Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies) for Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	67 227 412	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	67 227 412	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	66 226 411	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	42 184 361	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	22 83 116	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	21 82 115	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	21 82 115	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	11 43 59	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	10 37 51	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	4 12 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Chagos Archipelago
4 Families width 14 Species and 8 Subspecies

Genera for Chagos Archipelago
12 Genera with 14 Species

Species list for Chagos Archipelago
14 Species and 8 Subspecies

Allotinus portunus portunus
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Cupha erymanthis nagara Fruhstorfer, 1913
Euploea asyllus asyllus Godman & Salvin, 1888
Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758	Grayling
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758	Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas bolina euphonoides Poulton, 1923
Hypolimnas bolina euphorioides
Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787	Albin's Hampstead Eye
Junonia villida chagoensis Watkins, 1925
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767	The Wall
Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799
Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) priamus Linnaeus, 1758	Cairns birdwing butterfly
Papilio bridgei Mathew, 1886
Papilio woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888	Woodford'S Swallowtail
Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884	Dana Blue

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago

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	2 2	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	7 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	2 3	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	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

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