Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Guangdong (South-central China, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 246
1430
2835 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 246
1430
2835 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 230
1378
2767 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 147
1025
2078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
303
401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
303
401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
303
401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
240
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
237
316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
100
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Guangdong
5 Families width 169 Species and 20 Subspecies
Genera for Guangdong
100 Genera with 169 Species #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNPRSTVYZ
| Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1851 | Judies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Abrota Moore, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1819 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aemona Hewitson, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1763 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyreus Fabricius, 1763 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ariadne Horsfield, 1763 | Castors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artipe Boisduval, 1771 | Green Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athyma Westwood, 1782 | Sergeants | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1836 | Pachliopta | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calinaga Moore, 1952 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1758 | Emigrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1775 | Gulls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cethosia Fabricius, 1770 | Lacewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1793 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1782 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilasa Moore, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1894 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1829 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupha Billberg, 1773 | Rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1943 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1877 | Sunbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cynitia Snellen, 1895 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1846 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1779 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1767 | Jezebels | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dichorragia Butler, 1840 | Constables | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discophora Boisduval, 1836 | Duffers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1763 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1793 | Crows | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1780 | Grass yellow | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 1997 | Barons | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Faunis Hübner, 1773 | Duffers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Flos Doherty, 1862 | Plushblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1935 | Bluebottles and Jays | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Heliophorus Geyer, 1823 | Sapphires | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hestina Westwood, 1758 | Circes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Howarthia Shirôzu & Y..., 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iraota Moore, 1790 | Silverstreak Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1764 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1775 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1763 | Buckeyes | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Kallima Doubleday, 1840 | Oak Leaf butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kaniska Moore, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lamproptera Gray, 1787 | Dragontails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1863 | Foresters | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lexias Boisduval, 1878 | Archdukes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Luthrodes Moore, 1829 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mahathala Moore, 1862 | Falcate Oakblue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mandarinia Leech, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1780 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1886 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Moduza Moore, 1777 | Commander | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1867 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1890 | Bushbrowns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neope Moore, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neorina Westwood, 1891 | Owls | 1 | Species | Taxom | Nephargynnis Shirozu, 1973 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1859 | Sailer butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nirvana Yakovlev, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nw | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 1775 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeonympha Butler, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1893 | Chilasa | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1883 | Glassy Tigers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penthema Doubleday, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedyma Felder, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1890 | Fetterbush | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1758 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1883 | Nawab butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pratapa Moore, 1858 | Tufted Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844 | Pale grass blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1863 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stichophthalma Felder & Felder, 1913 | Jungle Queens | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symbrenthia Hübner, 1864 | Jesters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Talbotia Bernardi, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaecia Butler, 1923 | Counts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taraka Doherty, 1875 | Forest Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Timelaea Lucas, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1775 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tongeia Tutt, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1794 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | Yamamotozephyrus Saigusa, 1993 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1883 | Ringlets | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Zemeros Boisduval, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zinaspa de Nicéville, 1998 | Silver streaked acacia blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Guangdong
169 Species and 20 Subspecies | Abisara echeria Stoll, 1790 | | | Abisara fylla Westwood, 1851 | Dark Judy | | Abrota ganga flavina Mell, 1923 | | | Acraea (Actinote) issoria Hübner, 1819 | Yellow Coaster | | Aemona amathusia Hewitson, 1867 | Yellow Dryad | | Allotinus (Paragerydus) drumila Moore, 1865 | Crenulate Darkie | | Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | Indian Fritillary | | Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | | Ariadne ariadne Linnaeus, 1763 | Angled Castor | | Artipe eryx Linnaeus, 1771 | Green Flash | | Ascia monuste evonima (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836) | ⇒ Ascia monuste eubotea Godart, 1819 | | Athyma asura Moore, 1858 | Studded Sergeant | | Athyma cama Moore, 1858 | Orange Staff | | Athyma nefte Cramer, 1780 | Colour Sergeant | | Athyma punctata Leech, 1890 | Spotted Sergeant | | Athyma ranga Moore, 1857 | Blackvein Sergeant | | Athyma selenophora Kollar, 1848 | Staff Sergeant | | Athyma sulpitia Cramer, 1782 | Spotted Sergeant | | Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) alcinous Klug, 1836 | Chinese Windmill | | Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867 | | | Calinaga davidis Oberthür, 1879 | | | Calinaga davidis kwangtungensis Mell, 1952 | | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common migrant | | Cepora aspasia Stoll, 1790 | Orange Gull | | Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 | Common Gull | | Cethosia cyane Drury, 1770 | Leopard Lacewing | | Charaxes bernardus Fabricius, 1793 | Tawny Rajah | | Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780 | | Chilasa (Chilasa) clytia Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Mime | | Chrysozephyrus scintillans Leech, 1894 | | | Cigaritis lohita Horsfield, 1829 | Lond-banded Silverline | | Cupha erymanthis Drury, 1773 | Rustic | | Cupido argiades merisina Lorkovic, 1943 | | | Curetis acuta Moore, 1877 | Acute sunbeam | | Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1846 | Common Map | | Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779 | Common | | Delias acalis Godart, 1819 | Red-breast Jezebel | | Delias belladonna kwangtungensis | | | Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767 | Red-base Jezebel | | Dichorragia nesimachus Doyère, 1840 | Constable | | Discophora sondaica Boisduval, 1836 | Common Duffer | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Euploea (Trepsichrois) midamus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Spotted Crow | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777 | Striped Blue Crow | | Euploea tulliolus Fabricius, 1793 | Dwarf Crow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema ada Distant & Pryer, 1887 | Talbot’s Grass Yellow | | Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836 | Papuan Grass-yellow | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Euthalia guangdongensis Wu, 1994 | | | Euthalia kosempona albescens Mell, 1923 | | | Euthalia linpingensis Mell, 1935 | | | Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1848 | Green Duke | | Euthalia thibetana melli Yokochi, 1997 | | | Faunis eumeus Drury, 1773 | Large Faun | | Flos areste Hewitson, 1862 | Tailess Plushblue | | Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Green jay | | Graphium (Graphium) cloanthus Westwood, 1841 | Glassy Bluebottle | | Graphium (Graphium) doson Felder, 1864 | Common Jay | | Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue bottle | | Graphium (Pathysa) antiphates Cramer, 1775 | Five-bar Swordtail | | Graphium hoenei Mell, 1935 | | | Heliophorus epicles Godart, 1823 | Common Purple Sapphire | | Hestina assimilis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Howarthia melli Forster, 1940 | | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Glassy Tiger | | Iraota timoleon Stoll, 1790 | Common Silverstreak Blue | | Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764 | Yellow Orange Tip | | Jamides alecto C. Felder, 1860 | Metallic Cerulean | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Peacock Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782 | Chocolate Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763 | Gray Pansy | | Kallima inachus Doyère, 1840 | Dead Leaf | | Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763 | Blue Admiral | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lamproptera curius Fabricius, 1787 | White Dragontail | | Lethe chandica Moore, 1857 | Angle Red Forester | | Lethe confusa Aurivillius, 1897 | Banded Tree Brown | | Lethe europa Fabricius, 1775 | Bamboo Tree-brown | | Lethe gemina Leech, 1891 | Tytler´s Treebrown | | Lethe guansia Sugiyama, 1999 | | | Lethe helena Leech, 1891 | | | Lethe lanaris Butler, 1877 | | | Lethe syrcis Hewitson, 1863 | Yellow Forester | | Lexias dirtea agosthena Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Lexias pardalis Moore, 1878 | Archduke | | Luthrodes pandava Horsfield, 1829 | Cycad blue | | Mahathala ameria Hewitson, 1862 | Falcate Oakblue | | Mandarinia regalis Leech, 1892 | Mandarin | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780 | Dark Evening Brown | | Melitaea yuenty Oberthür, 1886 | | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Moduza procris Cramer, 1777 | Commander | | Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Mycalesis mineus Linnaeus, 1758 | Dark Branded Bushbrown | | Mycalesis mucianus Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Mycalesis pandaea Hopffer, 1874 | | | Mycalesis perseoides Moore, 1890 | Burmese Bushbrown | | Neope muirheadii Felder, 1862 | Black-spotted Labyrinth | | Neope pulahoides chuni Mell, 1923 | | | Neorina patria Leech, 1891 | White Owl | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Neptis kuangtungensis Mell, 1923 | | | Neptis miah Moore, 1858 | Small Yellow Sailer | | Neptis speyeri Staudinger, 1887 | | | Neptis thisbe (Ménétriés, 1859) | ⇒ Aldania thisbe Ménétriés, 1859 | | Nirvana placida Stål, 1859 | | | Nw thecla danaus | | | Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775 | Common Rose | | Palaeonympha opalina Butler, 1871 | | | Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Checkered Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Helen | | Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Christmas swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nephelus Boisduval, 1836 | Black and White Helen | | Papilio (Princeps) paris Linnaeus, 1758 | Paris Peacock | | Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Mormon | | Papilio (Princeps) protenor Cramer, 1775 | Spangle | | Papilio (Sinoprinceps) xuthus Linnaeus, 1767 | Asia Swallowtail | | Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777 | Chinese Peacock | | Papilio clytus (Linné, 1764) | ⇒ Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764 | | Papilio dialis Leech, 1893 | Black-crested Spangle | | Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782 | Glassy Blue Tiger | | Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775 | Chocolate Tiger | | Parantica swinhoei (Moore, 1883) | ⇒ Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775 | | Parathyma perius Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Penthema adelma Felder, 1862 | | | Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Phaedyma columella Cramer, 1780 | Short banded Sailer | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768 | Asian cabbage white | | Pieris naganum Moore, 1884 | Naga White | | Pieris naganum cisseis Leech, 1890 | | | Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Polyura athamas Drury, 1773 | Common Nawab | | Polyura eudamippus Doubleday, 1843 | Great Nawab | | Polyura eudamippus kuangtungensis Mell, 1923 | | | Polyura nepenthes Grose-Smith, 1883 | Shan Nawab | | Pratapa deva Moore, 1858 | Southern Royal | | Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844 | Pale Grass Blue | | Rapala manea Hewitson, 1863 | Slate Flash | | Stichophthalma howqua miyana Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Symbrenthia hypselis Godart, 1823 | Himalayan Jester | | Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864 | Common Jester | | Talbotia naganum Moore, 1884 | | | Tanaecia whiteheadi telchinioides Mell, 1923 | | | Taraka hamada Druce, 1875 | Common Forest Pierrot | | Timelaea albescens Fruhstorfer, 1908 | Beautiful Leopard | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger | | Tongeia filicaudis Pryer, 1877 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794 | Asian Admiral | | Ypthima baldus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Five-Ring | | Ypthima chinensis Leech, 1892 | | | Ypthima lisandra Cramer, 1782 | Jewel Four-ring | | Ypthima motschulskyi BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Three-ring | | Ypthima multistriata Butler, 1883 | Striated Ringlet | | Zemeros flegyas Cramer, 1780 | Common Punchinello | | Zinaspa youngi Hsu & Johnson, 1998 | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Guangdong | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 28
29 | 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 | 55
98 | 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 | 6
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 9
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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