Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Darwin Region (Northern Territory, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 12
32
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 12
32
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 10
29
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 10
29
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 7
19
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 7
19
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 7
19
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
16
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
16
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
15
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Darwin Region
5 Families width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Darwin Region
15 Genera with 18 Species | Arhopala Boisduval, 1890 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1763 | Emigrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1805 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cressida Swainson, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1898 | Pearl-whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1836 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1758 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocysta Westwood, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1758 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1775 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1779 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Darwin Region
18 Species and 1 Subspecies | Arhopala eupolis (Miskin, 1890) | ⇒ Arhopala centaurus Fabricius, 1775 | | Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867 | | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763 | Orange Emigrant | | Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805 | Australian gull | | Cressida cressida Fabricius, 1775 | Big greasy | | Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Elodina walkeri Butler, 1898 | Small pearl white | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Scalloped Grass Yellow | | Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836 | Line grass yellow | | Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855 | | | Graphium (Graphium) eurypylus Linnaeus, 1758 | Great Jay | | Hypocysta adiante Hübner, 1825 | Black | | Hypolimnas alimena Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue-banded Egg-fly | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Mycalesis sirius Fabricius, 1775 | Cedar Bush Brown | | Papilio (Princeps) fuscus Goeze, 1779 | Canopus Butterfly |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Darwin Region | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 6
6 | 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
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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