Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Black River (Mauritius)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 48
103
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 48
103
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 45
98
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 37
88
101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
36
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
36
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
36
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
31
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
31
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
20
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Black River (Mauritius)
4 Families width 20 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Black River (Mauritius)
20 Genera with 20 Species | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1855 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1833 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henotesia Butler, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1833 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1798 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1798 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Black River (Mauritius)
20 Species and 3 Subspecies | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833 | Malagasy Grass Yellow | | Henotesia narcissus (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Heteropsis narcissus Fabricius, 1798 | | Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) statilinus Hufnagel, 1766 | Tree Grayling | | Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847 | | | Junonia rhadama Boisduval, 1833 | Brilliant Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) phidias Fabricius, 1793 | Madagascar Black-Eye | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Neptis frobenia Fabricius, 1798 | | | Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876 | | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Black River (Mauritius) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 8
8 | 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 | 8
8 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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