Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Grande Comore (Comoros)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 50
335
520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 50
335
520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 49
334
519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 45
330
515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
257
397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
257
397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
257
397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
185
316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
174
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
16
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Grande Comore
4 Families width 21 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Grande Comore
16 Genera with 21 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1833 | Acraeas | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1903 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1855 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1780 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1890 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henotesia Butler, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1888 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1952 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pareronia Bingham, 1872 | Wanderers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Grande Comore
21 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833 | | | Amauris ochlea Boisduval, 1847 | Novice | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes castor comoranus Rothschild, 1903 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Graphium (Arisbe) levassori Oberthür, 1890 | White Graphium | | Henotesia comorana (Oberthür, 1916) | ⇒ Heteropsis comorana Turlin, 1994 | | Henotesia comorana comorensis | | | Henotesia fraterna comorensis | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Mylothris ngaziya Oberthür, 1888 | | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 | Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail | | Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Grande Comore | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 2
2 | 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 | 8
11 | 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
4 | 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
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