Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Amirante Islands (Seychelles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 50
149
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 50
149
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 50
149
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 38
130
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 6
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 6
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 6
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 4
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 4
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 2
10
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Amirante Islands
2 Families width 10 Species and 10 Subspecies
Genera for Amirante Islands
10 Genera with 10 Species | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1867 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrissa Butler, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athyrtis C.Felder & R..., 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1875 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1911 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selenophanes Staudinger, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symbrenthia Hübner, 1904 | Jesters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Amirante Islands
10 Species and 10 Subspecies | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Adelpha naxia naxia C. & R. Felder, 1867 | Naxia Sister | | Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921 | | Athyrtis mechanitis mechanitis (C. Felder & ..., 1862) | ⇒ Athyrtis mechanitis salvini Srnka, 1884 | | Chlosyne hyperia adelina Staudinger, 1875 | | | Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Lethe dura mansonia Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Selenophanes cassiope caryatis (J.B. Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Selenophanes cassiope cassiope Cramer, 1775 | | Symbrenthia hippoclus atta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Amirante Islands | 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 | 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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