Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Réunion (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 238
1503
2757 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 238
1503
2757 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 231
1480
2727 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 155
1244
2417 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
576
1214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
576
1214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
576
1214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
293
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
261
566 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
34
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Réunion
4 Families width 44 Species and 19 Subspecies
Genera for Réunion
34 Genera with 44 Species #ACDEHJLMNOPSVZ
| Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antanartia Rothschild &..., 1879 | African Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1977 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1866 | Emigrants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1833 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1855 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1833 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1833 | Grass yellow | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Henotesia Butler, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropsis Kunth, 1798 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1833 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucinia Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mcclungia Fox, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1851 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1882 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1833 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1833 | Mother-of-Pearls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1833 | Apeflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Réunion
44 Species and 19 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Antanartia borbonica Oberthür, 1879 | Mascarene Admiral | | Antanartia borbonica borbonica Oberthür, 1879 | | | Aphantopus hyperantus arete Müller, 1764 | | | Arhopala overdijkinki unda Ponomarenko, 1977 | | | Cacyreus darius Mabille, 1877 | | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Catopsilia florella thauruma Reakirt, 1866 | | | Catopsilia thauruma Reakirt, 1866 | Madagascar Migrant | | Chilades (Luthrodes) pandava Horsfield, 1829 | Plain Cupid | | Cupido tintinga Boisduval, 1833 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Euploea euphon Fabricius, 1798 | Mascarene Crow | | Euploea goudotii Boisduval, 1833 | | | Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833 | Malagasy Grass Yellow | | Eurema floricola ceres Butler, 1886 | | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta pulchella Boisduval, 1833 | | | Henotesia narcissus (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Heteropsis narcissus Fabricius, 1798 | | Henotesia narcissus borbonica Oberthür, 1916 | | | Heteropsis narcissus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Heteropsis narcissus borbonica Oberthür, 1916 | | | Heteropsis narcissus narcissus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia rhadama Boisduval, 1833 | Brilliant Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) phidias Fabricius, 1793 | Madagascar Black-Eye | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lucinia cadma sida Hübner, 1823 | | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda helena Westwood, 1851 | | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Neptis dumetorum Boisduval, 1833 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Oeneis uhleri varuna Edwards, 1882 | Uhler´s Arctic | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) phorbanta Linnaeus, 1771 | Papillon La Pature | | Papilio disparilis (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Papilio phorbanta Linnaeus, 1771 | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Salamis augustina Boisduval, 1833 | | | Salamis augustina augustina Boisduval, 1833 | | | Spalgis tintinga Boisduval, 1833 | | | Vanessa borbonica (Oberthür, 1880) | ⇒ Antanartia borbonica Oberthür, 1879 | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Réunion | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 16
18 | 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 | 15
19 | 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 | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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