Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region French Polynesia (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 230
1121
2490 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 229
1119
2487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 222
1099
2454 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
848
2081 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
328
772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
328
772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
328
772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
166
345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
152
273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
54
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for French Polynesia
5 Families width 71 Species and 43 Subspecies
Genera for French Polynesia
54 Genera with 71 Species #ABCDEGHJLMNOPTVZ
| Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1866 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atella Stål, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bassaris Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1836 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1764 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diadema Boisduval, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1775 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1793 | Crows | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1819 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 0 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1813 | Brush-footed butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypojamides Moore, 1832 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1862 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1929 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1912 | Buckeyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1763 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1928 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1832 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mcclungia Fox, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1862 | Evening Browns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 0 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1989 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nipara Moore, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocaria Clench, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 0 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1895 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1881 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaecia Butler, 1913 | Counts | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tenaris Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1865 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vagrans Hemming, 1920 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for French Polynesia
71 Species and 43 Subspecies | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Adelpha salmoneus salmoneus A. Butler, 1866 | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868 | | | Atella gaberti Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | | | Atella marquesana Riley, 1935 | | | Bassaris itea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775 | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Catochrysops taitensis Boisduval, 1832 | | | Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Chrysoritis zeuxo zeuxo Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Diadema auge otahaiti | | | Eueides lybia lybia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Euploea (Nipara) walkeri (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | Euploea algae Godart, 1819 | Long-branded Blue Crow | | Euploea algea Godart, 1819 | Algea Crow | | Euploea algea helcita Boisduval, 1859 | | | Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | | Euploea boisduvali boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | | Euploea boisduvalii (Lucas, 1853) | ⇒ Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea eleutho (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | ⇒ Euploea boisduvali boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | Euploea helcita (Boisduval, 1859) | ⇒ Euploea algea helcita Boisduval, 1859 | | Euploea helcita walkeri Druce, 1890 | | | Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea matilica (Fruhstorfer, 1911) | ⇒ Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793 | Double-branded Blue Crow | | Eurema daira daira Godart, 1819 | Barred Yellow | | Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855 | | | Graphium aristeus aristeus | | | Heliconius ethilla eucrate (J. Hübner, 1823) | ⇒ Heliconius ethilla narcaea Godart, 1819 | | Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813) | ⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864 | | Hipparchia autonoe autonoe Esper, 1783 | | | Hypojamides catochloris (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Nacaduba catochloris Boisduval, 1832 | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina otaheitae C Felder, 1862 | | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides bochus ruruturi Riley, 1929 | | | Jamides walkeri ruruturi Riley, 1929 | | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Junonia villida longfieldae Riley, 1929 | | | Junonia villida taitica Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lethe eurydice eurydice Linnaeus, 1763 | Eyed Brown | | Libythea collenettei Poulton & Riley, 1928 | | | Lycaena catochloris Boisduval, 1832 | | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda solandra Fabricius, 1775 | Evening Brown | | Melanitis leda taitensis Felder, 1862 | | | Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873 | | | Morpho catenarius catenarius | | | Nacaduba catochloris Boisduval, 1832 | | | Nacaduba tahitiensis Hara & Hirow..., 1989 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Nipara walkeri (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | Ocaria ocrisia Hewitson, 1868 | Black Hairstreak | | Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876 | | | Pachliopta liris liris | | | Panthiades bitias bitias | | | Papilio sataspes ahasverus Staudinger, 1895 | | | Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881 | Alaskan Parnassian | | Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884 | Dana Blue | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Taenaris anableps Snellen van ..., 1860 | | | Taenaris phorcas phorcas Westwood, 1851 | | | Tanaecia japis tiara Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Thecla imma Prittwitz, 1865 | | | Vagrans egista Cramer, 1780 | Australian vagrant | | Vagrans gaberti Waterhouse, 1920 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775 | Australian Admiral | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizina labradus cheesmanae Poulton & Riley, 1928 | | | Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787 | Bean Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in French Polynesia | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 14
17 | 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 | 27
41 | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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