Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Lord Howe Islands (Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 171
498
665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 169
496
663 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 169
496
663 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 112
353
480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
50
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
50
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
50
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
36
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
33
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
25
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lord Howe Islands
5 Families width 33 Species and 22 Subspecies
Genera for Lord Howe Islands
25 Genera with 33 Species
| Appias Hübner, 1836 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bassaris Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1775 | Caper Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1817 | Dusky blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1826 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1868 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dodona Hewitson, 1914 | Punches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1826 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1805 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1920 | Bluebottles and Jays | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1775 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1819 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucia Swainson, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1775 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1826 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1920 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopodes Erichson, 2010 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1945 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Terias Hübner, 1805 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lord Howe Islands
33 Species and 22 Subspecies | Appias paulina ega Boisduval, 1836 | Common Albatross | | Bassaris itea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775 | | Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768 | Caper White | | Belenois java peristhene Boisduval, 1859 | | | Belenois java teutonia Fabricius, 1775 | Caper White | | Candalides xanthospilos Hübner, 1817 | Yellow Spot Blue | | Catopsilia pyranthe crokera MacLeay, 1826 | Common Migrant | | Cynthia kershawi (Mccoy, 1868) | ⇒ | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Dodona phlegra Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea corinna (W.S. Macleay, 1826) | ⇒ Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | | Eurema brigitta australis Wallace, 1867 | No-brand Grass-yellow | | Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass Yellow | | Eurema smilax smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass-yellow | | Everes lacturnus pulchra Rothschild, 1915 | | | Graphium macleayanum insulanum | | | Graphium macleayanus insulana Waterhouse, 1920 | | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Junonia villida calybe Godart, 1819 | Meadow Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lucia limbaria Swainson, 1833 | Grassland Copper | | Melanitis leda bankia Fabricius, 1775 | Common evening brown | | Papilio aegeus aegeus Donovan, 1805 | Large Citrus Butterfly | | Papilio demoleus sthenelus MacLeay, 1826 | Chequered Swallowtail | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White | | Polyura sempronius tiberius Waterhouse, 1920 | | | Scopodes ovalis Moore, 1992 | | | Scopodes ovalis ovalis Moore, 1992 | | | Scopodes ovalis pyramidis Baehr, 2010 | | | Speyeria callippe harmonia dos Passos &..., 1945 | Callippe Fritillary | | Terias parvula (Donovan, 1805) | ⇒ Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805 | | Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868 | Australian Painted Lady | | Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775 | Australian Admiral | | Zizina labradus labradus Godart, 1824 | Bean Blue | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Lord Howe Islands | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 5
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 | 11
15 | 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
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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