Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Australian Capital Territory (New South Wales, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 377
2627
4720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 376
2626
4719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 359
2585
4647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 245
2092
3905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
837
1597 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
837
1597 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
831
1583 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
411
828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
358
713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
74
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Australian Capital Territory
5 Families width 126 Species and 64 Subspecies
Genera for Australian Capital Territory
74 Genera with 126 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrodipsas Sands, 1997 | Ant-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1915 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeria Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancema Eliot, 1906 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antirrhea Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnina Butler, 1914 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Athyma Westwood, 1858 | Sergeants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bassaris Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1775 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1910 | Giant owl butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1817 | Dusky blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1793 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cressida Swainson, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1889 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1775 | Jezebels | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1874 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dione Hübner, 1825 | Silverspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echenais Hübner, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1853 | Pearl-whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1852 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1976 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1805 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geitoneura Butler, 1831 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1869 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1965 | Bluebottles and Jays | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronympha Wallengren, 1904 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1875 | Jewels | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocysta Westwood, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iphimedeia Fruhstorfer, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1865 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1793 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucia Swainson, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1819 | Daggerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1892 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1865 | Lineblues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1890 | Heath-blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neophasia Behr, 1900 | Pine Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphes Leach, 1814 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1862 | Azures | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Oreixenica Waterhouse &..., 1885 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Oreolyce Toxopeus, 0 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paralucia Waterhouse &..., 1978 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pareuptychia W. Forster, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1916 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1793 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protographium Munroe, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudalmenus Druce, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopodes Erichson, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1945 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1869 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tisiphone Hübner, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1775 | Ringlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 0 | Grass blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Australian Capital Territory
126 Species and 64 Subspecies | Acraea andromacha Fabricius, 1775 | Glasswing | | Acrodipsas aurata D.P.A. Sands, 1997 | Bronze Ant-blue Butterfly | | Adelpha falcipennis perga (H. Fruhstorfer, 1915) | ⇒ Adelpha falcipennis Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | Aeria eurimedia Cramer, 1777 | Banded Tigerwing | | Ancema cotys capusa Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Antirrhea philoctetes morna (J.C. Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | | Appias celestina barea Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777 | Albatross Butterfly | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Argynnina cyrila Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cyril'S Brown | | Athyma asura asura Moore, 1858 | Studded Sergeant | | Bassaris itea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775 | | Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768 | Caper White | | Belenois java teutonia Fabricius, 1775 | Caper White | | Caligo idomeneus ariphron Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Candalides acasta Cox, H. R., 1873 | Blotched Blue | | Candalides cyprotus Olliff, 1886 | Copper Pencilled-blue | | Candalides heathi Cox, 1873 | Rayed Blue | | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides xanthospilos Hübner, 1817 | Yellow Spot Blue | | Charaxes sempronius Fabricius, 1793 | Tailed Emperor | | Colias chlorocoma chlorocoma | | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cressida cressida Fabricius, 1775 | Big greasy | | Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Delias aganippe Donovan, 1805 | Red-spotted Jezebel | | Delias harpalyce Donovan, 1805 | Imperial Jezebel | | Delias nigrina Fabricius, 1775 | Black Jezebel | | Deudorix kessuma deliochus Hewitson, 1874 | | | Dione moneta moneta Hübner, 1825 | Southern Cone Silverspot | | Echenais tinea Bates, 1868 | | | Elodina parthia Hewitson, 1853 | Chalk White | | Eunica alpais cinara (W.C. Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Eunica alpais alpais Godart, 1824 | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea tulliolus tulliolus Holloway & P..., 1976 | Eastern Brown Crow | | Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass Yellow | | Eurema smilax smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass-yellow | | Geitoneura acantha Donovan, 1805 | Eastern Ringed Xenica | | Geitoneura klugii Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | Common Xenica | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus orcus W. H. Edwards, 1869 | Silvery Blue | | Graphium (Graphium) macleayanum Leach, 1814 | Macleay's Swallowtail | | Graphium macleayanum macleayanum Leach, 1814 | Macleay´s Swallowtail | | Graphium macleayanum moggana Couchman, 1965 | | | Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue bottle | | Graphium macleayanus Leech, 1814 | Green Fanny | | Graphium macleayanus moggana L.E. Couchman, 1965 | Macleay´s Swallowtail | | Heteronympha banksii Leach, 1814 | Banks' Brown | | Heteronympha banksii banksii Leach, 1814 | Banks´ Brown | | Heteronympha cordace Hübner, 1832 | Bright Eyed Brown | | Heteronympha cordace cordace Geyer, 1832 | Bright-eyed Brown | | Heteronympha merope Fabricius, 1775 | Common Brown | | Heteronympha merope merope Fabricius, 1775 | Common Brown | | Heteronympha paradelpha Lower, 1893 | Spotted Brown | | Heteronympha penelope Waterhouse, 1937 | Shouldered Brown | | Heteronympha penelope penelope Waterhouse, 1937 | Shouldered Brown | | Heteronympha solandri Waterhouse, 1904 | Solander's Brown | | Historis acheronta cadmus Cramer, 1775 | Tailed Cecropian | | Hypochrysops byzos Boisduval, 1832 | Yellow Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Hypocysta adiante Hübner, 1825 | Black | | Hypocysta adiante adiante Hübner, 1831 | Orange Ringlet | | Hypocysta metirius Butler, 1875 | Brown Ringlet | | Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863) | ⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909 | | Ideopsis gaura lingana Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Iphimedeia hecuba cisseis Felder, 1860 | | | Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855 | | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Jalmenus evagoras Donovan, 1805 | Common Imperial Blue | | Jalmenus icilius Hewitson, 1865 | Amethyst hairsteak | | Jalmenus ictinus Hewitson, 1865 | Ictinus Blue | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777 | | | Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775 | | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Junonia villida calybe Godart, 1819 | Meadow Argus | | Junonia villida villida Fabricius, 1787 | Meadow Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptophobia pinara pinara C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | | Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | Peablue | | Lucia limbaria Swainson, 1833 | Grassland Copper | | Marpesia furcula zosteria (J. Hübner, 1819) | ⇒ Marpesia furcula furcula Fabricius, 1793 | | Melanitis atrax atrax Felder & Felder, 1863 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Mimoides ariarathes Esper, 1788 | | | Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892) | ⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892 | | Nacaduba beroe neon Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Opaque Six Line Blue | | Nacaduba biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double Spotted Lineblue | | Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double-spotted Line Blue | | Neolucia agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Neolucia agricola agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Neolucia hobartensis Miskin, 1890 | Montane Heath-blue | | Neophasia epyaxa (Strecker, 1900) | ⇒ Neophasia terlooii Behr, 1869 | | Nymphes myrmeleonoides Leach, 1814 | Blue Eyes Lacewing | | Ogyris abrota Westwood, 1851 | Dark Purple Azure | | Ogyris amaryllis Hewitson, 1862 | Amaryllis Azure | | Ogyris amaryllis amaryllis Hewitson, 1862 | Amaryllis Azure | | Ogyris amaryllis amata Waterhouse, 1934 | | | Ogyris genoveva Hewitson, 1854 | Geneoveva Azure | | Ogyris idmo (Hewitson, 1862) | ⇒ Ogyris ianthis Waterhouse, 1900 | | Ogyris olane Hewitson, 1862 | Broadmargined azure | | Oreixenica correae Olliff, 1890 | Correa Brown | | Oreixenica kershawi Miskin, 1876 | Kershaw´s brown | | Oreixenica kershawi kershawi Miskin, 1876 | | | Oreixenica lathoniella Westwood, 1851 | Common Silver Xenica | | Oreixenica lathoniella herceus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Common Silver Xenica | | Oreixenica latialis Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Alpine Silver Xenica | | Oreixenica latialis latialis Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Alpine Silver Xenica | | Oreixenica orichora Meyrick, 1885 | Orichora Brown | | Oreixenica orichora orichora Meyrick, 1885 | Orichora Brown | | Oreolyce nearcha nearcha | | | Papilio (Eleppone) anactus MacLeay, 1827 | Dainty Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) aegeus Donovan, 1805 | Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly | | Papilio aegeus aegeus Donovan, 1805 | Large Citrus Butterfly | | Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Checkered Swallowtail | | Papilio evagoras (Gray, 1853) | ⇒ Mimoides ariarathes Esper, 1788 | | Paralucia aurifer Blanchard, 1853 | Bright Copper | | Paralucia aurifera Blanchard, 1848 | Bright Copper | | Paralucia pyrodisca Rosenstock, 1885 | | | Paralucia pyrodiscus (Rosenstock, 1885) | ⇒ Paralucia pyrodisca Rosenstock, 1885 | | Paralucia spinifera Edwards & Co..., 1978 | Bathurst Copper | | Pareuptychia ocirrhoe ocirrhoe Fabricius, 1776 | | | Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage White | | Polyura sempronius Fabricius, 1793 | Tailed emperor | | Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821 | | | Scopodes sigillatus Germar, 1848 | | | Speyeria callippe harmonia dos Passos &..., 1945 | Callippe Fritillary | | Speyeria coronis simaetha dos Passos &..., 1945 | Coronis Fritillary | | Taenaris phorcas atesta Rebel, 1895 | | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Theclinesthes miskini Lucas, 1889 | Miskin´s Blue | | Theclinesthes miskini miskini Lucas, 1889 | Wattle Blue | | Theclinesthes serpentata Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Chequered blue | | Theclinesthes serpentatus Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Chequered Blue | | Theclinesthes serpentatus serpentatus Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Tisiphone abeona Donovan, 1805 | Sword Grass Brown | | Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868 | Australian Painted Lady | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775 | Australian Admiral | | Ypthima arctous Fabricius, 1775 | Dingy Ring | | Ypthima arctous arctous Fabricius, 1775 | Dingy Ring | | Zizeeria labradus Godart, 1823 | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizeeria zizina | | | Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787 | Bean Blue | | Zizina otis labdalon Waterhouse &..., 1914 | | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Australian Capital Territory | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 21
44 | 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 | 36
56 | 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 | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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