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Checklist for Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1719
4069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1717
4067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1715
4064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1028
2345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
897
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
205
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
12
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
12 Genera with 48 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1853Pachliopta4SpeciesTaxom
Chilasa Moore, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 0Bluebottles and Jays9SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1913Birdwings1SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails7SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1775Chilasa27SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1864Cattlehearts1SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1931Apollos4SpeciesTaxom
Pathysa Reakirt, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1758Birdwings2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
48 Species and 22 Subspecies
Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889
Atrophaneura (Pachliopta) aristolochiae (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775
Atrophaneura (Pachliopta) hector (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pachliopta hector Linnaeus, 1758
Atrophaneura jophon Gray, 1853Ceylon Rose
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 doson doson
Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle
Graphium (Pathysa) antiphates Cramer, 1775Five-bar Swordtail
Graphium antiphates ceylonicus Eimer, 1889
Graphium (Pathysa) nomius Esper, 1793Spot Swordtail
Graphium nomius nomiusSpot swordtail
Mimoides ariarathes eumelea L.W. Rothsch..., 1906
Ornithoptera haliphron antilochus (Fruhstorfer, 1913)⇒ Troides haliphron Boisduval, 1836
Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775Common Rose
Pachliopta aristolochiae ceylanicaLemon emigrant
Pachliopta hector Linnaeus, 1758Crimson Rose
Pachliopta jophon Gray, 1853Ceylon Rose
Pachliopta liris liris
Pachliopta pandiyana Moore, 1881Malabar Rose
Pachliopta polyphontes sejanus
Papilio (Chilasa) clytia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Papilio clytia clytia Linnaeus, 1758Common Mime
Papilio (Eques) pammon (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Nymphalis) dissimilis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chilasa clytia Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Nymphalis) panope (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chilasa clytia Linnaeus, 1758
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 helenus mooreanus (Rothschild, 1895)⇒ Papilio helenus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758Common Mormon
Papilio polytes cyroides (Fruhstorfer, 1909)⇒ Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio polytes polytes Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio polytes romulus Cramer, 1775Common Mormon
Papilio aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colias heos Herbst, 1792
Papilio buddha Westwood, 1872Malabar Banded Peacock
Papilio clytus (Linné, 1764)⇒ Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764
Papilio corus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Euploea phaenarete corus Fabricius, 1793
Papilio domoleusLime butterfly
Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason, 1880Malabar Raven
Papilio erithonius (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Euphaedra eupalus Fabricius, 1782
Papilio hector (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Pachliopta hector Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787Banded Peacock
Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775Blue Mormon
Papilio polymnestor parinda Moore, 1881
Papilio romulus (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758
Parides lysander phrynichus (C. Felder & ..., 1864)⇒ Parides lysander brissonius Hübner, 1819
Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916
Parnassius orleans parthenos (Bryk, 1932)⇒ Parnassius orleans Oberthür, 1890
Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758Apollo
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
Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821
Troides (Troides) darsius Gray, 1852Ceylon Birdwing
Troides (Troides) helena Linnaeus, 1758Common Birdwing

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
11
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
1
4
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