Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Central India (India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 150
647
1086 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 150
647
1086 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 140
588
972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 83
401
604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
172
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
172
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
171
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
128
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
125
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
56
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Central India
5 Families width 71 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Central India
56 Genera with 71 Species #ACDEGHIJKLMNPRSTVYZ
| Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1790 | Judies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1758 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Adolias Boisduval, ante, 1842 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1763 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1862 | Oak-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ariadne Horsfield, 1779 | Castors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athyma Westwood, 1858 | Sergeants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caleta Hirowatari, 1876 | Angled Pierrot | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catapoecilma Butler, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1758 | Emigrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1775 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cethosia Fabricius, 1770 | Lacewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1793 | Emperors | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1782 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1775 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1846 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1773 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dophla Moore, 1880 | Dukes | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1763 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1780 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 1771 | Barons | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1864 | Bluebottles and Jays | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heraclides Hübner, 1911 | Giant swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iraota Moore, 1790 | Silverstreak Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Kallima Doubleday, 1829 | Oak Leaf butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melete Swainson, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Moduza Moore, 1777 | Commander | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1775 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1758 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 1775 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1775 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pareronia Bingham, 1858 | Wanderers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1773 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | Precis Hübner, 1819 | Commodores | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1879 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1863 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stichophthalma Felder & Felder, 1848 | Jungle Queens | 1 | Species | Taxom | Symbrenthia Hübner, 1819 | Jesters | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1775 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1864 | Ringlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central India
71 Species and 5 Subspecies | Abisara echeria Stoll, 1790 | | | Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | Indian Fritillary | | Arhopala amantes Hewitson, 1862 | Large Oakblue | | Arhopala atrax Hewitson, 1862 | Dark Broken-band Oakblue | | Ariadne merione Cramer, 1779 | Common Castor | | Athyma asura asura Moore, 1858 | Studded Sergeant | | Caleta caleta Hewitson, 1876 | Angled Pierrot | | Caleta caleta caleta Hewitson, 1876 | | | Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Catapoecilma major (Druce, 1895) | ⇒ Catapaecilma major Druce, 1895 | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common migrant | | Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 | Common Gull | | Cethosia cyane Drury, 1770 | Leopard Lacewing | | Charaxes bernardus Fabricius, 1793 | Tawny Rajah | | Charaxes psaphon Westwood, 1848 | Plain Tawny Rajah | | Charaxes solon Fabricius, 1793 | Black raja | | Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780 | | Cigaritis vulcanus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Silverline | | Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1846 | Common Map | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Delias eucharis Drury, 1773 | Common Jezebekl | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855 | | | Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777 | Baron | | Euthalia nais Forster, 1771 | Baronet | | Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Green jay | | Graphium (Graphium) doson Felder, 1864 | Common Jay | | Heraclides thoas cresphontes luxuriosa W...., 1911 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Iraota timoleon Stoll, 1790 | Common Silverstreak Blue | | Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Peacock Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798 | Yellow Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782 | Chocolate Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763 | Gray Pansy | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Kallima inachus Doyère, 1840 | Dead Leaf | | Kallima paralekta Horsfield, 1829 | Indian Leaf | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835) | ⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793 | | Moduza procris Cramer, 1777 | Commander | | Mycalesis perseus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Bush Brown | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775 | Common Rose | | Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Checkered Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Mormon | | Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775 | Blue Mormon | | Parathyma perius Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Pareronia avatar Moore, 1858 | Narrow Wanderer | | Polyura athamas Drury, 1773 | Common Nawab | | Prosotas dubiosa Semper, 1879 | Purple line-blue | | Rapala manea Hewitson, 1863 | Slate Flash | | Stichophthalma camadeva Westwood, 1848 | Northern Jungle Glory | | Tarucus nara Kollar, 1844 | Rounded Pierrot | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) | ⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | | Ypthima inica Hewitson, 1864 | Lesser Three-Ring | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Central India | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 16
19 | 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 | 28
35 | 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 | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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