Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Niue (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 98
287
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 98
287
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 94
283
357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 71
219
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
66
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
61
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Niue
4 Families width 12 Species and 8 Subspecies
Genera for Niue
11 Genera with 12 Species | Belenois Hübner, 1859 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1874 | Crows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1875 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1862 | Diadems | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1881 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1870 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1884 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Niue
12 Species and 8 Subspecies | Belenois java peristhene Boisduval, 1859 | | | Euploea lewanii Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea lewinii perryi Butler, 1874 | Crow Butterfly | | Eurema hecabe sulphurata Butler, 1875 | | | Famegana alsulus lulu Mathew, 1889 | | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Hypolimnas antilope Cramer, 1779 | Spotted Crow Eggfly | | Hypolimnas antilope lutescens Butler, 1874 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina otaheitae C Felder, 1862 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870 | Diffuse-veined White | | Zizina labradus mangoensis Butler, 1884 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Niue | 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 | 5
4 | 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 | 2
4 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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