Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Saibai Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 22
63
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 22
63
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 20
53
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 15
45
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 5
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 5
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 5
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 5
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 5
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Saibai Island
5 Families width 13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Saibai Island
12 Genera with 13 Species | Arhopala Boisduval, 1865 | Oak-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1775 | Dusky blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1914 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1826 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cressida Swainson, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1819 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pareuptychia W. Forster, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saibai Island
13 Species and 2 Subspecies | Arhopala madytus Fruhstorfer, 1914 | Bright Oak-blue | | Arhopala philander C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Dark Oak-Blue | | Candalides erinus Fabricius, 1775 | Small Dusky Blue | | Catochrysops amasea Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cobalt Pea-blue | | Cepora perimale scyllara MacLeay, 1826 | Australian Gull | | Cressida cressida cressida Fabricius, 1775 | Greasy Swallowtail | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euploea (Crastia) alcathoe Godart, 1819 | Alcathoe Crow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Hypolycaena phorbas Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted Flash | | Mesosemia halmus Doubleday, 1847 | | | Pareuptychia poltys Prittwitz, 1865 | | | Taenaris catops Westwood, 1851 | Silky Owl |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Saibai Island | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 5
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 | 3
3 | 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
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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