Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Kangaroo Island (South Australia, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 133
412
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 133
412
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 128
406
544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 88
313
437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
73
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
73
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
72
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
60
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
57
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
16
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kangaroo Island
3 Families width 19 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for Kangaroo Island
16 Genera with 19 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1879 | Dusky blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 0 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1805 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geitoneura Butler, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronympha Wallengren, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1892 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1851 | Heath-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neophasia Behr, 1900 | Pine Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1865 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1868 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kangaroo Island
19 Species and 9 Subspecies | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Candalides acasta Cox, H. R., 1873 | Blotched Blue | | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides hyacinthinus Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Colias chlorocoma chlorocoma | | | Danaus chrysippus petilia Stoll, 1790 | Lesser wanderer | | Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass Yellow | | Geitoneura klugii Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | Common Xenica | | Heteronympha merope Fabricius, 1775 | Common Brown | | Heteronympha merope merope Fabricius, 1775 | Common Brown | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892) | ⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892 | | Neolucia agricola agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Neophasia epyaxa (Strecker, 1900) | ⇒ Neophasia terlooii Behr, 1869 | | Ogyris otanes Felder, C. &..., 1865 | Small bronze azure | | Ogyris otanes otanes Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage White | | Protogoniomorpha temora temora Felder & Felder, 1867 | | | Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868 | Australian Painted Lady | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Kangaroo Island | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
6 | 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 | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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