Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 205
929
1524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 204
927
1522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 198
916
1503 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 138
766
1314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
368
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
368
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
367
707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
219
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
182
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
26
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Saint Helena
5 Families width 32 Species and 14 Subspecies
Genera for Saint Helena
26 Genera with 32 Species #ACDEFHILMPSVZ
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1909 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 0 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fountainea Rydon, 1866 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Habrodais Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1852 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Methona Doubleday, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1787 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1853 | Cattlehearts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1881 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1869 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1855 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saint Helena
32 Species and 14 Subspecies | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Eueides tales calathus Stichel, 1909 | | | Eunica chlorochroa chlorochroa | | | Euselasia sergia sergia | Sergia Euselasia | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Fountainea halice chrysophana H. Bates, 1866 | Thorn-scrub Leafwing | | Habrodais grunus Boisduval, 1852 | Golden Hairstreak | | Ideopsis juventa tanais Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Limenitis bredowii (Hübner, 1837) | ⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 | | Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 | Lorquin's admiral | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Methona themisto themisto Hübner, 1818 | | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787 | Banded Peacock | | Parides vertumnus cixius G.R. Gray, 1853 | | | Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881 | Alaskan Parnassian | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845 | | | Speyeria hydaspe Boisduval, 1869 | Hydaspe Fritillary | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855 | California Dogface |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Saint Helena | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
5 | 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 | 13
16 | 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 | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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