Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Pacific Islands (Pacific Ocean)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 125
319
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 124
318
439 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 122
316
437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 88
255
326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 9
23
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 9
23
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 9
23
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
20
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
20
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
14
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Pacific Islands
4 Families width 19 Species and 11 Subspecies
Genera for Pacific Islands
14 Genera with 19 Species | Appias Hübner, 1836 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1826 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1826 | Crows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1805 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1920 | Bluebottles and Jays | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1775 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1819 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1775 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopodes Erichson, 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizera Schrank, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pacific Islands
19 Species and 11 Subspecies | Appias paulina ega Boisduval, 1836 | Common Albatross | | Cepora perimale scyllara MacLeay, 1826 | Australian Gull | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea core corinna MacLeay, 1826 | Common Crow | | Euploea corinna (W.S. Macleay, 1826) | ⇒ Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | | Eurema brigitta australis Wallace, 1867 | No-brand Grass-yellow | | Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass Yellow | | Graphium macleayanum insulanum | | | Graphium macleayanus insulana Waterhouse, 1920 | | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Junonia villida calybe Godart, 1819 | Meadow Argus | | Melanitis leda bankia Fabricius, 1775 | Common evening brown | | Scopodes ovalis Moore, 1992 | | | Scopodes ovalis ovalis Moore, 1992 | | | Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775 | Australian Admiral | | Zizera labradus Godart, 1823 | | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Pacific Islands | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
3 | 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
10 | 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
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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