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Checklist for Subfamily Papilioninae Latreille, 1802 (Swallowtails)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1635
3299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1633
3296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
1595
3225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1360
2888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
359
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
340
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
79
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
5
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoro Islands
4 Genera with 12 Species
Battus Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1890Bluebottles and Jays4SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1952Chilasa10SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1793Cattlehearts1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
12 Species and 4 Subspecies
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779Angola White Lady
Graphium (Arisbe) evombar Boisduval, 1836Madagascan Striped Swordtail
Graphium evombar viossati (Collins, 1997)⇒ Graphium evombar Boisduval, 1836
Graphium (Arisbe) levassori Oberthür, 1890White Graphium
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776)⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Papilio dardanus humbloti Oberthür, 1888
Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798African lime swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833
Papilio epiphorbas guyonnaudi Turlin & Gui..., 1990
Papilio epiphorbas praedicta Turlin & Gui..., 1990
Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906)⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio aristophontes Oberthür, 1897
Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail
Parides tros Fabricius, 1793

Subnodes of Papilioninae with occurrences in Comoro Islands
TribeLeptocircini
Kirby, 1896
Jays, Kite Swallowtails, Swordtails
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePapilionini
Latreille, 1802
Fluted Swallowtails
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTroidini
Talbot, 1939
Aristolochia Swallowtails, Birdwings, Cattlehearts
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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