Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Kwai Tsing District (New Territories West, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 85
516
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 85
516
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 83
511
585 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 66
487
560 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
441
509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
441
509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
440
508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
312
371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
294
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
40
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kwai Tsing District
5 Families width 52 Species
Genera for Kwai Tsing District
40 Genera with 52 Species #ACDEFGHIJLMNPRSVYZ
| Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1790 | Judies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athyma Westwood, 1782 | Sergeants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1775 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1793 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1782 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1829 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1846 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1779 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1767 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discophora Boisduval, 1836 | Duffers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1763 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1758 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1836 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 1848 | Barons | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Faunis Hübner, 1773 | Duffers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1758 | Bluebottles and Jays | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hestina Westwood, 1758 | Circes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1758 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lexias Boisduval, 1878 | Archdukes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1780 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1758 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neope Moore, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1758 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1764 | Chilasa | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1782 | Glassy Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasarpa Moore, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1768 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1773 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844 | Pale grass blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Remelana Moore, June, 1829 | Chocolate Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rohana Moore, 1880 | Princes | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Symbrenthia Hübner, 1864 | Jesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1775 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zemeros Boisduval, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kwai Tsing District
52 Species | Abisara echeria Stoll, 1790 | | | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Athyma ranga Moore, 1857 | Blackvein Sergeant | | Athyma selenophora Kollar, 1848 | Staff Sergeant | | Athyma sulpitia Cramer, 1782 | Spotted Sergeant | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 | Common Gull | | Charaxes bernardus Fabricius, 1793 | Tawny Rajah | | Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780 | | Cigaritis syama Horsfield, 1829 | Club Silverline | | Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1846 | Common Map | | Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779 | Common | | Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767 | Red-base Jezebel | | Discophora sondaica Boisduval, 1836 | Common Duffer | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Euploea (Trepsichrois) midamus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Spotted Crow | | Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836 | Papuan Grass-yellow | | Euthalia lubentina Cramer, 1777 | Common Gaudy Baron | | Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1848 | Green Duke | | Faunis eumeus Drury, 1773 | Large Faun | | Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Green jay | | Graphium (Graphium) doson Felder, 1864 | Common Jay | | Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue bottle | | Hestina assimilis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Glassy Tiger | | Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782 | Chocolate Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Lexias pardalis Moore, 1878 | Archduke | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780 | Dark Evening Brown | | Mycalesis mineus Linnaeus, 1758 | Dark Branded Bushbrown | | Neope muirheadii Felder, 1862 | Black-spotted Labyrinth | | Neptis clinia Moore, 1872 | Clear Sailer | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Helen | | Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Christmas swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Mormon | | Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777 | Chinese Peacock | | Papilio clytus (Linné, 1764) | ⇒ Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764 | | Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782 | Glassy Blue Tiger | | Parasarpa dudu Fruhstorfer, 1908 | White Commodore | | Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768 | Asian cabbage white | | Polyura athamas Drury, 1773 | Common Nawab | | Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844 | Pale Grass Blue | | Remelana jangala Horsfield, 1829 | Chocolate Royal | | Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864 | Common Jester | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima baldus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Five-Ring | | Zemeros flegyas Cramer, 1780 | Common Punchinello | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Kwai Tsing District | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
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 | 25
31 | 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
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
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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