Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Badulla (Uva Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 60
115
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 60
115
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 49
96
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 43
88
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
49
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
49
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
49
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
43
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
42
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
26
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Badulla
4 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Badulla
26 Genera with 31 Species #ACDEHJLMNPRTZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1758 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Athyma Westwood, 1858 | Sergeants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1758 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1775 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupha Billberg, 1773 | Rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discolampa Toxopeus, 1851 | Banded blue Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1780 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1780 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hanipha Moore, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1775 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1758 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1787 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1857 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1758 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1775 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1865 | Glassy Tigers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pareronia Bingham, 1865 | Wanderers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1758 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rathinda Moore, 1775 | Monkeypuzzle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tellervo Kirby, 1874 | Cracker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Badulla
31 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Athyma asura asura Moore, 1858 | Studded Sergeant | | Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common migrant | | Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 | Common Gull | | Cupha erymanthis Drury, 1773 | Rustic | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Discolampa ethion Westwood, 1851 | Banded Blue Pierrot | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836 | Papuan Grass-yellow | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Hanipha sihala | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782 | Chocolate Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Lethe rohria Fabricius, 1787 | Common Tree Brown | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Mycalesis patnia Moore, 1857 | Glad-eye Bushbrown | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Checkered Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Mormon | | Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775 | Blue Mormon | | Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782 | Glassy Blue Tiger | | Parantica taprobana C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Ceylon Tiger | | Pareronia ceylanica C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Dark Wanderer | | Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758 | Apollo | | Rathinda amor Fabricius, 1775 | Monkey Puzzle | | Tellervo septentrionis Butler, 1874 | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Badulla | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
5 | 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
16 | 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 | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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