Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Kurunegala (North Western Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 75
299
332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 75
299
332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 68
279
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 48
254
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
198
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
198
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
198
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
147
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
145
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
50
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Kurunegala
5 Families width 60 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Kurunegala
50 Genera with 60 Species #ACDEGHJLMNOPRSTYZ
| Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1790 | Judies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1758 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1865 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1862 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athyma Westwood, 1858 | Sergeants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1758 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1775 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1782 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1775 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1787 | Yeomans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1773 | Sunbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1779 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1858 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discolampa Toxopeus, 1851 | Banded blue Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 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, 1836 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1758 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1862 | Hairstreaks | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1775 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1872 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1857 | Bushbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1870 | Quaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1758 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orsotriaena Wallengren, 1775 | Nigger | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 1758 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1775 | Chilasa | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1782 | Glassy Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rathinda Moore, 1775 | Monkeypuzzle | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rohana Moore, 1880 | Princes | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1851 | Apeflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Surendra Moore, 1858 | Acacia Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1798 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talicada Moore, 1843 | Red Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1775 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Troides Hübner, 1852 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1864 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zesius Hubner, 1819 | Redspot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kurunegala
60 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abisara echeria Stoll, 1790 | | | Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Appias (Catophaga) galene C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Ceylon Lesser Albatross | | Arhopala amantes Hewitson, 1862 | Large Oakblue | | Athyma asura asura Moore, 1858 | Studded Sergeant | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common migrant | | Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 | Common Gull | | Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780 | | Cigaritis vulcanus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Silverline | | Cirrochroa thais Fabricius, 1787 | Tamil Yeoman | | Curetis thetis Drury, 1773 | Indian Sunbeam | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779 | Common | | Deudorix (Deudorix) epijarbas Moore, 1858 | Bright Cornelian | | Discolampa ethion Westwood, 1851 | Banded Blue Pierrot | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836 | Papuan Grass-yellow | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Green jay | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Peacock Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782 | Chocolate Pansy | | Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763 | Gray Pansy | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lethe sihala (Moore, 1872) | ⇒ Lethe dynsate Hewitson, 1863 | | Mycalesis mineus Linnaeus, 1758 | Dark Branded Bushbrown | | Mycalesis patnia Moore, 1857 | Glad-eye Bushbrown | | Neopithecops zalmora Butler, 1870 | Common Quaker | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Orsotriaena medus Fabricius, 1775 | Nigger | | Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775 | Common Rose | | Pachliopta hector Linnaeus, 1758 | Crimson Rose | | Papilio (Princeps) crino Fabricius, 1793 | Banded peacock | | Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Checkered Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Mormon | | Papilio clytus (Linné, 1764) | ⇒ Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764 | | Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775 | Blue Mormon | | Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782 | Glassy Blue Tiger | | Rathinda amor Fabricius, 1775 | Monkey Puzzle | | Spalgis epius Westwood, 1851 | Apefly | | Surendra quercetorum Moore, 1858 | Common Acacia Blue | | Tajuria cippus Fabricius, 1798 | Peacock Royal | | Talicada nyseus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Red Pierrot | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger | | Troides (Troides) darsius Gray, 1852 | Ceylon Birdwing | | Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1864 | White Four-ring | | Zesius chrysomallus Hübner, 1819 | Redspot | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Kurunegala | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 26
27 | 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 | 15
19 | 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
9 | 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
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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