Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Otago (South Island, New Zealand)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 191
603
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 190
602
882 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 181
591
871 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 133
492
730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
165
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
165
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
162
277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
90
142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
70
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
14
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Otago
3 Families width 18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Otago
14 Genera with 18 Species | Appias Hübner, 1910 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrophenga Doubleday, 1978 | Tussock ringlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bassaris Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forbestra Fox, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1793 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neophasia Behr, 1900 | Pine Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnodaimon Butler, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1910 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopodes Erichson, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 0 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Otago
18 Species and 2 Subspecies | Appias celestina barea Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Argyrophenga antipodum Doubleday, 1845 | Common Tussock | | Argyrophenga janitae Craw, 1978 | Janita'S Tussock | | Bassaris itea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Forbestra meterana Forbes, 1924 | | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Lycaena (Boldenaria) boldenarum White, 1862 | Boulder copper | | Lycaena feredayi Bates, 1867 | Glade Copper | | Lycaena salustius Fabricius, 1793 | Common Copper | | Neophasia epyaxa (Strecker, 1900) | ⇒ Neophasia terlooii Behr, 1869 | | Percnodaimon merula Butler, 1876 | Black mountain ringlet | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) caerulea Courvoisier, 1910 | | | Scopodes fossulatus Blanchard, 1843 | | | Vanessa gonerilla Fabricius, 1775 | New Zealand red admiral | | Zizeeria labradus Godart, 1823 | | | Zizeeria zizina | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Otago | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
6 | 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 | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
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