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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Guam (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
196
802
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
196
802
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
788
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
584
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
116
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
116
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
116
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
85
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
71
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
35
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guam
5 Families width 47 Species and 32 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals28SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones8SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guam
35 Genera with 47 Species
#ABCDEHLMNPVZ
Actinote Hübner, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Adelpha Hübner, 1866Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Brevioleria Lamas, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Catochrysops Boisduval, 1959Forget-me-nots2SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 0Emigrants3SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 1881
Jewel Blues0SpeciesTaxom
Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1907Yeomans1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1860
Autumn leaf0SpeciesTaxom
Edales Moore, 1829Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1775Longwings1SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1910Crows10SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1758Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1775Diadems3SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycorea Doubleday, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mcclungia Fox, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1889Evening Browns2SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1892Bushbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1799Sailer butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Nw1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1767Chilasa3SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1881Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1845Commodores1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Vagrans Hemming, 1824Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1787Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1915Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guam
47 Species and 32 Subspecies
Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944
Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944
Adelpha salmoneus salmoneus A. Butler, 1866
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Allotinus portunus portunus
Aphantopus hyperantus arete Müller, 1764
Appias (Catophaga) mariana Yata & Chainey, 2010Mariana albatross
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Brevioleria seba seba Hewitson, 1872
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860Forget-me-not
Catochrysops panormus papuana Tite, 1959Pale Pea-blue
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsilia scylla scylla
Cirrochroa regina myra Fruhstorfer, 1907
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829)⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829
Eueides lybia lybia Fabricius, 1775
Euploea algea Godart, 1819Algea Crow
Euploea algea eleutho Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Euploea eunice Godart, 1819Blue-banded King Crow
Euploea eunice kadu von Eschscholtz, 1821
Euploea hewitsonia Bryk, 1937
Euploea hewitsonii C. & R. Felder, 1865Hewitson´s Dwarf Crow
Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807
Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806)⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807
Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855
Euselasia sergia sergiaSergia Euselasia
Hypolimnas anomala Wallace, 1869Crow Egg-fly
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775Blue moon
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847Tiger Mimic-Queen
Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis leda ponapensis Mathew, 1889
Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892)⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892
Neptis hylas guamensis Swinhoe, 1916
Neptis philyra philyra Ménétriés, 1858
Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799
Nw thecla danaus
Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758Common Mormon
Papilio polytes palewensis Nakamura, 1933
Papilio (Sinoprinceps) xuthus Linnaeus, 1767Asia Swallowtail
Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881Alaskan Parnassian
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Vagrans egestina Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787Lesser Grass Blue
Zizula hylax dampierensis Rothschild, 1915

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Guam
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
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
20
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov