Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Launceston (Northeast Tasmania, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 126
395
450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 126
395
450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 120
388
442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 93
320
378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
82
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
82
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
81
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
60
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
58
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
20
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Launceston (Tasmania)
4 Families width 25 Species and 13 Subspecies
Genera for Launceston (Tasmania)
20 Genera with 25 Species | Appias Hübner, 1836 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnina Butler, 1851 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bassaris Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geitoneura Butler, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1869 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1814 | Bluebottles and Jays | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hallelesis Condamin, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronympha Wallengren, 1937 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1819 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neophasia Behr, 1900 | Pine Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oreixenica Waterhouse &..., 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralucia Waterhouse &..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudalmenus Druce, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scopodes Erichson, 1878 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1908 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Launceston (Tasmania)
25 Species and 13 Subspecies | Appias paulina ega Boisduval, 1836 | Common Albatross | | Argynnina hobartia hobartia Westwood, 1851 | Hobart Brown | | Bassaris itea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775 | | Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Geitoneura klugii Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | Common Xenica | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus orcus W. H. Edwards, 1869 | Silvery Blue | | Graphium macleayanum macleayanum Leach, 1814 | Macleay´s Swallowtail | | Graphium macleayanus Leech, 1814 | Green Fanny | | Hallelesis macrones Hewitson, 1874 | | | Heteronympha merope Fabricius, 1775 | Common Brown | | Heteronympha merope merope Fabricius, 1775 | Common Brown | | Heteronympha merope salazar Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Heteronympha penelope diemeni Waterhouse, 1937 | | | Historis acheronta cadmus Cramer, 1775 | Tailed Cecropian | | Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Junonia villida calybe Godart, 1819 | Meadow Argus | | Neophasia epyaxa (Strecker, 1900) | ⇒ Neophasia terlooii Behr, 1869 | | Oreixenica lathoniella lathoniella Westwood, 1851 | Tasmanian Silver Xenica | | Paralucia aurifer Blanchard, 1853 | Bright Copper | | Pseudalmenus chlorinda chlorinda Blanchard, 1848 | | | Scopodes boops Erichson, 1842 | | | Scopodes sigillatus Germar, 1848 | | | Scopodes tasmanicus Bates, 1878 | | | Speyeria aglaia methana Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868 | Australian Painted Lady | | Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775 | Australian Admiral | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Launceston (Tasmania) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
4 | 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 | 13
17 | 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 | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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