Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Desert Uplands (Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1238
2474 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1238
2474 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 224
1170
2357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 139
823
1819 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
286
448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
285
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
284
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
212
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
206
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
53
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Desert Uplands
4 Families width 95 Species and 60 Subspecies
Genera for Desert Uplands
53 Genera with 95 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrodipsas Sands, 1913 | Ant-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1836 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1775 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1817 | Dusky blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1869 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1826 | Emigrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cressida Swainson, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1793 | Jezebels | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1867 | Autumn leaf | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1853 | Pearl-whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1914 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1826 | Crows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1805 | Grass yellow | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geitoneura Butler, 1831 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1852 | Bluebottles and Jays | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronympha Wallengren, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1903 | Jewels | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocysta Westwood, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1775 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1967 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1889 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1819 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1873 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1891 | Beaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liphyra Westwood, 1898 | Moth Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lucia Swainson, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1775 | Bushbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1878 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1851 | Heath-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphes Leach, 1814 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1853 | Azures | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1974 | Birdwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1826 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paralucia Waterhouse &..., 1885 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protographium Munroe, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychonotis Toxopeus, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1874 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sahulana Hirowatari, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopodes Erichson, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tellervo Kirby, 1775 | Cracker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1865 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1826 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tisiphone Hübner, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Desert Uplands
95 Species and 60 Subspecies | Acraea andromacha andromacha Fabricius, 1775 | Glasswing | | Acrodipsas cuprea {Sands, 1965 | Copper ant-blue | | Acrodipsas myrmecophila Waterhouse &..., 1913 | Small Ant Blue | | Appias paulina ega Boisduval, 1836 | Common Albatross | | Belenois java teutonia Fabricius, 1775 | Caper White | | Candalides geminus Edwards & Kerr, 1978 | Geminus Blue | | Candalides heathi heathi Cox, 1873 | Rayed Blue | | Candalides xanthospilos Hübner, 1817 | Yellow Spot Blue | | Catochrysops panormus platissa Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Forget-me-not | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Catopsilia pyranthe crokera MacLeay, 1826 | Common Migrant | | Cressida cressida cressida Fabricius, 1775 | Greasy Swallowtail | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus affinis affinis Fabricius, 1775 | Black And White Tiger | | Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danis danis serapis Miskin, 1891 | Large Green-banded Blue | | Delias aganippe Donovan, 1805 | Red-spotted Jezebel | | Delias argenthona Fabricius, 1793 | Northern Jezabel | | Delias argenthona argenthona Fabricius, 1793 | Northern Jezebel | | Doleschallia bisaltide australis Felder & Felder, 1867 | Australian Leafwing | | Elodina angulipennis Lucas, 1852 | Common Pearl White | | Elodina padusa Hewitson, 1853 | Narrow-winge Pearl White | | Elodina parthia Hewitson, 1853 | Chalk White | | Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cupid | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea core corinna MacLeay, 1826 | Common Crow | | Euploea corinna (W.S. Macleay, 1826) | ⇒ Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Scalloped Grass Yellow | | Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass Yellow | | Eurema smilax smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass-yellow | | Everes lacturnus australis Couchman, 1962 | Tailed Cupid | | Famegana alsulus alsulus Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Black-spotted Grass-blue | | Geitoneura acantha Donovan, 1805 | Eastern Ringed Xenica | | Geitoneura acantha acantha Donovan, 1805 | Eastern Ringed Xenica | | Geitoneura klugii Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | Common Xenica | | Graphium eurypylus lycaon C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Palegreen Triangle | | Graphium aristeus parmatum Gray, 1853 | Fivebar Swordtail | | Graphium aristeus parmatus Gray, 1852 | Fivebar Swordtail | | Heteronympha merope merope Fabricius, 1775 | Common Brown | | Heteronympha mirifica Butler, 1866 | Wonder Brown | | Hypochrysops apelles Fabricius, 1775 | Copper Jewel | | Hypochrysops apelles apelles Fabricius, 1775 | Copper Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia duaringae Waterhouse, 1903 | Blue Jewel | | Hypocysta adiante adiante Hübner, 1831 | Orange Ringlet | | Hypocysta metirius Butler, 1875 | Brown Ringlet | | Hypocysta pseudirius Butler, 1875 | Dingy Ringlet | | Hypolimnas alimena lamina Fruhstorfer, 1903 | Blue-banded Eggfly | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Jalmenus evagoras Donovan, 1805 | Common Imperial Blue | | Jalmenus evagoras eubulus Miskin, 1876 | Imperial Hairstreak | | Jalmenus icilius Hewitson, 1865 | Amethyst hairsteak | | Jalmenus pseudictinus Kerr & Macqueen, 1967 | Macqueen's Hairstreak | | Jamides phaseli Mathew, 1889 | Bean flower caterpillar | | Junonia hedonia zelima Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Soldier | | Junonia villida calybe Godart, 1819 | Meadow Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes plinius pseudocassis Murray, 1873 | Plumbago Blue | | Leptotes plinius pseudocassius Murray, 1873 | Plumbago Blue | | Libythea geoffroy nicevillei Olliff, 1891 | Australian Beak | | Libythea geoffroyi nicevillei Olliff, 1891 | | | Liphyra brassolis Westwood, 1864 | Moth Butterfly | | Liphyra brassolis major Rothschild, 1898 | Moth Butterfly | | Lucia limbaria Swainson, 1833 | Grassland Copper | | Mycalesis perseus perseus Fabricius, 1775 | Dingy Bush-brown | | Mycalesis terminus terminus Fabricius, 1775 | Orange Bush-brown | | Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double-spotted Line Blue | | Nacaduba cyanea arinia Oberthür, 1878 | Tailed Green-banded Blue | | Neolucia agricola agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Nymphes aperta New, 1982 | | | Nymphes myrmeleonides Leach, 1814 | | | Nymphes myrmeleonoides Leach, 1814 | Blue Eyes Lacewing | | Ogyris amaryllis hewitsoni Waterhouse, 1902 | Amaryllis Azure | | Ogyris amaryllis meridionalis Bethune-Baker, 1905 | Amaryllis Azure | | Ogyris barnardi barnardi Miskin, 1890 | Barnard´s Azure | | Ogyris genoveva Hewitson, 1854 | Geneoveva Azure | | Ogyris ianthis Waterhouse, 1900 | Golden Azure | | Ogyris iphis iphis Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Dodd´s Azure | | Ogyris olane Hewitson, 1862 | Broadmargined azure | | Ogyris zosine zosine Hewitson, 1853 | Northern Purple Azure | | Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) euphorion Gray, 1852 | Cairns Birdwing | | Ornithoptera priamus macalpinei Moulds, 1974 | | | Papilio (Princeps) aegeus Donovan, 1805 | Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly | | Papilio aegeus aegeus Donovan, 1805 | Large Citrus Butterfly | | Papilio demoleus sthenelus MacLeay, 1826 | Chequered Swallowtail | | Paralucia aurifer Blanchard, 1853 | Bright Copper | | Paralucia pyrodisca Rosenstock, 1885 | | | Paralucia pyrodiscus (Rosenstock, 1885) | ⇒ Paralucia pyrodisca Rosenstock, 1885 | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Protographium leosthenes leosthenes Doubleday, 1846 | Fourbar Swordtail | | Psychonotis caelius taygetus C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Small Green-banded Blue | | Rapala varuna simsoni Miskin, 1874 | Indigo Flash | | Sahulana scintillata Lucas, 1899 | Glistening Blue | | Scopodes rugatus Blackburn, 1894 | | | Scopodes sigillatus Germar, 1848 | | | Tellervo zoilus zoilus Fabricius, 1775 | Cairns Hamadryad | | Theclinesthes albocincta Waterhouse, 1903 | Bitter-bush Blue | | Theclinesthes miskini Lucas, 1889 | Miskin´s Blue | | Theclinesthes miskini eucalypti Sibatani & G..., 1978 | Wattle Blue | | Theclinesthes miskini miskini Lucas, 1889 | Wattle Blue | | Theclinesthes onycha capricornia Sibatani & G..., 1978 | Cycad Blue | | Theclinesthes onycha onycha (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Theclinesthes albocincta Waterhouse, 1903 | | Tirumala hamata hamata MacLeay, 1826 | Blue Tiger | | Tisiphone abeona Donovan, 1805 | Sword Grass Brown | | Tisiphone abeona joanna Butler, 1866 | | | Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775 | Australian Admiral | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Desert Uplands | 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 | 24
42 | 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 | 17
32 | 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 | 5
8 | 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 | 7
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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