Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies) for Cook Islands (Polynesia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	81 279 384	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	81 279 384	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	79 277 382	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	56 196 270	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	29 136 184	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	29 136 184	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	29 136 184	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	13 83 117	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	11 76 105	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	4 21 23	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Cook Islands
4 Families width 23 Species and 12 Subspecies

Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	12	Species	Taxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)	And Sulphurs	2	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	And blues	7	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Cook Islands
21 Genera with 23 Species

Actinote Hübner, 1944		1	Species	Taxom
Appias Hübner, 1862	Albatrosses	1	Species	Taxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758	Clouded yellows	1	Species	Taxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758	Milkweeds	1	Species	Taxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1874	Crows	3	Species	Taxom
Famegana Eliot, 1869		1	Species	Taxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1758	Brush-footed butterflies	1	Species	Taxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1862	Diadems	3	Species	Taxom
Jamides Hübner, 1782	Ceruleans	1	Species	Taxom
Junonia Hübner, 1787	Buckeyes	1	Species	Taxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767	Ceruleans and Peablues	1	Species	Taxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1775	Evening Browns	2	Species	Taxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 1873		1	Species	Taxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1799	Sailer butterflies	1	Species	Taxom
Nipara Moore, 1890		1	Species	Taxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784		1	Species	Taxom
Siseme Westwood, 1868		1	Species	Taxom
Vagrans Hemming, 1874	Vagrants	2	Species	Taxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1787	Grass blues	1	Species	Taxom
Zizina Chapman, 1787	Lesser Grass Blues	2	Species	Taxom
Zizula Chapman, 1775	Grass blues	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Cook Islands
23 Species and 12 Subspecies

Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)	⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758	Black Weined Brown
Euploea (Nipara) unicolor (Druce, 1890)	⇒ Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865
Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865
Euploea lewinii perryi Butler, 1874	Crow Butterfly
Famegana alsulus Herrich-Schä..., 1869	Black Spotted Grass Blue
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)	⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758	Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775	Blue moon
Hypolimnas bolina otaheitae C Felder, 1862
Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782	Dark Cerulean
Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787	Albin's Hampstead Eye
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767	Bean butterfly
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758	Common evening brown
Melanitis leda solandra Fabricius, 1775	Evening Brown
Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873
Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799
Nipara unicolor (Druce, 1890)	⇒ Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Siseme pallas xanthogramma Bates, 1868
Vagrans egista Cramer, 1780	Australian vagrant
Vagrans egista bowdenia M. R. Butler, 1874	Vagrant Butterfly
Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787	Lesser Grass Blue
Zizina labradus Godart, 1824	Clover Blue
Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787	Bean Blue
Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775	Dainty grass-blue

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Cook Islands

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	6 7	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	11 12	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	2 2	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Riodinidae Grote, 1895 Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks	2 2	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov