Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Saint Kitts and Nevis (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
294
425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
294
425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 82
287
418 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 50
183
259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 11
68
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 11
68
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
68
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
57
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
57
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Saint Kitts and Nevis
3 Families width 20 Species
Genera for Saint Kitts and Nevis
18 Genera with 20 Species | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antillea Higgins, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclargus Nabokov, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1775 | Julia Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1777 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1767 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1867 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1780 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saint Kitts and Nevis
20 Species | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Antillea pelops Drury, 1773 | Antillean Crescent | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Crimson-banded Black | | Cyclargus thomasi Clench, 1941 | Miami Blue | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775 | Flambeau | | Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777 | Banded Yellow | | Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | Florida Zebra Longwing | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Junonia neildi Brévignon, 2004 | Mangrove buckeye | | Junonia zonalis (Felder, 1867) | ⇒ Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758 | Straight-line Sulphur | | Strymon acis Drury, 1773 | Acis Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Saint Kitts and Nevis | Family | Lycaenidae
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 | 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 | 10
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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