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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Barbados (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
420
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
420
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
111
410
593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
77
288
419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
108
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
108
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
108
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
83
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
82
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
57
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Barbados
5 Families width 81 Species and 25 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals47SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies7SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones12SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos13SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Barbados
57 Genera with 81 Species
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Acraea Fabricius, 1855Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Actinote Hübner, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17585SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1763Peacocks3SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1842Pachliopta1SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Blepolenis Röber, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1758Giant owl butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Callicore Hübner, 1782Eighty-eights1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1779Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Charidryas Scudder, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 0Milkweeds5SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1926Julia Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Epiphile Doubleday, 1886Banners1SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1777Crows1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1777Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1775Kite Swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Euthalia Hübner, 1777Barons1SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1767Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1758Brush-footed butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Iphiclides Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1867Buckeyes6SpeciesTaxom
Lamproptera Gray, 1831Dragontails1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1773Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Manastigma Nicolay, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Marpesia Hübner, 1850Daggerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Melinaea Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1758Small Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Mestra Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Metamorpha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mimathyma Moore, 1844Purple Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1850Morpho butterfly2SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1799Sailer butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Palla Hübner, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1775Chilasa8SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1819
Cattlehearts0SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs4SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Poladryas Bauer, 1861Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1845Commodores1SpeciesTaxom
Prepona Boisduval, 1775Preponas And Agrias2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1832Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Sarota Westwood, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1926Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1780Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Barbados
81 Species and 25 Subspecies
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae incarnata N. Riley, 1926Gulf 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, 1763White Peacock
Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777Florida Sulphur
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) varuna White, 1842Batwings
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Blepolenis batea batea (Hübner, 1821)⇒ Blepolenis batea didymaon C. Felder & ..., 1867
Caligo idomeneus Linnaeus, 1758Idomeneus Giant Owl
Callicore hydaspes Drury, 1782Hydaspes Eighty-eight
Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779White Barred Charaxes
Danaus eresimus eresimus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943
Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943Montezuma’s Soldier
Danaus gilippus xanthippus C. Felder & ..., 1860
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus insularis
Dryas iulia framptoni Riley, 1926Julia
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Epiphile electra Staudinger, 1886
Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777Striped Blue Crow
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777Banded Yellow
Eurytides dolicaon Cramer, 1775Dolicaon Kite Swallowtail
Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777Baron
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758Common Postman
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758Pear-tree Swallowtail
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777
Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779Black Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780Black-Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia neildi Brévignon, 2004Mangrove buckeye
Junonia zonalis (Felder, 1867)⇒ Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780
Lamproptera meges Zinken, 1831Green Dragontail
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Manastigma primno Godman & Salvin, 1887
Marpesia corita Westwood, 1850Orange-Banded Daggerwing
Melinaea lilis Doubleday, 1847Mimc Tigerwing
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873
Mestra hersilia hersilia Fabricius, 1776South American Mestra
Metamorpha stelenes Linnaeus, 1758
Mimathyma ambica Kollar, 1844Indian Purple Emperor
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850Blue Morpho
Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Palla ussheri Butler, 1870Ussher´s Palla
Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788Idaes Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) menestheus Drury, 1773Western Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) paris Linnaeus, 1758Paris Peacock
Papilio agamemnon aegisthus Linnaeus, 1763
Papilio deiphobus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio palinurus Fabricius, 1787Banded Peacock
Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775Blue Mormon
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis agarithe pupillata Dillon, 1947Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White
Poladryas minuta Edwards, 1861Beardtongue 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, 1832Little Sulphur
Sarota gyas Cramer, 1775Guyanan Sarota
Speyeria aphrodite byblis W. Barnes & ..., 1926Aphrodite Fritillary
Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780Bubastes Hairstreak
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Barbados
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
6
7
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
34
47
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
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
8
12
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