Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Aldabra Atoll (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 115
384
491 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 115
384
491 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 111
378
484 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 86
336
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
219
292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
219
292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
219
292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
107
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
97
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
14
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Aldabra Atoll
3 Families width 18 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Aldabra Atoll
14 Genera with 18 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1833 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1878 | Caper Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callosune Doubleday, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1836 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1896 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1909 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 0 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1833 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1833 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1822 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Aldabra Atoll
18 Species and 7 Subspecies | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833 | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Belenois albabrensis | | | Belenois aldabrensis Holland, W, 1896 | | | Belenois gradidieri Mabille, 1878 | | | Callosune evanthides | | | Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Colotis (Colotis) evanthides Holland, W, 1896 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909 | African Monarch | | Delias caeneus philotis | | | Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833 | Malagasy Grass Yellow | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Junonia rhadama Boisduval, 1833 | Brilliant Blue | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Aldabra Atoll | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies, Brush-footed butterflies, Brush-Footed Butterfly, Brushfoot butterflies, Brushfooted Butterflies, Checker-spots, Crescent-spots, Four-footed butterflies, Fritillaries, Mourningclocks, Nymphalids, Purples | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
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