Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Kagoshima Prefecture (Southern Kyushu, Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 290
2731
3917 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 289
2730
3917 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 274
2671
3825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 200
2366
3453 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 57
975
1372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 57
975
1372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
974
1371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
736
1050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
669
968 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
105
152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Kagoshima Prefecture
6 Families width 152 Species and 42 Subspecies
Genera for Kagoshima Prefecture
105 Genera with 152 Species #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNPRSTUVYZ
| Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblypodia Horsfield, 1875 | Oakblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1866 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antigius Sibatani & Ito, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatura Fabricius, 1829 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Araschnia Hübner, 1861 | Mongols | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1763 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyreus Fabricius, 1767 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argyronome Hübner, 1866 | Eastern Silverstripes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1862 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artipe Boisduval, 1771 | Green Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artopoetes Chapman, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1889 | Pachliopta | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byasa Moore, 1836 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1866 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 0 | Emigrants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cethosia Fabricius, 1912 | Lacewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1866 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1861 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1907 | Yeomans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1805 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1771 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1877 | Sunbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1887 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1827 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1955 | Jezebels | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dichorragia Butler, 1840 | Constables | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echenias hübneri Butler, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1809 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1777 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1869 | Grass yellow | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 1857 | Barons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fabriciana Reuss, 1862 | Silverstripes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Fixsenia Scudder, 1876 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1840 | Bluebottles and Jays | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hebomoia Hübner, 1758 | Great orange tip | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hestina Westwood, 1850 | Circes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idea Fabricius, 1834 | Paper butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kallima Doubleday, 1840 | Oak Leaf butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kaniska Moore, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1908 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1866 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1858 | Beaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1764 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1908 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Manastigma Nicolay, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megisba Moore, 1828 | Malayan | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1780 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Minois Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1935 | Morpho butterfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1975 | Bushbrowns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mynes Boisduval, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myscelia Doubleday, 1840 | Bluewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1858 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Narathura Boisduval, 1832 | Oakblues | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Neope Moore, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Nephargynnis Shirozu, 1973 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1771 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Niphanda Moore, 1853 | Pointed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 1775 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panchala Moore, 1857 | Oakblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1861 | Chilasa | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Paralaxita Eliot, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1844 | Glassy Tigers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pedaliodes Butler, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1857 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1758 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | Precis Hübner, 1819 | Commodores | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Protesilaus Swainson, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844 | Pale grass blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | Radena Moore, 1880 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1861 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sasakia Moore, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sibataniozephyrus Inomata, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1869 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tellervo Kirby, 1874 | Cracker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermozephyrus Inomata & It..., 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1775 | Blue Tigers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 1879 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1794 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1906 | Ringlets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 0 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kagoshima Prefecture
152 Species and 42 Subspecies | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Amblypodia japonica (Murray, 1875) | ⇒ Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874 | | Anthocharis scolymus Butler, 1866 | Yellow Tip | | Antigius butleri Fenton, 1882 | | | Apatura metis FREYER, 1829 | Freyer's Purple Emperor | | Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777 | Albatross Butterfly | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Araschnia burejana Bremer, 1861 | Large Map | | Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | Indian Fritillary | | Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | | Argyreus niphe Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Argyronome ruslana Motschulsky, 1866 | | | Arhopala bazalus Hewitson, 1862 | Powdered Oakblue | | Artipe eryx Linnaeus, 1771 | Green Flash | | Artopoetes pryeri Murray, 1873 | | | Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868 | | | Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) alcinous Klug, 1836 | Chinese Windmill | | Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889 | | | Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867 | | | Byasa alcinous Klug, 1836 | Chinese Windmill | | Callophrys ferrea Butler, 1866 | | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common migrant | | Catopsilia scylla scylla | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cethosia biblis nacoleia Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Charaxes affinis demonax Felder, 1866 | | | Chrysozephyrus hisamatsusanus Nagami & Ishiga, 1937 | | | Chrysozephyrus smaragdina Bremer, 1861 | | | Cirrochroa regina myra Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Colias erate Esper, 1805 | Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Curetis acuta Moore, 1877 | Acute sunbeam | | Cymothoe herminia herminia Grose-Smith, 1887 | | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779 | Common | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884 | Nigidius Jezabel | | Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955 | | | Dichorragia nesimachus Doyère, 1840 | Constable | | Echenias penthea penthides Stichel, 1910 | | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Erebia neriene neriene Böber, 1809 | | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777 | Striped Blue Crow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836 | Line grass yellow | | Eurema mandarina de l´Orza, 1869 | Japanese Common Grass Yellow | | Euthalia anosia anosia Moore, 1857 | Grey Baron | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775 | High Brown Fritillary | | Fabriciana nerippe Felder, 1862 | | | Favonius ultramarina Fixsen, 1887 | | | Graphium (Graphium) doson Felder, 1864 | Common Jay | | Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue bottle | | Graphium dorcus dorcus De Haan, 1840 | | | Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Great Orange Tip | | Hestina assimilis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hestina persimilis Westwood, 1850 | Siren | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas diomea diomea Hewitson, 1861 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863) | ⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909 | | Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834 | Large Tree Nymph | | Ideopsis gaura glaphyra Moore, 1883 | | | Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Glassy Tiger | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Peacock Pansy | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Kallima inachus Doyère, 1840 | Dead Leaf | | Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763 | Blue Admiral | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lampides euchylas hyphasis Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Lethe diana Butler, 1866 | Diana Treebrown | | Libythea celtis Laicharting, 1782 | Common Beak | | Libythea lepita Moore, 1858 | Common Beak | | Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas daimio Seitz, 1909 | Japanese Copper | | Lycaena daimio Seitz,, 1908 | | | Manastigma primno Godman & Salvin, 1887 | | | Megisba malaya Horsfield, 1828 | Malayan | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780 | Dark Evening Brown | | Minois dryas Scopoli, 1763 | Dryad | | Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Morpho menelaus chlorophorus Rousseau-Dec..., 1935 | | | Mycalesis francisca Stoll, 1780 | Lilacine Bushbrown | | Mycalesis gotama Moore, 1857 | Chinese Bushbrown | | Mycalesis madjicosa Fujioka, 1975 | | | Mynes eucosmetus eucosmetus Godman & Salvin, 1879 | | | Myscelia ethusa ethusa Doyère, 1840 | Mexican Bluewing | | Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858 | Transparent 6-Line Blue | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Neope goschkevitschii Ménétriés, 1857 | | | Neope pulaha didia Fruhstorfer, 1909 | | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Neptis sappho Pallas, 1771 | Common Glider | | Niphanda fusca BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775 | Common Rose | | Panchala ganesa (Moore, 1857) | ⇒ Arhopala ganesa Moore, 1858 | | Papilio (Achillides) maackii Ménétriés, 1859 | Alpine Black Swallowtail | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World 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 | | Papilio demetrius Cramer, 1782 | | | Papilio macilentus Janson, 1877 | Long Tail Spangle | | Papilio marius (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Marpesia chiron Fabricius, 1775 | | Papilio menatius coroebus C. & R. Felder, 1861 | | | Paralaxita telesia lyclene de Nicéville, 1894 | Common Red Harlequin | | Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775 | Chocolate Tiger | | Parantica sita Kollar, 1844 | Chestnut Tiger | | Pedaliodes palpita palpita Adams, 1986 | | | Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris melete Ménétriés, 1857 | Asian Green-Veined White | | Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | | Pontia helice helice Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Protesilaus telesilaus vitellus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844 | Pale Grass Blue | | Rapala arata Bremer, 1861 | Japanese Flash | | Sasakia charonda Hewitson, 1862 | Great purple emperor | | Satyrium favonius favonius J. E. Smith, 1797 | 'Southern' Oak Hairstreak | | Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Sibataniozephyrus fujisanus Matsumura, 1910 | | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Tajuria deudorix deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | | | Tellervo septentrionis Butler, 1874 | | | Thermozephyrus ataxus Westwood, 1851 | Wonderful Hairstreak | | Tirumala choaspes choaspes Butler, 1886 | | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger | | Udara albocaeruleus Moore, 1879 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794 | Asian Admiral | | Ypthima argus (Butler, 1866) | ⇒ Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1864 | | Ypthima motschulskyi BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Three-ring | | Ypthima multistriata Butler, 1883 | Striated Ringlet | | Ypthima riukiuana Matsumura, 1906 | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizeeria zizina | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Kagoshima Prefecture | 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 | 35
39 | 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 | 49
71 | 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 | 12
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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