Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Nuwara Eliya (Central Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 91
158
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 91
158
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 80
144
174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 63
119
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
44
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 15
44
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 15
44
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
36
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
32
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
19
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nuwara Eliya
4 Families width 19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Nuwara Eliya
19 Genera with 19 Species | Argynnis Fabricius, 1763 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1793 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 1777 | Barons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1831 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1782 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loxura Horsfield, 1782 | Yamflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1890 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orsotriaena Wallengren, 1775 | Nigger | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1865 | Glassy Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1879 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1794 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1864 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nuwara Eliya
19 Species and 2 Subspecies | Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | Indian Fritillary | | Charaxes bernardus Fabricius, 1793 | Tawny Rajah | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777 | Baron | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Graphium (Graphium) bathycles Zinken, 1831 | Veined Jay | | Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782 | Chocolate Pansy | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Loxura atymnus Stoll, 1782 | Common Yamfly | | Mycalesis subdita Moore, 1890 | Tamil Bushbrown | | Orsotriaena medus Fabricius, 1775 | Nigger | | Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Helen | | Parantica taprobana C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Ceylon Tiger | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Prosotas dubiosa Semper, 1879 | Purple line-blue | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Udara (Udara) akasa Horsfield, 1828 | White Hedge Blue | | Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794 | Asian Admiral | | Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1864 | White Four-ring |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Nuwara Eliya | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 7
7 | 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 | 9
9 | 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 | 2
2 | 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
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