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Checklist for Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
and region Torres Strait (West Pacific Ocean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
79
266
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
79
266
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
73
238
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
198
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
13
81
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
13
81
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
13
81
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
70
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
70
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
54
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Torres Strait
7 Genera with 9 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1763Pachliopta1SpeciesTaxom
Cressida Swainson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1877Bluebottles and Jays2SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1989Birdwings1SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 1758Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1779Chilasa3SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1916Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait
9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Atrophaneura (Pachliopta) polydorus Linnaeus, 1763Red Bodied Swallowtail
Cressida cressida Fabricius, 1775Big greasy
Graphium (Graphium) eurypylus Linnaeus, 1758Great Jay
Graphium (Graphium) macfarlanei Butler, 1877Green Triangle
Ornithoptera priamus poseidon (Parrott & De..., 1989)⇒ Ornithoptera priamus Linnaeus, 1758
Pachliopta polydorus Linnaeus, 1758Red-bodied Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) aegeus Donovan, 1805Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly
Papilio aegeus aegeus Donovan, 1805Large Citrus Butterfly
Papilio (Princeps) fuscus Goeze, 1779Canopus Butterfly
Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Torres Strait
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
1
1
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