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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Kaua´i (Hawaii)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		87
265
841		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		87
265
841		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		83
260
830		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		60
202
703		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		21
93
407		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		21
93
407		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
93
407		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
43
116		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
27
79		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		4
7
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kaua´i
4 Families width 9 Species and 4 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kaua´i
7 Genera with 9 Species
Ceratinia Hübner, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 0Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Ithomeis Bates, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Udara Toxopeus, 1878Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 0Admirals3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kaua´i
9 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ceratinia neso neso Hübner, 1806
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Graphium aristeus aristeus
Ithomeis eulema eulema Hewitson, 1870
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Udara (Vaga) blackburni (Tuely, 1878)⇒ Vaga blackburni Tuely, 1878
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa tameamea Eschscholtz, 1878Kameamea
Vanessa tammeamea

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Kaua´i
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
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		3
5		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov