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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Auckland Region (Northland Peninsula, New Zealand)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1052
1232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
264
1051
1231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
252
1028
1210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
822
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
227
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
225
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
221
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
96
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
75
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Auckland Region
4 Families width 18 Species and 4 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals8SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Auckland Region
15 Genera with 18 Species
Appias Hübner, 1910Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Bassaris Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Euptychia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1813Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1787Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1793Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1900Pine Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1767Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1945Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1775Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 0Grass blues2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Auckland Region
18 Species and 4 Subspecies
Appias celestina barea Fruhstorfer, 1910
Bassaris itea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779
Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787Albin's Hampstead Eye
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lycaena rauparaha Fereday, 1877Common copper
Lycaena salustius Fabricius, 1793Common Copper
Neophasia epyaxa (Strecker, 1900)⇒ Neophasia terlooii Behr, 1869
Papilio (Sinoprinceps) xuthus Linnaeus, 1767Asia Swallowtail
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Speyeria callippe harmonia dos Passos &..., 1945Callippe Fritillary
Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868Australian Painted Lady
Vanessa gonerilla Fabricius, 1775New Zealand red admiral
Zizeeria labradus Godart, 1823
Zizeeria zizina

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Auckland Region
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
3
5
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
7
8
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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