Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Comoros (Comoro Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 148
967
1721 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 147
965
1718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 141
951
1702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 91
827
1552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
468
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
468
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
468
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
304
637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
285
604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
42
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Comoros
4 Families width 90 Species and 40 Subspecies
Genera for Comoros
42 Genera with 90 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1994 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Antanartia Rothschild &..., 1966 | African Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1943 | Albatrosses | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1980 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1869 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1879 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1991 | Emperors | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1896 | Arabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1845 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1887 | Cornelians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1855 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1833 | Grass yellow | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1898 | Pipers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1890 | Bluebottles and Jays | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hadrodontes Stoneham, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henotesia Butler, 0 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropsis Kunth, 1994 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1878 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1833 | Buckeyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1958 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1879 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1888 | Dotted Borders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1890 | Sailer butterflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1952 | Chilasa | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pardopsis Trimen, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pareronia Bingham, 1872 | Wanderers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1793 | Cattlehearts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1991 | False acraeas | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1994 | Mother-of-Pearls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1876 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1966 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Comoros
90 Species and 40 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) esebria Hewitson, 1861 | Dusky Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) lia Mabille, 1879 | | | Acraea comor Pierre, 1992 | | | Acraea damii Snellen van ..., 1869 | | | Acraea dammii (van Vollenhoven, 1869) | ⇒ Acraea damii Snellen van ..., 1869 | | Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833 | | | Acraea masaris Oberthür, 1893 | | | Acraea masaris jodina Pierre, 1992 | | | Acraea masaris masaris Oberthür, 1893 | | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833 | | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Amauris comorana (Oberthür, 1897) | ⇒ Amauris ochlea Boisduval, 1847 | | Amauris nossima Christopher ..., 1870 | Madagascan Friar | | Amauris ochlea Boisduval, 1847 | Novice | | Amauris ochlea affinis Aurivillius, 1911 | | | Amauris ochlea moya Turlin, 1994 | | | Antanartia dimorphica comorica Howarth, 1966 | | | Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888 | Diverse Albatross White | | Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Albatross White | | Appias sabina comorensis Talbot, 1943 | | | Azanus sitalces Mabille, 1899 | Large Madagascar Babul Blue | | Azanus sitalces mayotti | | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois creona elisa van Vollenhoven, 1869 | | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Cacyreus darius Mabille, 1877 | | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775 | Giant Charaxes | | Charaxes castor comoranus Rothschild, 1903 | | | Charaxes flavescens Verity, 1950 | | | Charaxes nicati Canu, 1991 | | | Charaxes paradoxa Lathy, 1925 | | | Charaxes saperanus Poulton, 1926 | | | Charaxes saturnus Butler, 1866 | Foxy Charaxes | | Charaxes viossati Canu, 1991 | | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis euippe omphale Godart, 1819 | Smoky Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evanthe Boisduval, 1836 | Madagascar Orange-Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evanthides Holland, W, 1896 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909 | African Monarch | | Danaus dorippus Klug, 1845 | Dorippus Tiger | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Eicochrysops damiri Turlin, 1995 | | | Eicochrysops sanguigutta Mabille, 1879 | | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833 | Malagasy Grass Yellow | | Eurema floricola anjuana Butler, 1879 | | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875 | | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta pulchella Boisduval, 1833 | | | Eurema desjardinsi (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | | Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | Angled Grass Yellow | | Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779 | Golden Piper | | Eurytela dryope lineata (Aurivillius, 1898) | ⇒ Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779 | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) evombar Boisduval, 1836 | Madagascan Striped Swordtail | | Graphium evombar viossati (Collins, 1997) | ⇒ Graphium evombar Boisduval, 1836 | | Graphium (Arisbe) levassori Oberthür, 1890 | White Graphium | | Hadrodontes fulvescens Aurivillius, 1891 | | | Henotesia comorana (Oberthür, 1916) | ⇒ Heteropsis comorana Turlin, 1994 | | Henotesia comorana comorensis | | | Henotesia fraterna Butler, 1878 | | | Henotesia fraterna comorensis | | | Henotesia fraterna mayottensis | | | Heteropsis comorana Turlin, 1994 | | | Heteropsis comorana comorana Oberthür, 1916 | | | Heteropsis comorana subrufa Turlin, 1994 | | | Heteropsis comorensis | | | Heteropsis narcissus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Heteropsis narcissus comorensis Oberthür, 1916 | | | Heteropsis narcissus fraterna Butler, 1868 | | | Heteropsis narcissus mayottensis Oberthür, 1916 | | | Heteropsis narcissus salimi Turlin, 1994 | | | Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845) | ⇒ Hypolimnas pandarus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hypolimnas anthedon drucei Butler, 1874 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus ramonza Saalmüller, 1878 | | | Junonia goudotii Boisduval, 1833 | | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Junonia rhadama Boisduval, 1833 | Brilliant Blue | | Leptotes casca Tite, 1958 | | | Leptotes mayottensis Tite, 1958 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Mycalesis anynana (Butler, 1879) | ⇒ Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | | Mylothris humbloti Oberthür, 1888 | | | Mylothris ngaziya Oberthür, 1888 | | | Neptis comorarum Oberthür, 1890 | | | Neptis comorarum comorarum Oberthür, 1890 | | | Neptis comorarum legrandi Turlin, 1994 | | | Neptis constantiae Carcasson, 1961 | Constance´s Sailer | | Neptis cormilloti Turlin, 1994 | | | Neptis decaryi (Le Cerf, 1928) | ⇒ Neptis constantiae Carcasson, 1961 | | Neptis mayottensis Oberthür, 1890 | | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio dardanus humbloti Oberthür, 1888 | | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833 | | | Papilio epiphorbas guyonnaudi Turlin & Gui..., 1990 | | | Papilio epiphorbas praedicta Turlin & Gui..., 1990 | | | Papilio aristophontes Oberthür, 1897 | | | Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 | Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail | | Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833 | Polka Dot | | Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872 | | | Parides tros Fabricius, 1793 | | | Pseudacraea imerina Hewitson, 1864 | | | Pseudacraea imerina anjouana Collins, 1991 | | | Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775 | False Chief | | Pseudacraea lucretia comorana Oberthür, 1890 | | | Pseudacraea lucretia karthalae Collins, 1991 | | | Salamis cacta humbloti Turlin, 1994 | | | Salamis humbloti Turlin, 1994 | | | Vanessa dimorphica Howarth, 1966 | Dimorphic Admiral | | Vanessa dimorphica comorica Howarth, 1966 | | | Vanessa dimorphica comoroica Howarth, 1966 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Comoros | 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 | 11
13 | 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 | 20
52 | 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 | 3
9 | 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 | 8
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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