Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 83
183
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 83
183
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 79
179
246 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 51
132
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
44
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
44
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
44
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
35
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
35
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
24
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nicobar Islands
4 Families width 54 Species and 38 Subspecies
Genera for Nicobar Islands
24 Genera with 54 Species #ABCDEIJLMNPSTZ
| Appias Hübner, 1903 | Albatrosses | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bindahara Moore, 0 | Plane | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1773 | Sunbeams | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 0 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1858 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 0 | Crows | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1932 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1758 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1929 | Lineblues | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1862 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1860 | Glassy Tigers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1932 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1851 | Apeflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1775 | Blue Tigers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nicobar Islands
54 Species and 38 Subspecies | Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777 | Chocolate Albatross | | Appias albina darada Felder & Felder, 1865 | Common Albatross | | Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777 | Albatross Butterfly | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903 | Nicobar Albatross | | Bindahara phcides | | | Castalius ethion airavati | | | Castalius rosimon rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Catochrysops strabo strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget-me-not | | Chilades pandava pandava Horsfield, 1829 | Cycad Blue | | Curetis saronis Moore, 1877 | Burmese Sunbeam | | Curetis saronis nicobarica | | | Curetis thetis Drury, 1773 | Indian Sunbeam | | Danaus genutia genutia Cramer, , 1779 | Common Tiger | | Danaus melanippus nesippus Felder, 1862 | | | Danaus nicobarica | | | Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas Moore, , 1858 | Common Cornelian | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euploea midamus chloe Guérin, 1843 | Blue-Spotted Crow | | Euploea (Tronga) crameri Lucas, 1853 | Spotted Black Crow | | Euploea crameri frauenfeldi C. Felder, 1862 | | | Euploea (Vadebra) climena Stoll, 1782 | Climena Crow | | Euploea climena simulatrix Wood-Mason &..., 1881 | | | Euploea camorta (Moore, 1877) | ⇒ Euploea climena Stoll, 1782 | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea core scherzeri C. Felder, 1862 | | | Euploea core simulatrix | | | Euploea esperi (Felder, 1862) | ⇒ Euploea crameri Lucas, 1853 | | Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | Euploea novarae (Felder, 1862) | ⇒ Euploea eunice novarae C. Felder, 1862 | | Euploea phaenareta drucei (Morishita, 1970) | ⇒ Euploea phaenarete drucei Moore, 1883 | | Euploea scherzeri (C.Felder, 1862) | ⇒ Euploea core scherzeri C. Felder, 1862 | | Euploea scherzeri camorta | | | Euploea scherzeri scherzeri | | | Euploea scherzeri simulatrix | | | Ideopsis juventa Cramer, 1777 | Gray | | Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Glassy Tiger | | Jamides aleuas C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Bright cerulean | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Jamides ferrari Evans, 1932 | Ferrar'S Cerulean | | Junonia almana almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Oriental Peacock Pansy | | Lampides alecta kondulana | | | Lampides elpis (Godart, 1823) | ⇒ Jamides kankena C. Felder, 1862 | | Lampides elpis kankena | | | Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Evening Brown | | Nacaduba berenice nicobaricus Wood-Mason &..., 1881 | | | Nacaduba dilata Evans, 1932 | | | Nacaduba hermus vicania Corbet, 1938 | | | Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858 | Transparent 6-Line Blue | | Nacaduba kurava euplea Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Transparent six-line blue | | Nacaduba kurava nicobarica | | | Nacaduba kurava sambalanga Tite, 1963 | | | Nacaduba pactolus macrophthalma Felder, 1874 | | | Nacaduba sanaya elioti Corbet, 1938 | Jewel Four-Line Blue | | Nacaduba sanaya naevia Toxopeus, 1929 | Jewel four-line blue | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Helen | | Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Christmas swallowtail | | Papilio polytes nikobarus Felder, 1862 | | | Parantica agleoides C. & R. Felder, 1860 | Dark Glassy Tiger | | Parantica agleoides agleoides Felder & Felder, 1860 | Dark Glassy Tiger | | Prosotas dilata Evans, 1932 | Common Lineblue | | Prosotas nora dilata Evans, 1932 | | | Spalgis epius epius Westwood, 1851 | Apefly | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger | | Tirumala limniace limniace Cramer, 1775 | Broad Blue Tiger | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Tiny Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Nicobar Islands | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 14
26 | 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
21 | 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 | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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