Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Malaita (Solomon Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 39
94
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 39
94
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 38
93
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 28
79
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 7
17
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 7
17
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 7
17
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 5
15
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 5
15
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
13
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Malaita
3 Families width 26 Species and 15 Subspecies
Genera for Malaita
13 Genera with 26 Species | Argyronympha Mathew, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 0 | Oak-blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1860 | Autumn leaf | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1888 | Crows | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1758 | Bluebottles and Jays | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1758 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1891 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 0 | Bushbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1963 | Lineblues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1838 | Birdwings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 0 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1916 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1888 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Malaita
26 Species and 15 Subspecies | Argyronympha pulchra Mathew, 1886 | | | Arhopala eurisus eurisus Druce, 1891 | | | Arhopala thamyras Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Arhopala thamyras phryxas | | | Euploea asyllus gerion Godman & Salvin, 1888 | | | Euploea batesii woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888 | | | Euploea boisduvali pyrgion Godman & Salvin, 1888 | | | Euploea nechos pronax Godman & Salvin, 1888 | | | Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Green jay | | Graphium (Graphium) codrus Cramer, 1779 | Eastern Olive Triangle | | Graphium (Graphium) hicetaon Mathew, 1886 | | | Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue bottle | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Jamides soemias Druce, 1891 | | | Mycalesis biliki Tennent, 2001 | | | Mycalesis splendens malaitae | | | Nacaduba berenice korene Druce, 1891 | | | Nacaduba kurara euretes | | | Nacaduba mallicollo markira Tite, 1963 | | | Ornithoptera (Aetheoptera) victoriae Gray, 1856 | Queen Victoria's Birdwing | | Ornithoptera victoriae reginae Salvin, 1888 | | | Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) priamus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cairns birdwing butterfly | | Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | | | Papilio (Princeps) aegeus Donovan, 1805 | Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly | | Papilio fuscus gyrei (Tennent, 1999) | ⇒ Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779 | | Papilio bridgei Mathew, 1886 | | | Papilio woodfordi nome | | | Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Polyura epigenes Godman & Salvin, 1888 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Malaita | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
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 | 6
9 | 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
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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