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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Guguan (Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
11
26
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
11
26
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
11
26
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
10
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
8
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
8
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guguan
4 Families width 12 Species
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guguan
12 Genera with 12 Species
Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Chliaria Moore, 1869Tits1SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Fixsenia Scudder, 1876
Poling’s Hairstreak0SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1857Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Heliophorus Geyer, 1896Sapphires1SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1908Sailer butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Sephisa Moore, 1910Courtiers1SpeciesTaxom
Tarucus Moore, 1793Blue pierrots1SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guguan
12 Species
Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828Common Hedge Blue
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Chliaria kina Hewitson, 1869Blue tit
Elkalyce hainani Bethune-Baker, 1914
Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871Orange Brimstone
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857Lesser Brimstone
Heliophorus ila de Nicéville, 1896Restriced Purple Sapphire
Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Sephisa daimio Matsumura, 1910
Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793
Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Guguan
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
3
3
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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