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Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
348
2667
4080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
348
2667
4080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
333
2610
3989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
2112
3277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
670
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
670
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
670
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
484
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
434
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
109
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ryukyu Islands
6 Families width 161 Species and 51 Subspecies
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues32SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals81SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs19SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos26SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833)Milkweed Butterflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ryukyu Islands
109 Genera with 161 Species
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Z

Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828Hedge Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Adelpha Hübner, 1866Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Amblypodia Horsfield, 1875Oakblues1SpeciesTaxom
Amphidecta Butler, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1829Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses4SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1763Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Argyreus Fabricius, 1763Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Arhopala Boisduval, 1874Oak-blues1SpeciesTaxom
Ariadne Horsfield, 1763Castors1SpeciesTaxom
Artipe Boisduval, 1771Green Flashes1SpeciesTaxom
Athyma Westwood, 1848Sergeants1SpeciesTaxom
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1889Pachliopta3SpeciesTaxom
Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Byasa Moore, 1836Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793Forget-me-nots2SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 0Emigrants5SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1906Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1891Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 1881Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1787Heaths2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows4SpeciesTaxom
Crastia Hubner, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cupha Billberg, 1773Rustic1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1771Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Curetis Hübner, 1877Sunbeams1SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoe Hübner, 1887Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1758Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrestis Boisduval, 1846Map Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1779Milkweeds4SpeciesTaxom
Dichorragia Butler, 1840Constables1SpeciesTaxom
Edales Moore, 1829Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Euchrysops Butler, 1798Cupids2SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1793Crows8SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow4SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1846Kite Swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Euthalia Hübner, 1857Barons1SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Freyeria Moore, 1848Grass jewel1SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1840Bluebottles and Jays6SpeciesTaxom
Hebomoia Hübner, 1758Great orange tip1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1901Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hestina Westwood, 1862Circes1SpeciesTaxom
Hypocysta Westwood, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903Diadems6SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Idea Fabricius, 1834Paper butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1782Ceruleans3SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1764Buckeyes2SpeciesTaxom
Kallima Doubleday, 1840Oak Leaf butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Kaniska Moore, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1775Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Libythea Fabricius, 1858Beaks1SpeciesTaxom
Luehdorfia Crüger, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Magneuptychia Forster, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Mcclungia Fox, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Megisba Moore, 1828Malayan1SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1780Evening Browns3SpeciesTaxom
Memphis Hübner, 1916Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1867Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1975Bushbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Mynes Boisduval, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1916Lineblues2SpeciesTaxom
Narathura Boisduval, 1832Oakblues1SpeciesTaxom
Neope Moore, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Neopithecops Distant, 1870Quaker1SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1799Sailer butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Nw2SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1882Arctics1SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails3SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1877Chilasa12SpeciesTaxom
Paralaxita Eliot, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Parantica Moore, 1883Glassy Tigers4SpeciesTaxom
Parathyma Moore, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1931Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1929Dingy Lineblues1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1768Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Pithecops Horsfield, 1919Forest Quakers1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1758Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Polyura Billberg, 1843Nawab butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1819Commodores1SpeciesTaxom
Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1860Lineblues2SpeciesTaxom
Protesilaus Swainson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844Pale grass blue2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhogyra Hübner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Radena Moore, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Spalgis Moore, 1851Apeflies1SpeciesTaxom
Symbrenthia Hübner, 1864Jesters1SpeciesTaxom
Tajuria Moore, 1869Royals1SpeciesTaxom
Tarucus Moore, 1793Blue pierrots1SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Tellervo Kirby, 1874Cracker1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1865Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1775Blue Tigers1SpeciesTaxom
Tongeia Tutt, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Udara Toxopeus, 1879Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1794Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1920Ringlets3SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 0Grass blues4SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1775Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ryukyu Islands
161 Species and 51 Subspecies
Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828Common Hedge Blue
Adelpha salmoneus salmoneus A. Butler, 1866
Allotinus portunus portunus
Amblypodia japonica (Murray, 1875)⇒ Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874
Amphidecta pignerator simplicia Weymer, 1910
Apatura metis FREYER, 1829Freyer's Purple Emperor
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763Indian Fritillary
Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763
Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874Japanese Oakblue
Ariadne ariadne Linnaeus, 1763Angled Castor
Artipe eryx Linnaeus, 1771Green Flash
Athyma selenophora Kollar, 1848Staff Sergeant
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) alcinous Klug, 1836Chinese Windmill
Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889
Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867
Byasa alcinous Klug, 1836Chinese Windmill
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860Forget-me-not
Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793Forget Me Not Blue
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763Orange Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla scylla
Cepora julia Doherty, 1891
Coenonympha arcania arcania (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761
Coenonympha oedippus Fabricius, 1787False Ringlet
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Crastia kuroiwae (Matsumura, 1906)⇒ Euploea swainson Godart, 1824
Cupha erymanthis Drury, 1773Rustic
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Curetis acuta Moore, 1877Acute sunbeam
Cymothoe herminia herminia Grose-Smith, 1887
Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Cyrestis acilia laelia C. & R. Felder, 1860
Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1846Common Map
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779Common
Dichorragia nesimachus Doyère, 1840Constable
Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829)⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829
Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798Bean blue
Euploea (Crastia) kuroiwae (Matsumura, 1906)⇒ Euploea swainson Godart, 1824
Euploea camaralzeman Butler, 1866Blue King Crow
Euploea dufresne okinawensis (Matsumura, 1929)⇒ Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793
Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777Striped Blue Crow
Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806)⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807
Euploea swainson Godart, 1824Swainson's Crow
Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793Double-branded Blue Crow
Euploea tulliolus Fabricius, 1793Dwarf Crow
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurytides epidaus epidaus Doubleday, 1846Mexican Kite-Swallowtail
Euthalia anosia anosia Moore, 1857Grey Baron
Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824Indian Cupid
Freyeria putli Kollar, 1848Grass jewel
Graphium leonidas pelopidas Oberthür, 1879
Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758Green jay
Graphium (Graphium) doson Felder, 1864Common Jay
Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle
Graphium dorcus dorcus De Haan, 1840
Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758Great Orange Tip
Heliconius melpomene milesia (H.H. Riffarth, 1901)⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897
Hestina japonica Felder, 1862
Hypocysta haemonia fenestrella (Fruhstorfer, 1911)⇒ Hypocysta haemonia haemonia Hewitson, 1863
Hypolimnas anomala Wallace, 1869Crow Egg-fly
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903
Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863)⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909
Idea idea idea
Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834Large Tree Nymph
Ideopsis gaura glaphyra Moore, 1883
Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758Blue Glassy Tiger
Ideopsis similis tragasa Fruhstorfer, 1910
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Jamides alecto C. Felder, 1860Metallic Cerulean
Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782Dark Cerulean
Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758Peacock Pansy
Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764Blue Argus
Kallima inachus Doyère, 1840Dead Leaf
Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lethe europa Fabricius, 1775Bamboo Tree-brown
Libythea lepita Moore, 1858Common Beak
Luehdorfia japonica Leech, 1889Gifu Butterfly
Magneuptychia gera nortia Hewitson, 1862
Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806
Megisba malaya Horsfield, 1828Malayan
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis liukiuana Swinhoe, 1915
Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780Dark Evening Brown
Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916)⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850
Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873
Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867
Mycalesis francisca Stoll, 1780Lilacine Bushbrown
Mycalesis gotama Moore, 1857Chinese Bushbrown
Mycalesis madjicosa Fujioka, 1975
Mynes eucosmetus eucosmetus Godman & Salvin, 1879
Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858Transparent 6-Line Blue
Nacaduba kurava therasia Fruhstorfer, 1916
Neope pulaha didia Fruhstorfer, 1909
Neopithecops zalmora Butler, 1870Common Quaker
Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758Common Plain Sailor
Neptis philyra philyra Ménétriés, 1858
Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799
Nw thecla bosara
Nw thecla danaus
Oeneis uhleri varuna Edwards, 1882Uhler´s Arctic
Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775Common Rose
Pachliopta liris liris
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Checkered Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758Red Helen
Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758Christmas swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758Common Mormon
Papilio (Princeps) protenor Cramer, 1775Spangle
Papilio (Sinoprinceps) xuthus Linnaeus, 1767Asia Swallowtail
Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777Chinese Peacock
Papilio dehaanii Cramer, 1777Japanese Peacock Swallowtail
Papilio demetrius Cramer, 1782
Papilio janira (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Maniola jurtina janira Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio macilentus Janson, 1877Long Tail Spangle
Paralaxita telesia lyclene de Nicéville, 1894Common Red Harlequin
Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782Glassy Blue Tiger
Parantica sita Kollar, 1844Chestnut Tiger
Parantica swinhoei (Moore, 1883)⇒ Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775
Parathyma perius Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881Alaskan Parnassian
Parnassius szechenyi lethe (Bryk & Eisner, 1931)⇒ Parnassius szechenyii Frivaldsky, 1886
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919Forest Quaker
Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798
Polyura eudamippus Doubleday, 1843Great Nawab
Pontia helice helice Linnaeus, 1764
Prosotas nora C. Felder, 1860Common Line Blue
Protesilaus telesilaus vitellus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844Pale Grass Blue
Pyrrhogyra neaerea argina Fruhstorfer, 1908
Spalgis epius Westwood, 1851Apefly
Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864Common Jester
Tajuria deudorix deudorix Hewitson, 1869
Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793
Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821
Tellervo septentrionis Butler, 1874
Thecla imma Prittwitz, 1865
Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775Blue Tiger
Tongeia fischeri Eversmann, 1843Fischer'S Blue
Udara albocaeruleus Moore, 1879
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Ypthima masakii Ito, 1947
Ypthima riukiuana Matsumura, 1906
Ypthima yayeyamana Nire, 1920
Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865African Grass Blue
Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787Lesser Grass Blue
Zizeeria zizina
Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775Dainty grass-blue

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Ryukyu Islands
FamilyDanaidae
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
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
32
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
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
54
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
9
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
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
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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