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Checklist for Subfamily Papilioninae Latreille, 1802 (Swallowtails)
and region Alajuela (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
5803
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
407
5802
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
5734
10113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
5013
9221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
1834
4298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
57
1834
4298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1832
4297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
1324
3356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1277
3291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
306
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
16
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
12
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alajuela
12 Genera with 39 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1889Pachliopta2SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1872Kite Swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1861Bluebottles and Jays2SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1777Chilasa12SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1779Cattlehearts11SpeciesTaxom
Protesilaus Swainson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 18213SpeciesTaxom
Pterourus Scopoli, 1836Tiger swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1896Birdwings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alajuela
39 Species and 14 Subspecies
Atrophaneura nox henricus
Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889
Battus belus Cramer, 1777Belus Swallowtail
Battus crassus Cramer, 1777Crassus Swallowtail
Battus ingenuus Dyar, 1907Confused Swallowtail
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Eurytides orabilis Butler, 1872Thick-edged Kite Swallowtail
Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902Spotted Zebra
Graphium stratocles stratocles C.& R.Felder, 1861
Mimoides euryleon Hewitson, 1856False Cattleheart Swallowtail
Mimoides ilus Fabricius, 1793Dual-spotted Swallowtail
Mimoides pausanias Hewitson, 1852Bluish Mimic-Swallowtail
Mimoides thymbraeus Boisduval, 1836White-crescent Swallowtail
Mimoides xeniades isus Oberthür, 1879
Pachliopta liris liris
Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788Idaes Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) androgeus Cramer, 1775Androgeus
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771King page
Papilio (Princeps) cynorta Fabricius, 1793Common White Banded Papilio
Papilio fuscus canopus Westwood, 1842Canopus Butterfly
Papilio (Pterourus) victorinus (Doubleday, 1845)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio argyrophylax Bergsträsser, 1779
Papilio cleotas archytas Hopffer, 1866
Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793Victorine Swallowtail
Papilio rumiko Shiraiwa & G..., 2014Western Giant Swallowtail
Papilio torquatus Cramer, 1777Band-gapped Swallowtail
Parides (Parides) eurimedes Stoll, 1782Arcas Cattleheart
Parides eurimedes mylotes H.W. Bates, 1861True Cattleheart
Parides childrenae Gray, 1832Green-celled Cattleheart
Parides childrenae latifasciata E. Krüger, 1925
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 panares Gray, 1853Wedge-spotted Cattleheart
Parides photinus Doubleday, 1845Pink-spotted Cattleheart
Parides sesostris Cramer, 1779Emerald-patched Cattleheart
Protesilaus protesilaus Linnaeus, 1758Great Kite Swallowtail
Protographium calliste Bates, 1864
Protographium thyastes Drury, 1782
Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821
Pterourus pilumnus (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Papilio xuthus Linnaeus, 1767
Troides oblongomaculatus thestius Staudinger, 1896

Subnodes of Papilioninae with occurrences in Alajuela
TribeLeptocircini
Kirby, 1896
Jays, Kite Swallowtails, Swordtails
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePapilionini
Latreille, 1802
Fluted Swallowtails
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTroidini
Talbot, 1939
Aristolochia Swallowtails, Birdwings, Cattlehearts
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilioninae at artfakta.se
Papilioninae at dyntaxa.se
Papilioninae at itis.gov