Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Islands of Japan (Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 176
941
1675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 176
941
1675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 173
935
1667 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 127
772
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
111
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
111
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
111
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
78
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
71
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
32
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Islands of Japan
6 Families width 38 Species and 10 Subspecies
Genera for Islands of Japan
32 Genera with 38 Species #ABCEHIJLMNPRSTYZ
| Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblypodia Horsfield, 1875 | Oakblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyreus Fabricius, 1763 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1874 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artipe Boisduval, 1771 | Green Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1836 | Pachliopta | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byasa Moore, 1836 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1761 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1877 | Sunbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mcclungia Fox, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1858 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1777 | Chilasa | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1844 | Glassy Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1881 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1768 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pithecops Horsfield, 1889 | Forest Quakers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1758 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Radena Moore, 1880 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Shirozua Sibatani & Ito, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermozephyrus Inomata & It..., 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1883 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Islands of Japan
38 Species and 10 Subspecies | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Amblypodia japonica (Murray, 1875) | ⇒ Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874 | | Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | | Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874 | Japanese Oakblue | | Artipe eryx Linnaeus, 1771 | Green Flash | | Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) alcinous Klug, 1836 | Chinese Windmill | | Byasa alcinous Klug, 1836 | Chinese Windmill | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Coenonympha arcania arcania (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761 | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Curetis acuta Moore, 1877 | Acute sunbeam | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863) | ⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909 | | Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Glassy Tiger | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Neptis philyra philyra Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Papilio (Achillides) maackii Ménétriés, 1859 | Alpine Black Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Helen | | Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Christmas swallowtail | | 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 dehaanii Cramer, 1777 | Japanese Peacock Swallowtail | | Parantica sita Kollar, 1844 | Chestnut Tiger | | Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881 | Alaskan Parnassian | | Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768 | Asian cabbage white | | Pithecops fulgens Doherty, 1889 | Blue Quaker | | Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Shirozua jonasi Janson, 1877 | Orange Hearstreak | | Thermozephyrus ataxus Westwood, 1851 | Wonderful Hairstreak | | Ypthima multistriata Butler, 1883 | Striated Ringlet | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Islands of Japan | Family | Danaidae
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 10
10 | 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 | 13
13 | 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 | 4
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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