Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Dauan Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 16
61
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 16
61
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 14
49
74 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 12
45
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 8
36
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 8
36
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 8
36
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
30
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
30
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
20
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Dauan Island
4 Families width 26 Species
Genera for Dauan Island
20 Genera with 26 Species | Arhopala Boisduval, 1914 | Oak-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1860 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1805 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1827 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1993 | Pearl-whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1793 | Crows | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1862 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1891 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1775 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1860 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orsotriaena Wallengren, 1775 | Nigger | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1779 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1929 | Dingy Lineblues | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1886 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Dauan Island
26 Species | Arhopala centaurus Fabricius, 1775 | Centaur Oakblue | | Arhopala madytus Fruhstorfer, 1914 | Bright Oak-blue | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805 | Australian gull | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Elodina queenslandica De Baar & Ha..., 1993 | Glistening pearl white | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euploea (Crastia) alcathoe Godart, 1819 | Alcathoe Crow | | Euploea algea Godart, 1819 | Algea Crow | | Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Euploea netscheri Snellen, 1889 | White-brand Crow | | Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793 | Double-branded Blue Crow | | Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Scalloped Grass Yellow | | Hypolimnas alimena Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue-banded Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolycaena phorbas Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted Flash | | Jamides amarauge Druce, 1891 | Amarauge Cerulean | | Junonia hedonia Linnaeus, 1764 | Brown Argus | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Mycalesis perseus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Bush Brown | | Nacaduba calauria C. Felder, 1860 | Dark Ceylon 6-Lineblue | | Orsotriaena medus Fabricius, 1775 | Nigger | | Papilio (Princeps) fuscus Goeze, 1779 | Canopus Butterfly | | Prosotas gracilis Röber, 1886 | Dark-based Lineblue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Dauan Island | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 8
8 | 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
13 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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