Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region American Samoa (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
600
861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
600
861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 144
572
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 113
519
759 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
321
428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 48
320
427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 47
319
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
207
273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
181
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
29
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for American Samoa
5 Families width 34 Species and 30 Subspecies
Genera for American Samoa
29 Genera with 34 Species #ABCDEFHJMNPTVZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1911 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1927 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1927 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1827 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1927 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1902 | Autumn leaf | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erites Westwood, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1869 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1924 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1875 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1867 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Masoura Hemming, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mcclungia Fox, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1928 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1869 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1866 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tatochila Butler, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1927 | Blue Tigers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vagrans Hemming, 1874 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1884 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1915 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for American Samoa
34 Species and 30 Subspecies | Acraea andromacha polynesiaca Rebel, 1911 | | | Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944 | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Belenois java schmeltzi Hopkins, 1927 | | | Catochrysops taitensis pepe Hopkins, 1927 | | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Deudorix epijarbas doris Hopkins, 1927 | | | Doleschallia tongana vomana Fruhstorfer, 1902 | | | Erites medura russelli Eliot, 1960 | Curved Cyclops | | Euchrysops cnejus samoa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | | | Euploea algea schmeltzi Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | | | Euploea lewinii bourkei Poulton, 1924 | | | Eurema hecabe sulphurata Butler, 1875 | | | Euselasia sergia sergia | Sergia Euselasia | | Famegana alsulus lulu Mathew, 1889 | | | Hypolimnas antilope lutescens Butler, 1874 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina pallescens Butler, 1874 | | | Hypolimnas errabunda Hopkins, 1927 | | | Hypolimnas octocula octocula Butler, 1869 | | | Jamides argentina von Prittwitz, 1867 | | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Junonia villida villida Fabricius, 1787 | Meadow Argus | | Masoura ankoma | | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda hopkinsi Poulton & Riley, 1928 | | | Nacaduba dyopa dyopa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | | | Papilio godeffroyi Semper, 1866 | Godeffroy´s Swallowtail | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Tatochila xanthodice paramosa (Ackery, 1975) | ⇒ Tatochila xanthodice Lucas, 1852 | | Tirumala hamata melittula Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Tirumala hamata tutuilae Hopkins, 1927 | | | Vagrans egista bowdenia M. R. Butler, 1874 | Vagrant Butterfly | | Zizina labradus mangoensis Butler, 1884 | | | Zizula hylax dampierensis Rothschild, 1915 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in American Samoa | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 9
9 | 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 | 14
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Papilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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