Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Galápagos (Ecuador)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 300
1579
2577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 297
1573
2569 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 289
1551
2539 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 178
1139
1784 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
414
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
414
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
413
607 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
238
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
213
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
39
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Galápagos
5 Families width 47 Species and 24 Subspecies
Genera for Galápagos
39 Genera with 47 Species #ABCDEHJLNOPSV
| Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antirrhea Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1862 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1852 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | Colias Fabricius, 1807 | Clouded yellows | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1863 | Milkweeds | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1775 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1888 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heodes Fabricius, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1775 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1860 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1936 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1837 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napaea Hübner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1758 | Birdwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1787 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1777 | Sulphurs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1761 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1866 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 0 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | Speyeria Scudder, 1872 | Fritillaries | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Steremnia Thieme, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Galápagos
47 Species and 24 Subspecies | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Agraulis vanillae galapagensis Holland, 1889 | Galapagos Fritillary | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | | Cercyonis sthenele Boisduval, 1852 | Great Basin Wood Nymph | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus gilippus incantatus | | | Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863 | Queen | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826 | Monarch | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus gillippus thersippus Bates, 1863 | Queen butterfly | | Doxocopa agathina agathis (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Doxocopa agathina agathina Cramer, 1777 | | Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | Alpine Fritillary | | Euploea nechos prusias Godman & Salvin, 1888 | | | Hemiargus ramon Dognin, 1887 | Ramon Blue | | Heodes agabinus | | | Hipparchia (Hipparchia) hermione (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Hipparchia alcyone Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Leptotes parrhasioides Wallengren, 1860 | Galapagos Blue | | Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936) | ⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936 | | Limenitis bredowii (Hübner, 1837) | ⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883) | ⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867 | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Ornithoptera (Aetheoptera) victoriae Gray, 1856 | Queen Victoria's Birdwing | | Ornithoptera victoriae epiphanes Schmid, 1970 | | | Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) priamus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cairns birdwing butterfly | | Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876 | | | Papilio arcturus arcturus Westwood, 1842 | Blue Peacock | | Papilio cleotas archytas Hopffer, 1866 | | | Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787 | Banded Peacock | | Phoebis agarithe agarithe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Sulphur | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777 | Cloudless Sulphur | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Pteronymia primula auricula Haensch, 1905 | | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium saepium okanagana | | | Steremnia agraulis agraulis Weymer, 1912 | | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812 | Subtropical Lady | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Galápagos | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 10
12 | 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 | 22
25 | 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 | 2
5 | Genera
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
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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