Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Barbados (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 116
419
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 116
419
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 111
409
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 77
287
418 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
107
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
107
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
107
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
82
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
81
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
56
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Barbados
5 Families width 80 Species and 24 Subspecies
Genera for Barbados
56 Genera with 80 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrissa Butler, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1842 | Pachliopta | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blepolenis Röber, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1758 | Giant owl butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicore Hübner, 1782 | Eighty-eights | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1779 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charidryas Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 0 | Milkweeds | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1926 | Julia Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphile Doubleday, 1886 | Banners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1777 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1777 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytides Hübner, 1775 | Kite Swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 1777 | Barons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1767 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1758 | Brush-footed butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiclides Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1867 | Buckeyes | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lamproptera Gray, 1831 | Dragontails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manastigma Nicolay, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1850 | Daggerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinaea Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1758 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metamorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimathyma Moore, 1844 | Purple Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1850 | Morpho butterfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palla Hübner, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1775 | Chilasa | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1819 | Cattlehearts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poladryas Bauer, 1861 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prepona Boisduval, 1775 | Preponas And Agrias | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1832 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarota Westwood, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1780 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Barbados
80 Species and 24 Subspecies | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Agraulis vanillae incarnata N. Riley, 1926 | Gulf Fritillary | | Agraulis vanillae lucina C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908 | | | Agraulis vanillae vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908 | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anartia amathea amathea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Anartia amathea roeselia Eschscholtz, 1835 | | Anartia amathea roeselia Eschscholtz, 1835 | | | Anartia jatrophae jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | White Peacock | | Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777 | Florida Sulphur | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) varuna White, 1842 | Batwings | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Blepolenis batea batea (Hübner, 1821) | ⇒ Blepolenis batea didymaon C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | Caligo idomeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Idomeneus Giant Owl | | Callicore hydaspes Drury, 1782 | Hydaspes Eighty-eight | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Danaus eresimus eresimus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943 | | Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943 | Montezuma’s Soldier | | Danaus gilippus xanthippus C. Felder & ..., 1860 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus insularis | | | Dryas iulia framptoni Riley, 1926 | Julia | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Epiphile electra Staudinger, 1886 | | | Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777 | Striped Blue Crow | | Eurema daira Godart, 1819 | Barred Sulphur | | Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777 | Banded Yellow | | Eurytides dolicaon Cramer, 1775 | Dolicaon Kite Swallowtail | | Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777 | Baron | | Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767 | Cleopatra | | Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | Florida Zebra Longwing | | Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Postman | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | | Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758 | Pear-tree Swallowtail | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777 | | | Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779 | Black Mangrove Buckeye | | Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | Black-Mangrove Buckeye | | Junonia neildi Brévignon, 2004 | Mangrove buckeye | | Junonia zonalis (Felder, 1867) | ⇒ Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | | Lamproptera meges Zinken, 1831 | Green Dragontail | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Manastigma primno Godman & Salvin, 1887 | | | Marpesia corita Westwood, 1850 | Orange-Banded Daggerwing | | Melinaea lilis Doubleday, 1847 | Mimc Tigerwing | | Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | Glanville fritellary | | Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873 | | | Mestra hersilia hersilia Fabricius, 1776 | South American Mestra | | Metamorpha stelenes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Mimathyma ambica Kollar, 1844 | Indian Purple Emperor | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Palla ussheri Butler, 1870 | Ussher´s Palla | | Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788 | Idaes Swallowtail | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) menestheus Drury, 1773 | Western Emperor Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) paris Linnaeus, 1758 | Paris Peacock | | Papilio agamemnon aegisthus Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Papilio deiphobus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Papilio palinurus Fabricius, 1787 | Banded Peacock | | Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775 | Blue Mormon | | Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836 | Large orange sulfur | | Phoebis agarithe pupillata Dillon, 1947 | Large Orange Sulphur | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White | | Poladryas minuta Edwards, 1861 | Beardtongue Checkerspot | | Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845 | | | Prepona chromus (Röber, 1914) | ⇒ Noreppa chromus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | Prepona meander (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Archaeoprepona meander Cramer, 1775 | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Pyrisitia lisa euterpe Ménétriés, 1832 | Little Sulphur | | Sarota gyas Cramer, 1775 | Guyanan Sarota | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Barbados | 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 | 6
7 | 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 | 33
46 | 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 | 7
13 | 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 | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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