Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Jaffna (Northern Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 54
143
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 54
143
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 50
124
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 33
107
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
59
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
58
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
19
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Jaffna
4 Families width 21 Species
Genera for Jaffna
19 Genera with 21 Species | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1775 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1775 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1773 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1763 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1780 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1848 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1758 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1758 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1758 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1775 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rathinda Moore, 1775 | Monkeypuzzle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Jaffna
21 Species | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Cigaritis vulcanus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Silverline | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Delias eucharis Drury, 1773 | Common Jezebekl | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Freyeria putli Kollar, 1848 | Grass jewel | | Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Green jay | | Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Peacock Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Checkered Swallowtail | | Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775 | Blue Mormon | | Rathinda amor Fabricius, 1775 | Monkey Puzzle | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Jaffna | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 8
8 | 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 | 5
6 | 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 | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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