Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 98
274
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 98
274
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 94
266
336 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 64
182
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
89
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
89
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
89
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
60
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
59
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
29
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Indian Ocean
5 Families width 40 Species and 19 Subspecies
Genera for Indian Ocean
29 Genera with 40 Species #ABCEJLMNPST
| Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1915 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asterope Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopieris Aurivillius, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1881 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1907 | Yeomans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1899 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1819 | Buckeyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methona Doubleday, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neocoenyra Butler, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1764 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1881 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1809 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Troides Hübner, 1888 | Birdwings | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Indian Ocean
40 Species and 19 Subspecies | Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944 | | | Adelpha alala titia (Fruhstorfer, 1915) | ⇒ Adelpha alala completa Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Aphantopus hyperantus arete Müller, 1764 | | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Asterope ohlini | | | Biblis hyperia hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Red Rim | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Calopieris eulimene Klug, 1829 | | | Chilades (Lachides) ella Butler, 1881 | | | Cirrochroa regina myra Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829 | Orange Patch Tip | | Colotis evarne Klug, 1829 | | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euselasia sergia sergia | Sergia Euselasia | | Junonia stygia Aurivillius, 1894 | Aurivillius´ Brown Pansy | | Junonia terea Drury, 1773 | Soldier Commodore | | Junonia villida calybe Godart, 1819 | Meadow Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873 | | | Methona themisto themisto Hübner, 1818 | | | Neocoenyra gregorii Butler, 1894 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891 | MacKinnon's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) manlius (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Protographium asius Fabricius, 1781 | | Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775 | Apple-green Swallowtail | | Papilio clytus (Linné, 1764) | ⇒ Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764 | | Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881 | Alaskan Parnassian | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Troides (Troides) plato Wallace, 1865 | Silver Birdwing | | Troides (Troides) riedeli Kirsch, 1885 | Riedel's birdwing | | Troides (Troides) staudingeri Röber, 1888 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 5
5 | 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 | 14
16 | 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 | 3
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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