa nomius (Esper, 1793)⇒ Graphium nomius Esper, 1793
Protogryllus (Protogryllus) lakshmi R. Pérez-de ..., 2012
Troides (Troides) minos Cramer, 1779Common Birdwing
Troides (Troides) rhadamantus Lucas, 1835Golden Birdwing

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in South India
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
11
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
1
3
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