Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 67
231
416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 67
231
416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 66
230
415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 42
187
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
84
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
83
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
83
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
44
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
38
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Chagos Archipelago
4 Families width 14 Species and 8 Subspecies
Genera for Chagos Archipelago
12 Genera with 14 Species | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupha Billberg, 1913 | Rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1852 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 0 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1925 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1758 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1888 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
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
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, 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
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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