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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Montserrat (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
169
663
931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
169
663
931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
165
658
924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
102
479
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
196
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
196
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
196
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
159
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
151
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
32
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Montserrat
4 Families width 46 Species and 8 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals21SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones13SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Montserrat
32 Genera with 46 Species
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Adelpha Hübner, 1847Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1869Orangetips2SpeciesTaxom
Antillea Higgins, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1767Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1767Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1785Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1936Julia Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1869Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1819Checkerspots2SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1767Brush-footed butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17674SpeciesTaxom
Itylos Draudt, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1901Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1779Small Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1851Meadow Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1947Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1775Satyr Orchids2SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Montserrat
46 Species and 8 Subspecies
Adelpha aricia aricia Hewitson, 1847
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869Moroccan Orange Tip
Antillea pelops Drury, 1773Antillean Crescent
Battus polydamas christopheranus A. Hall, 1936Polydamas Swallowtail
Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767Foxy Charaxes
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Dryas iulia warneri Hall, 1936Julia
Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869Dappled White
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas desfontainii Godart, 1819Spanish Fritillary
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Heliconius charithonia antiquus Lamas, 1988Zebra Longwing
Heliconius charithonia charithonia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heliconius charithonia antiquus Lamas, 1988
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) hermione (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Hipparchia alcyone Denis & Schi..., 1775
Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) statilinus Hufnagel, 1766Tree Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) fidia Linnaeus, 1767Striped Grayling
Itylos koa H. Druce, 1876
Itylos pacis (Draudt, 1921)⇒ Madeleinea pacis Draudt, 1921
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901Southern White Admiral
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851Meadow Fritillary
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) hispana (Herrich-Schä..., 1852)⇒ Lysandra hispana Herrich-Schä..., 1852
Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775Meleager's Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) nivescens Keferstein, 1851Mother-of-pearl Blue
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrisitia venusta emanona Dillon, 1947Pale Yellow
Pyronia (Idata) bathseba Fabricius, 1793Spanish Gatekeeper
Rhabdodryas trite watsoni Brown, 1929Straight-lined Sulphur
Satyrium esculi Hübner, 1804False Ilex Hairstreak
Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775Blue Spot Hairstreak
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) rumina Linnaeus, 1758Spanish Festoon

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Montserrat
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
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
15
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
10
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov