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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
3163
10621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
2179
7732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2014
7306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
527
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
20
147
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
15
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
15 Genera with 140 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1889Pachliopta2SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 175812SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1906Kite Swallowtails11SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1861Bluebottles and Jays2SpeciesTaxom
Heraclides Hübner, 0Giant swallowtails15SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 187513SpeciesTaxom
Neographium Munroe, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1847Chilasa67SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1852Cattlehearts29SpeciesTaxom
Protesilaus Swainson, 18705SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 182110SpeciesTaxom
Pterourus Scopoli, 1844Tiger swallowtails11SpeciesTaxom
Schoenbergia Pagenstecher, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1896Birdwings2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
140 Species and 76 Subspecies
Atrophaneura nox henricus
Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889
Battus belus Cramer, 1777Belus Swallowtail
Battus belus cochabamba Weeks, 1901
Battus crassus Cramer, 1777Crassus Swallowtail
Battus crassus lepidus C. & R. Felder, 1861Crassus Swallowtail
Battus ingenuus Dyar, 1907Confused Swallowtail
Battus laodamas Felder, 1859Green-patch Swallowtail
Battus laodamas copanae Reakirt, 1863Green-patch Swallowtail
Battus laodamas rhipidius Rothschild &..., 1906Green-patch Swallowtail
Battus lycidas Cramer, 1777Cramer's Swallowtail
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Battus polydamas antiquus Rothschild &..., 1906Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas polydamas (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Battus polydamas antiquus Rothschild &..., 1906
Eurytides branchus Doubleday, 1846
Eurytides calliste Bates, 1864
Eurytides epidaus (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Protographium epidaus Doubleday, 1846
Eurytides euryleon Hewitson, 1855
Eurytides marchandi Boisduval, 1836
Eurytides orabilis Butler, 1872Thick-edged Kite Swallowtail
Eurytides orabilis orabilis Butler, 1872Thick-edged Kite-Swallowtail
Eurytides pausanias Hewitson, 1852
Eurytides protesilaus Linnaeus, 1758
Eurytides serville Godart, 1824Serville Swordtail
Eurytides serville acritus Rothschild &..., 1906
Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902Spotted Zebra
Graphium stratocles stratocles C.& R.Felder, 1861
Heraclides (Heraclides) cresphontes (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Papilio cresphontes Cramer, 1777
Heraclides thoas nealces Rothschild &..., 1906Thoas Swallowtail
Heraclides astyalus hozaus (G.A. Ehrmann, 1921)⇒ Heraclides astyalus pallas G. Gray, , 1853
Heraclides astyalus pallas G. Gray, , 1853Northern Broad-banded Swallowtail
Heraclides autocles
Heraclides epidaurus
Heraclides homothoas Rothschild &..., 1906False Giant Swallowtail
Heraclides idaeus
Heraclides isidorus brises Rothschild &..., 1906Ruby-patched Swallowtail
Heraclides isidorus metrobates (G.A. Ehrmann, 1919)⇒ Heraclides isidorus nymphius Rothschild &..., 1906
Heraclides isidorus nymphius Rothschild &..., 1906Ruby-patched Swallowtail
Heraclides isidorus rhodostictus (A. Butler & ..., 1874)⇒ Heraclides isidorus nymphius Rothschild &..., 1906
Heraclides pallas G. Gray, 1853
Heraclides pallas pallas G. Gray, 1853Broad-banded Swallowtail
Heraclides tolmides
Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906
Mimoides branchus
Mimoides clusoculis
Mimoides euryleon Hewitson, 1856False Cattleheart Swallowtail
Mimoides euryleon clusoculis A. Butler, 1872False Cattleheart Swallowtail
Mimoides ilus Fabricius, 1793Dual-spotted Swallowtail
Mimoides ilus branchus Doubleday, 1846Ilus Swallowtail
Mimoides pausanias Hewitson, 1852Bluish Mimic-Swallowtail
Mimoides pausanias prasinus Rothschild &..., 1906Bluish Mimic-Swallowtail
Mimoides phaon Boisduval, 1836Red-sided Swallowtail
Mimoides thymbraeus Boisduval, 1836White-crescent Swallowtail
Mimoides xeniades isus Oberthür, 1879
Mimoides xynias xynias Hewitson, 1875
Neographium agesilaus neosilaus Hopffer, 1865Short-lined Kite-Swallowtail
Neographium calliste olbius Rothschild &..., 1906Yellow Kite-Swallowtail
Neographium epidaus epidaus E. Doubleday, 1846Mexican Kite-Swallowtail
Neographium philolaus philolaus Boisduval, 1836Dark Kite-Swallowtail
Neographium thyastes panamensis Oberthür, 1879Orange Kite-Swallowtail
Pachliopta liris liris
Papilio (Danaus) eupheno (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869
Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788Idaes Swallowtail
Papilio anchisiades idaeus Fabricius, 1793Ruby-spotted Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) androgeus Cramer, 1775Androgeus
Papilio androgeus epidaurus Godman & Salvin, 1890Androgeus Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) astyalus Godart, 1819Astyalus Swallowtail
Papilio astyalus pallas Gray, 1853Broad-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771King page
Papilio thoas autocles (Rothschild &..., 1906)⇒ Papilio thoas Linnaeus, 1771
Papilio thoas nealces (Rothschild &..., 1906)⇒ Papilio thoas Linnaeus, 1771
Papilio (Papilio) alexanor Esper, 1800Alexanor
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) polyxenes Fabricius, 1775'Desert' Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes asterius (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Papilio polyxenes stabilis Rothschild &..., 1906
Papilio polyxenes stabilis Rothschild &..., 1906Central American Black Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852Anise Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) cynorta Fabricius, 1793Common White Banded Papilio
Papilio fuscus canopus Westwood, 1842Canopus Butterfly
Papilio polytes polytes Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852Pale Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) garamas Hübner, 1834Magnificent Swallowtail
Papilio garamas syedra Godman & Salvin, 1878
Papilio (Pterourus) pilumnus Boisduval, 1836Three-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) victorinus (Doubleday, 1845)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio abderus (Hopffer, 1856)⇒ Papilio garamas Hübner, 1834
Papilio alyattes (Felder & Felder, 1861)⇒ Parides anchises Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio amphissus (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio arachosius Fruhstorfer, 1921
Papilio archasia Gmelin, 1790
Papilio archytas (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Ourocnemis archytas Stoll, 1787
Papilio argyrophylax Bergsträsser, 1779
Papilio birchallii Hewitson, 1863
Papilio branchus (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Mimoides ilus Fabricius, 1793
Papilio callistria Le Cerf, 1927
Papilio cincinnatus (Geyer, 1829)⇒ Papilio garamas Hübner, 1834
Papilio cleotas (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio cleotas archytas Hopffer, 1866
Papilio coristheus (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio coroebus (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio electryon (Geyer, 1829)⇒ Papilio garamas Hübner, 1834
Papilio erosne Gmelin, 1790
Papilio erostratus Westwood, 1847Erostratus Swallowtail
Papilio eumea Cramer, 1777
Papilio eurotas (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio garamus (Geyer, 1829)⇒ Papilio garamas Hübner, 1834
Papilio homothoas Rothschild &..., 1906False Giant Swallowtail
Papilio laetitia (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio lycophron (Godart, 1819)⇒ Papilio astyalus Godart, 1819
Papilio lycortas (Felder & Felder, 1861)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793Victorine Swallowtail
Papilio oebalus (Godart, 1819)⇒ Papilio astyalus Godart, 1819
Papilio oenomaus oenomaus
Papilio osyris (Felder & Felder, 1861)⇒ Parides anchises Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio paeon Boisduval, 1836Straight-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio polycaon (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Megarhyssa nortoni Cresson, 1864
Papilio rhexia Fabricius, 1775
Papilio rumanzowius spinturnix (Fruhstorfer, 1909)⇒ Papilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821
Papilio rumiko Shiraiwa & G..., 2014Western Giant Swallowtail
Papilio sardalus Becker, 1851
Papilio sataspes ahasverus Staudinger, 1895
Papilio scamander Boisduval, 1836Scamander Swallowtail
Papilio stabilis Rothschild &..., 1906
Papilio torquatus Cramer, 1777Band-gapped Swallowtail
Papilio tydeus tydeus
Papilio vulneratus (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Papilio zagreus (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Papilio ascolius Doubleday, 1847
Parides (Parides) eurimedes Stoll, 1782Arcas Cattleheart
Parides eurimedes mycale Godman & Salvin, 1890True Cattleheart
Parides eurimedes mylotes H.W. Bates, 1861True Cattleheart
Parides aeneas bolivar Hewitson, 1850
Parides anchises Linnaeus, 1758Anchises Cattleheart
Parides arcas (Cramer, 1781)⇒ Parides eurimedes Stoll, 1782
Parides childrenae Gray, 1832Green-celled Cattleheart
Parides childrenae childrenae (Gray, 1832)⇒ Parides childrenae unimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1922
Parides childrenae latifasciata E. Krüger, 1925
Parides erithalion Boisduval, 1836Variable Cattleheart
Parides erithalion cyphotes G.R. Gray, 1853
Parides erithalion polyzelus C. Felder & ..., 1865Variable Cattleheart
Parides erithalion sadyattes H. Druce, 1874Variable Cattleheart
Parides erithalion smalli (Brown, 1994)⇒ Parides erithalion Boisduval, 1836
Parides iphidamas Fabricius, 1793Iphidamas Cattleheart
Parides iphidamas iphidamas Fabricius, 1793Iphidamas Cattleheart
Parides iphidamas poverella (G. Rousseau-..., 1943)⇒ Parides iphidamas iphidamas Fabricius, 1793
Parides lycimenes Boisduval, 1870
Parides montezuma Westwood, 1842Montezuma's cattleheart
Parides montezuma montezuma
Parides mylotes (Bates, 1861)⇒ Parides eurimedes Stoll, 1782
Parides panares Gray, 1853Wedge-spotted Cattleheart
Parides panares lycimenes (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Parides panares panares Gray, 1853
Parides panares panares Gray, 1853Wedge-spotted Cattleheart
Parides photinus Doubleday, 1845Pink-spotted Cattleheart
Parides see
Parides sesostris Cramer, 1779Emerald-patched Cattleheart
Parides sesostris zestos Gray, 1853Emerald-patched Cattleheart
Parides zestos Gray, 1852
Protesilaus glaucolaus Bates, 1864Bates´ Swordtail
Protesilaus macrosilaus macrosilaus G. Gray, 1853Five-striped Kite-Swallowtail
Protesilaus protesilaus Linnaeus, 1758Great Kite Swallowtail
Protesilaus protesilaus dariensis Rothschild &..., 1906Great Kite-Swallowtail
Protesilaus protesilaus macrosilaus (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1870)⇒ Protesilaus protesilaus dariensis Rothschild &..., 1906
Protographium agesilaus Guérin & Per..., 1835Short-lined Kite Swallowtail
Protographium calliste Bates, 1864
Protographium calliste olbius L.W. Rothsch..., 1906
Protographium dariensis
Protographium dioxippus Hewitson, 1856
Protographium epidaus Doubleday, 1846Long-tailed Kite Swallowtail
Protographium orabilis
Protographium philolaus Boisduval, 1836Dark Kite Swallowtail
Protographium thyastes Drury, 1782
Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821
Pterourus ascolius zalates Godman & Salvin, 1890Orange Mimic-Swallowtail
Pterourus bryki
Pterourus coroebus laetitia A. Butler, 1872Victorine Swallowtail
Pterourus coroebus vulneratus A. Butler, 1872Victorine Swallowtail
Pterourus garamas syedra Godman & Salvin, 1878Magnificent Swallowtail
Pterourus laetitia
Pterourus menatius (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio menatius Fabricius, 1793
Pterourus menatius laetitia A.G. Butler, 1872
Pterourus menatius vulneratus A.G. Butler, 1872
Pterourus pilumnus (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Papilio xuthus Linnaeus, 1767
Pterourus victorinus E. Doubleday, 1844Victorine Swallowtail
Schoenbergia tithonus tithonus De Haan, 1840
Troides helena azelia Jordan, 1908
Troides oblongomaculatus thestius Staudinger, 1896

Subnodes of Papilioninae with occurrences in Costa Rica
TribeLeptocircini
Kirby, 1896
Jays, Kite Swallowtails, Swordtails
6
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePapilionini
Latreille, 1802
Fluted Swallowtails
3
76
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTroidini
Talbot, 1939
Aristolochia Swallowtails, Birdwings, Cattlehearts
6
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



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