Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Fraser Island (Wide Bay-Burnett, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 51
90
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 51
90
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 49
87
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 29
61
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 6
15
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 6
15
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 6
15
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 5
13
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 5
13
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
13
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Fraser Island
5 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Fraser Island
13 Genera with 13 Species | Acrodipsas Sands, 1980 | Ant-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1879 | Dusky blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1758 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1827 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1793 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocysta Westwood, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesolycaena Waterhouse &..., 1891 | Opals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1805 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychonotis Toxopeus, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tisiphone Hübner, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Fraser Island
13 Species | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common migrant | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Delias argenthona Fabricius, 1793 | Northern Jezabel | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855 | | | Hypocysta irius Fabricius, 1775 | Common Brown Ringlet | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Nesolycaena albosericea Miskin, 1891 | Kimberley Opal | | Papilio (Princeps) aegeus Donovan, 1805 | Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly | | Psychonotis caelius C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Small Green Banded Blue | | Tisiphone abeona Donovan, 1805 | Sword Grass Brown |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Fraser Island | 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 | 4
3 | 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 | 4
5 | 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
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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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