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Checklist for Tribe Papilionini Latreille, 1802 (Fluted Swallowtails)
and region Meghalaya (Assam, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
181
1299
2362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
181
1299
2362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
1269
2326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
1158
2193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
619
1038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
619
1038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
619
1038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
481
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
471
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
195
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
14
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
12
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePapilionini
Latreille, 1802
Fluted Swallowtails
3
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Meghalaya
3 Genera with 35 Species
Chilasa Moore, 06SpeciesTaxom
Meandrusa Moore, 1836Hooked Swallowtails2SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1857Chilasa31SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Meghalaya
35 Species and 3 Subspecies
Chilasa (Chilasa) agestor (Gray, 1831)⇒ Papilio agestor Gray, 1831
Chilasa (Chilasa) clytia Linnaeus, 1758Common Mime
Chilasa (Chilasa) epycides (Hewitson, 1862)⇒ Papilio epycides Hewitson, 1869
Chilasa (Chilasa) paradoxa Zincken, 1831Great Blue Mime
Chilasa (Chilasa) slateri (Hewitson, 1857)⇒ Papilio slateri Hewitson, 1857
Chilasa slateri jaintinus
Meandrusa lachinus Fruhstorfer, 1902Brown Gorgon
Meandrusa payeni Boisduval, 1836Outlet Sword
Papilio (Chilasa) clytia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Papilio (Menelaides) protenor Fruhstorfer, 1908
Papilio (Princeps) bootes Westwood, 1842Tailed Redbreast
Papilio (Princeps) castor (Westwood, 1842)⇒ Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Checkered Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) elephenor Doubleday, 1845Yellow-crested Spangle
Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758Red Helen
Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758Christmas swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) nephelus Boisduval, 1836Black and White Helen
Papilio (Princeps) paris Linnaeus, 1758Paris Peacock
Papilio paris paris (Linné, 1758)⇒ Papilio paris Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Princeps) polyctor (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777
Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758Common Mormon
Papilio polytes romulus Cramer, 1775Common Mormon
Papilio (Princeps) protenor Cramer, 1775Spangle
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758Canadian tiger swallowtail
Papilio alcmenor C&R Felder, 1864Common redbreast
Papilio arcturus Westwood, 1842Blue Peacock
Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777Chinese Peacock
Papilio chaon (Westwood, 1845)⇒ Papilio neyi Niepelt, 1909
Papilio cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Catacroptera cloanthe Cramer, 1782
Papilio clytus (Linné, 1764)⇒ Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764
Papilio epycides Hewitson, 1869Lesser Mime
Papilio hesione (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Pareuptychia ocirrhoe Fabricius, 1776
Papilio janaka Moore & Hors..., 1857Himalayan Tailed Redbreast
Papilio neumoegeni Honrath, 1890
Papilio neyi Niepelt, 1909
Papilio paradoxa (Zinken, 1831)⇒ Chilasa paradoxa Zincken, 1831
Papilio rhetenor (C&R Felder, 1864)⇒ Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775
Papilio slateri Hewitson, 1857Blue Striped Mime


Links, sources and further information
Papilionini at itis.gov