Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Samoa (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 191
921
1762 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 191
921
1762 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 187
916
1755 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 117
679
1372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
100
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
100
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
99
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
57
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
54
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
30
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Samoa
4 Families width 43 Species and 35 Subspecies
Genera for Samoa
30 Genera with 43 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1848 | Albatrosses | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1927 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calais Laporte de C..., 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1927 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 0 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1827 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1927 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1902 | Autumn leaf | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1869 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1910 | Crows | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1875 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1889 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1876 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mcclungia Fox, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1928 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melinaea Hübner, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1892 | Lineblues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1866 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1927 | Blue Tigers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vagrans Hemming, 1874 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1884 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1915 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Samoa
43 Species and 35 Subspecies | Acraea andromacha polynesiaca Rebel, 1911 | | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777 | Albatross Butterfly | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Appias paulina manaia Hopkins, 1927 | | | Appias athama Blanchard, 1848 | Pacific albatross | | Belenois java schmeltzi Hopkins, 1927 | | | Calais speciosus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Catochrysops taitensis Boisduval, 1832 | | | Catochrysops taitensis pepe Hopkins, 1927 | | | Catopsilia scylla scylla | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Deudorix epijarbas doris Hopkins, 1927 | | | Doleschallia tongana vomana Fruhstorfer, 1902 | | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euchrysops cnejus samoa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | | | Euploea algea Godart, 1819 | Algea Crow | | Euploea algea schmeltzi Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | | | Euploea eleutho (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | ⇒ Euploea boisduvali boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | | Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea lewinii bourkei Poulton, 1924 | | | Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | Euploea schmeltzi schmeltzi | | | Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Eurema hecabe sulphurata Butler, 1875 | | | Famegana alsulus lulu Mathew, 1889 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) polistratus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Dancing Swallowtail | | Hypolimnas antilope Cramer, 1779 | Spotted Crow Eggfly | | Hypolimnas antilope lutescens Butler, 1874 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina inconstans Butler, 1873 | | | Hypolimnas bolina ivena Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas bolina otaheitae C Felder, 1862 | | | Hypolimnas bolina pallescens Butler, 1874 | | | Hypolimnas errabunda Hopkins, 1927 | | | Hypolimnas octocula octocula Butler, 1869 | | | Ideopsis juventa Cramer, 1777 | Gray | | Jamides argentina von Prittwitz, 1867 | | | Jamides carissima Butler, 1876 | Tongan Blue | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Junonia villida villida Fabricius, 1787 | Meadow Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda hopkinsi Poulton & Riley, 1928 | | | Nacaduba dyopa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Owl-Spotted Blue | | Nacaduba dyopa dyopa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | | | Nacaduba samoensis Druce, 1892 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Papilio godeffroyi Semper, 1866 | Godeffroy´s Swallowtail | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Tirumala hamata MacLeay, 1826 | Blue Tiger | | Tirumala hamata melittula Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Tirumala hamata tutuilae Hopkins, 1927 | | | Vagrans egista Cramer, 1780 | Australian vagrant | | Vagrans egista bowdenia M. R. Butler, 1874 | Vagrant Butterfly | | Zizina labradus mangoensis Butler, 1884 | | | Zizula hylax dampierensis Rothschild, 1915 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Samoa | 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 | 9
11 | 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 | 14
24 | 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 | 2
2 | 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 | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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