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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Cooper Creek (Lake Eyre Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
97
229
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
97
229
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
88
210
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
163
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
61
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
61
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
61
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
26
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
21
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cooper Creek
4 Families width 8 Species and 4 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cooper Creek
7 Genera with 8 Species
Delias Hübner, 1775Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1891Ceruleans1SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1892Bushbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1878Lineblues1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1906Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pierella Herrich-Schä..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1779Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooper Creek
8 Species and 4 Subspecies
Delias nigrina Fabricius, 1775Black Jezebel
Jamides aleuas coelestis Miskin, 1891Bright Cerulean
Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892)⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892
Nacaduba cyanea arinia Oberthür, 1878Tailed Green-banded Blue
Papilio isidorus brises Rothschild &..., 1906
Pierella lena salma Constantino, 2007
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Speyeria diana Cramer, 1779Diana

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Cooper Creek
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
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
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov