Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for New Hebrides (Vanuatu)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
264
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 83
263
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 82
262
404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 55
171
279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
61
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
60
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
60
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
37
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
36
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
23
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for New Hebrides
5 Families width 40 Species and 11 Subspecies
Genera for New Hebrides
23 Genera with 40 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1777 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1768 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1819 | Dusky blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1865 | Gulls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1876 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1882 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1827 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1777 | Autumn leaf | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1886 | Crows | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1877 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomeis Bates, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1884 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1793 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1892 | Lineblues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1859 | Glassy Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1977 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saletara Butler, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salpinx Hubner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1826 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1823 | Grass blues | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for New Hebrides
40 Species and 11 Subspecies | Acraea andromacha Fabricius, 1775 | Glasswing | | Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836 | Common Albatross | | Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777 | Albatross Butterfly | | Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768 | Caper White | | Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805 | Australian gull | | Cepora perimale perithea Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Chilades cleotas Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | | | Chilades cleotas excellens Butler, 1876 | | | Cupido adamapuncta (Tepper, 1882) | ⇒ Nacaduba biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775 | Black & White Tiger | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Doleschallia bisaltide Cramer, 1777 | Australian leafwing | | Euploea (Saphara) treitschkei Boisduval, 1832 | | | Euploea treitschkei jessica Butler, 1869 | | | Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | | Euploea boisduvali bakeri Poulton, 1926 | | | Euploea boisduvalii (Lucas, 1853) | ⇒ Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | Euploea graeffiana (Herrich-Schä..., 1869) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos Gmelin, 1790 | | Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Euploea leucostictos iphianassa Butler, 1866 | | | Euploea leucostictos novarumebudum Carpenter, 1942 | | | Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea lewinii lilybaea Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Euploea paykullei (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | Euploea scylla (Fruhstorfer, 1910) | ⇒ Euploea sylvester tristis Butler, 1866 | | Euploea sylvester tristis Butler, 1866 | | | Euploea tristis (Butler, 1886) | ⇒ Euploea sylvester tristis Butler, 1866 | | Hypolimnas octocula Butler, 1869 | Eight-Spot Butterfly | | Hypolimnas pithoeka Kirsch, 1877 | | | Ithomeis eulema eulema Hewitson, 1870 | | | Jamides morphoides Butler, 1884 | | | Jamides pulcherrima Butler, 1884 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | Peablue | | Nacaduba biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double Spotted Lineblue | | Nacaduba dyopa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Owl-Spotted Blue | | Nacaduba mallicollo H. H. Druce, 1892 | | | Nacaduba nebulosa Druce, 1892 | | | Nacaduba novaehebridensis Druce, 1892 | | | Nacaduba novaehebridensis novaehebridensis Druce, 1892 | | | Parantica pumila Boisduval, 1859 | Least tiger | | Polyura sacco Smart, 1977 | | | Saletara liberia Cramer, 1779 | Malayan Albatross | | Salpinx consanguinea (Butler, 1878) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos iphianassa Butler, 1866 | | Tirumala hamata MacLeay, 1826 | Blue Tiger | | Zizeeria alsulus lulu | | | Zizeeria labradus Godart, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in New Hebrides | Family | Danaidae
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 9
13 | 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 | 8
20 | 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 | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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