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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Atherton Tablelands (Tablelands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
276
1425
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
275
1424
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1363
1919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
175
1134
1640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
465
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
465
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
464
565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
317
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
276
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
68
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Atherton Tablelands
5 Families width 111 Species and 67 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals37SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies36SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones21SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos15SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Atherton Tablelands
68 Genera with 111 Species
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Acraea Fabricius, 1775Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Anthene Doubleday, 1879Ciliate Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1836Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Bassaris Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Bindahara Moore, 1965Plane2SpeciesTaxom
Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Candalides Hübner, 1879Dusky blues6SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Catochrysops Boisduval, 1869Forget-me-nots1SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1867Emigrants5SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1826Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Chilasa Moore, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Cressida Swainson, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Cupha Billberg, 1775Rustic1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1790Milkweeds3SpeciesTaxom
Danis Fabricius, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1775Jezebels6SpeciesTaxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1867Autumn leaf1SpeciesTaxom
Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1993Pearl-whites4SpeciesTaxom
Euchrysops Butler, 1914Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1976Crows6SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1877Grass yellow7SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1906Kite Swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Famegana Eliot, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1814Bluebottles and Jays6SpeciesTaxom
Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1903Jewels4SpeciesTaxom
Hypocysta Westwood, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1775Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1865Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Jalmenus Hübner, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1889Ceruleans2SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1875Buckeyes2SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1873Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Liphyra Westwood, 1898Moth Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megisba Moore, 1890Malayan2SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1775Evening Browns2SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1775Bushbrowns4SpeciesTaxom
Mynes Boisduval, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1914Lineblues1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphes Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Ogyris Westwood, 1862Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1989Birdwings3SpeciesTaxom
Pantoporia Hübner, 1832Lascars1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1869Chilasa7SpeciesTaxom
Phaedyma Felder, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Philiris Röber, 1898Moonbeams2SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1819
Sulphurs0SpeciesTaxom
Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1914Lineblues2SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodipsas C. Felder & ..., 19142SpeciesTaxom
Psychonotis Toxopeus, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Rapala Moore, 1829Flashes1SpeciesTaxom
Scopodes Erichson, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1945Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Tellervo Kirby, 1775Cracker2SpeciesTaxom
Theclinesthes Röber, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1826Blue Tigers1SpeciesTaxom
Tisiphone Hübner, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1819
Birdwings0SpeciesTaxom
Vagrans Hemming, 1884Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1775Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Vindula Hemming, 1874Cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Yoma Doherty, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1775Ringlets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atherton Tablelands
111 Species and 67 Subspecies
Acraea andromacha andromacha Fabricius, 1775Glasswing
Anthene lycaenoides godeffroyi Semper, 1879Pale Ciliate Blue
Appias celestina barea Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Appias) melania Fabricius, 1775Grey Albatross
Appias paulina ega Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Bassaris itea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775
Bindahara phocides Fabricius, 1793Australian plane
Bindahara phocides yurgama Couchman, 1965Australian Plane
Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867
Candalides absimilis Felder, C., 1862Common Pencil-blue
Candalides erinus Fabricius, 1775Small Dusky Blue
Candalides helenita Semper, 1879Helenita blue
Candalides helenita helenita Semper, 1879Helenita Blue
Candalides margarita Semper, 1879Gilbert´s Blue
Candalides margarita margarita Semper, 1879Trident Pencilled-blue
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catochrysops panormus platissa Herrich-Schä..., 1869Forget-me-not
Catopsilia gorgophone Boisduval, 1836Yellow Migrant
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe crokera MacLeay, 1826Common Migrant
Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763Orange Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla etesia Hewitson, 1867Orange Migrant
Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805Australian gull
Cepora perimale scyllara MacLeay, 1826Australian Gull
Cressida cressida Fabricius, 1775Big greasy
Cressida cressida cressida Fabricius, 1775Greasy Swallowtail
Cupha prosope prosope Fabricius, 1775Australian Rustic
Danaus affinis affinis Fabricius, 1775Black And White Tiger
Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827
Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danis danis Cramer, 1775Large green banded blue
Danis danis serapis Miskin, 1891Large Green-banded Blue
Delias argenthona Fabricius, 1793Northern Jezabel
Delias ennia Wallace, 1867Nigidius jezabel
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775Red-banded Jezebel
Delias mysis mysis Fabricius, 1775Union Jack
Delias nigrina Fabricius, 1775Black Jezebel
Doleschallia bisaltide australis Felder & Felder, 1867Australian Leafwing
Elodina padusa Hewitson, 1853Narrow-winge Pearl White
Elodina parthia Hewitson, 1853Chalk White
Elodina queenslandica De Baar & Ha..., 1993Glistening pearl white
Elodina queenslandica queenslandica De Baar & Ha..., 1993
Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse &..., 1914Cupid
Euploea (Crastia) alcathoe Godart, 1819Alcathoe Crow
Euploea alcathoe eichhorni Staudinger, 1884Eichhorn´s Crow
Euploea corinna (W.S. Macleay, 1826)⇒ Euploea core Cramer, 1780
Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793Double-branded Blue Crow
Euploea sylvester sylvester Fabricius, 1793Two-brand Crow
Euploea tulliolus tulliolus Holloway & P..., 1976Eastern Brown Crow
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862Scalloped Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta australis Wallace, 1867No-brand Grass-yellow
Eurema herla MacLeay, 1826Macleay's Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema laeta sana Butler, 1877Line Grass Yellow
Eurytides serville acritus Rothschild &..., 1906
Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855
Everes lacturnus australis Couchman, 1962Tailed Cupid
Famegana alsulus alsulus Herrich-Scha..., 1869Black-spotted Grass-blue
Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758Green jay
Graphium eurypylus lycaon C. & R. Felder, 1865Palegreen Triangle
Graphium macleayanum macleayanum Leach, 1814Macleay´s Swallowtail
Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle
Graphium aristeus anticrates Doubleday, 1846Chain swordtail
Graphium macleayanus Leech, 1814Green Fanny
Hypochrysops delicia Hewitson, 1875Blue Jewel
Hypochrysops digglesii - Hewitson, 1874Diggle's Blue
Hypochrysops ignita - Leach, 1814Dingy jewel
Hypochrysops miskini - Waterhouse, 1903Coral Jewel
Hypocysta adiante Hübner, 1825Black
Hypocysta metirius Butler, 1875Brown Ringlet
Hypolimnas alimena lamina Fruhstorfer, 1903Blue-banded Eggfly
Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775Blue moon
Hypolycaena danis C. Felder & ..., 1865Black & White Tit
Jalmenus pseudictinus Kerr & Macqueen, 1967Macqueen's Hairstreak
Jamides amarauge Druce, 1891Amarauge Cerulean
Jamides phaseli Mathew, 1889Bean flower caterpillar
Junonia hedonia zelima Fabricius, 1775Brown Soldier
Junonia orithya albicincta Butler, 1875Blue Argus
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Leptotes plinius pseudocassius Murray, 1873Plumbago Blue
Liphyra brassolis major Rothschild, 1898Moth Butterfly
Megisba strongyle Felder, 1860Malayan
Megisba strongyle nigra Miskin, 1890Malayan
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis leda bankia Fabricius, 1775Common evening brown
Mesosemia halmus Doubleday, 1847
Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892)⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892
Mycalesis perseus perseus Fabricius, 1775Dingy Bush-brown
Mycalesis sirius sirius Fabricius, 1775Cedar Bushbrown
Mycalesis terminus terminus Fabricius, 1775Orange Bush-brown
Mynes geoffroyi guerini Wallace, 1869White Nymph
Nacaduba kurava parma Waterhouse &..., 1914White Line Blue
Nymphes myrmeleonoides Leach, 1814Blue Eyes Lacewing
Ogyris amaryllis amata Waterhouse, 1934
Ogyris olane Hewitson, 1862Broadmargined azure
Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) euphorion Gray, 1852Cairns Birdwing
Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) priamus Linnaeus, 1758Cairns birdwing butterfly
Ornithoptera priamus poseidon (Parrott & De..., 1989)⇒ Ornithoptera priamus Linnaeus, 1758
Pantoporia consimilis consimilis Boisduval, 1832Orange Aeroplane
Papilio (Princeps) aegeus Donovan, 1805Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly
Papilio aegeus aegeus Donovan, 1805Large Citrus Butterfly
Papilio (Princeps) ambrax Boisduval, 1832Ambax sallowtail
Papilio ambrax egipius Miskin, 1876
Papilio fuscus capaneus Westwood, 1843Capaneus Butterfly
Papilio (Princeps) ulysses Linnaeus, 1758Blue Emperor
Papilio ulysses joesa Butler, 1869Ulysses Butterfly
Phaedyma shepherdi shepherdi Moore, 1858Common Aeroplane
Philiris innotatus Miskin, 1874Common moonbeam
Philiris nitens Grose-Smith, 1898Blue Moonbeam
Prosotas dubiosa dubiosa Semper, 1879Small Purple Line Blue
Prosotas nora auletes Waterhouse &..., 1914Long-tailed Line-blue
Protographium leosthenes leosthenes Doubleday, 1846Fourbar Swordtail
Pseudodipsas cephenes Hewitson, 1874Bright forest blue
Pseudodipsas eone iole Waterhouse &..., 1914Eone Blue
Psychonotis caelius C. Felder & ..., 1860Small Green Banded Blue
Psychonotis caelius taygetus C. Felder & ..., 1860Small Green-banded Blue
Rapala varuna Horsfield, 1829Indigo Flash
Scopodes intricatus Blackburn, 1895
Speyeria callippe harmonia dos Passos &..., 1945Callippe Fritillary
Tellervo zoilus Fabricius, 1775Cairns hamadryad
Tellervo zoilus zoilus Fabricius, 1775Cairns Hamadryad
Theclinesthes miskini eucalypti Sibatani & G..., 1978Wattle Blue
Theclinesthes onycha capricornia Sibatani & G..., 1978Cycad Blue
Tirumala hamata hamata MacLeay, 1826Blue Tiger
Tisiphone helena Olliff, 1888Helena Brown
Vagrans egista propinqua Miskin, 1884Australian Vagrant
Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775Australian Admiral
Vindula arsinoe ada M.R. Butler, 1874Cruiser
Yoma sabina parva Butler, 1876Australian Lurcher
Ypthima arctous Fabricius, 1775Dingy Ring

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Atherton Tablelands
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
24
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
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
26
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
8
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov