Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies) for Mahé (Seychelles)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	124 540 866	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	124 540 866	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	120 530 856	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	86 427 638	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	31 227 358	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	31 227 358	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	31 227 358	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	11 98 141	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	10 85 126	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	3 3 3	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Mahé
3 Families width 3 Species and 2 Subspecies

Genera for Mahé
3 Genera with 3 Species

Species list for Mahé
3 Species and 2 Subspecies

Calais mahenus Fairmaire, 1892
Cupha erymanthis nagara Fruhstorfer, 1913
Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862	African Grass Blue
Zizeeria knysna knysna (Trimen, 1862)	⇒ Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mahé

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	1 1	Genus 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	1 1	Genus 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	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

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