Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Moorea (Society Windward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 123
251
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 123
251
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 119
246
227 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 77
189
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
51
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
51
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
51
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
35
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
35
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
14
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Moorea
5 Families width 13 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Moorea
14 Genera with 13 Species | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1865 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 0 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1758 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 0 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1881 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1929 | Dingy Lineblues | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vagrans Hemming, 1780 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Moorea
13 Species and 7 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Graphium aristeus aristeus | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873 | | | Pachliopta liris liris | | | Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881 | Alaskan Parnassian | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Vagrans egista Cramer, 1780 | Australian vagrant | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Moorea | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
3 | 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 | 5
5 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
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