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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Seram (South Maluku, Indonesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
108
428
720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
108
428
720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
105
425
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
75
348
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
161
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
161
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
161
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
152
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
140
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
74
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seram
5 Families width 168 Species and 36 Subspecies
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies56SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals58SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones27SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos26SpeciesTaxom
Danaidae Boisduval, 1833Milkweed Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Seram
74 Genera with 168 Species
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Akasinula Toxopeus, 0White hedge blue3SpeciesTaxom
Amblypodia Horsfield, 1887Oakblues1SpeciesTaxom
Apaturina Herrich-Schä..., 17791SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 0Albatrosses7SpeciesTaxom
Arhopala Boisduval, 1865Oak-blues2SpeciesTaxom
Bindahara Moore, 1793Plane1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1777Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Calliploea Butler, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Candalides Hübner, 0Dusky blues1SpeciesTaxom
Catochrysops Boisduval, 1860Forget-me-nots1SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1763Emigrants3SpeciesTaxom
Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1805Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Cethosia Fabricius, 1773Lacewings1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1779Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1867Yeomans1SpeciesTaxom
Curetis Hübner, 1773Sunbeams2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrestis Boisduval, 1782Map Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Danais Latreille, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1782Milkweeds4SpeciesTaxom
Danis Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1922Jezebels11SpeciesTaxom
Dichorragia Butler, 1859Constables1SpeciesTaxom
Didonis Hubner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1886Autumn leaf1SpeciesTaxom
Elymnias Hübner, 1782Palmflies2SpeciesTaxom
Epimastidia H. H. Druce, 03SpeciesTaxom
Erysichton Fruhstorfer, 02SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1793Crows12SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1782Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Gerydus Boisduval, 01SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1836Bluebottles and Jays10SpeciesTaxom
Hebomoia Hübner, 1775Great orange tip1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1912Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Horaga Moore, 1860Onyxs1SpeciesTaxom
Horsfieldia Riley, 0Leaf blue2SpeciesTaxom
Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1899Jewels2SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1758Diadems5SpeciesTaxom
Idea Fabricius, 1834Paper butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 0Ceruleans8SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1764Buckeyes2SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1780Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Libythea Fabricius, 1869Beaks1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1889Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Megisba Moore, 0Malayan1SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1758Evening Browns4SpeciesTaxom
Memphis Hübner, 1916Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1867Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1775Bushbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1916Lineblues10SpeciesTaxom
Nw1SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1914Birdwings6SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 1758Red-bodied swallowtails2SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1864Chilasa8SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 0Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenos Hübner, 1776Clipper1SpeciesTaxom
Philiris Röber, 1860Moonbeams1SpeciesTaxom
Pithecops Horsfield, 1919Forest Quakers2SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1886Small Jewel Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Polyura Billberg, 1758Nawab butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1963Lineblues4SpeciesTaxom
Ripponia Haugum & Low, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Saletara Butler, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Salpinx Hubner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Symbrenthia Hübner, 1864Jesters2SpeciesTaxom
Tellervo Kirby, 1775Cracker3SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 1798Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Thysonotis Hübner, 04SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 0Blue Tigers1SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1779Birdwings4SpeciesTaxom
Udara Toxopeus, 1879Hedge Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Waigeum Staudinger, 19342SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seram
168 Species and 36 Subspecies
Akasinula camenae
Akasinula camenae euphon
Akasinula serangana
Amblypodia polita (Röber, 1887)⇒ Arhopala eridanus C. Felder, 1860
Apaturina erminea Cramer, 1779Turquoise Emperor
Appias (Appias) ada Stoll, 1781Orange Albatross
Appias (Appias) melania Fabricius, 1775Grey Albatross
Appias (Appias) placidia Stoll, 1790Chocolate albatross
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina antoniae Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias placidia placidia Stoll, 1790
Appias placidea placidea
Arhopala ate Hewitson, 1863
Arhopala philander C. Felder & ..., 1865Dark Oak-Blue
Bindahara phocides Fabricius, 1793Australian plane
Boloria selene myrina Cramer, 1777Myrina Fritillary
Calliploea adyte cledonia (Fruhstorfer, 1904)⇒ Euploea stephensii C. & R. Felder, 1865
Candalides fulgens
Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860Forget-me-not
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763Orange Emigrant
Cepora iudith (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Cepora ethel Doherty, 1891
Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805Australian gull
Cethosia biblis Drury, 1773Batik Lacewing
Charaxes eurialus Cramer, 1779
Cirrochroa semiramis C. Felder & ..., 1867
Curetis barsine barsine
Curetis thetis Drury, 1773Indian Sunbeam
Cyrestis thyonneus Cramer, 1782
Danais melina (Godart, 1819)⇒ Euploea climena melina Godart, 1857
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775Black & White Tiger
Danaus philene (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775
Danis danis Cramer, 1775Large green banded blue
Delias caeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Delias ceneus Linnaeus, 1758
Delias dorimene Stoll, 1782
Delias duris Hewitson, 1861
Delias echidna Hewitson, 1861
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Delias isse Cramer, 1775
Delias joiceyi Talbot, 1920
Delias manuselensis Talbot, 1920
Delias stresemanni Rothschild, 1915
Delias subviridis Joicey & Talbot, 1922
Dichorragia ninus Felder, 1859
Didonis vitellia
Doleschallia melana Staudinger, 1886
Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763Common Palmfly
Elymnias vitellia Cramer, 1782
Epimastidia inaps
Epimastidia inops C. Felder & ..., 1860
Epimastidia staudingeri
Erysichton palmyra (Felder, 1860)⇒ Jameela palmyra Felder, 1860
Erysichton palmyra palmyra
Euploea (Crastia) alcathoe Godart, 1819Alcathoe Crow
Euploea (Vadebra) climena Stoll, 1782Climena Crow
Euploea alecto (Butler, 1866)⇒ Euploea alcathoe alecto Butler, 1866
Euploea ceramica (Swinhoe, 1917)⇒ Euploea leucostictos Gmelin, 1790
Euploea dentiplaga Rothschild, 1915Seram Crow
Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea lycoleon (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Euploea leucostictos Gmelin, 1790
Euploea lykoatis (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Euploea algea Godart, 1819
Euploea phaenareta Schaller, 1785Giant Crow
Euploea phaenarete Fabricius, 1793
Euploea phaenoareta
Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793Double-branded Blue Crow
Eurema candida Stoll, 1782
Gerydus leos
Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758Green jay
Graphium (Graphium) codrus Cramer, 1779Eastern Olive Triangle
Graphium (Graphium) eurypylus Linnaeus, 1758Great Jay
Graphium (Graphium) macfarlanei Butler, 1877Green Triangle
Graphium (Graphium) milon (Felder, 1864)⇒ Graphium anthedon C. & R. Felder, 1864
Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle
Graphium (Graphium) stresemanni Rothschild, 1916
Graphium (Graphium) weiskei RIBBE, 1900Purple Spotted Swallowtail
Graphium (Pathysa) aristeus Cramer, 1780Chain Swordtail
Graphium deucalion Boisduval, 1836Yellow Zebra
Hebomoia leucippe Cramer, 1775
Heliconius xanthocles cethosia (A. Seitz, 1912)⇒ Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865
Horaga syrinx Felder, 1860Ambon Onyx
Horsfieldia anita⇒ Amblypodia anita Hewitson, 1862
Horsfieldia annetta anna
Hypochrysops anacletus Felder, 1860
Hypochrysops pagenstecheri RIBBE, 1899
Hypolimnas alimena Linnaeus, 1758Blue-banded Egg-fly
Hypolimnas antilope Cramer, 1779Spotted Crow Eggfly
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas bolina signata
Hypolimnas pandarus Linnaeus, 1758
Idea idea Linnaeus, 1763Linnaeus' Idea
Idea idea idea
Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834Large Tree Nymph
Ideopsis klassika Martin, 1909Seram Small Tree-nymph
Jamides alecto alecto
Jamides astraptes
Jamides butleri Rothschild, 1915
Jamides euchylus euchylus
Jamides nemea Felder, 1860
Jamides porphyris Holland, 1900
Jamides pseudosias Rothschild, 1915
Jamides rothschildi
Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763Gray Pansy
Junonia hedonia Linnaeus, 1764Brown Argus
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lethe arete Cramer, 1780
Libythea ceramensis Wallace, 1869
Limenitis staudingeri RIBBE, 1889Poplar Admiral
Megisba strongyle strongyle
Melanitis amabilis Boisduval, 1832Banded Evening Brown
Melanitis constantia Cramer, 1779Constantia Evening Brown
Melanitis constantia constantia Cramer, 1777
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916)⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850
Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867
Mycalesis terminus Fabricius, 1775Orange Bush Brown
Nacaduba berenice Herrich-Schä..., 1869Large Purple Line-blue
Nacaduba berenice illuensis Röber, 1886
Nacaduba beroe beroe C.& R.Felder, , 1865
Nacaduba calauria C. Felder, 1860Dark Ceylon 6-Lineblue
Nacaduba felderi (Rothschild, 1915)⇒ Nacaduba cajetani Tite, 1963
Nacaduba hermus hermus Felder, 1860
Nacaduba major Rothschild, 1915
Nacaduba novaehebridensis vulcana Tite, 1963
Nacaduba palmyra (Röber, 1886)⇒ Erysichton lineata Murray, 1874
Nacaduba tristis Rothschild, 1916
Nw thecla danaus
Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) croesus Wallace, 1859Wallace's Golden Birdwing
Ornithoptera croesus croesus Wallace, 1859
Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) priamus Linnaeus, 1758Cairns birdwing butterfly
Ornithoptera priamus priamus Linnaeus, 1758
Ornithoptera (Schoenbergia) goliath Oberthür, 1888Goliath Birdwing
Ornithoptera goliath procrus Rothschild, 1914
Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775Common Rose
Pachliopta polydorus Linnaeus, 1758Red-bodied Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) fuscus Goeze, 1779Canopus Butterfly
Papilio (Princeps) gambrisius Cramer, 1779
Papilio (Princeps) ulysses Linnaeus, 1758Blue Emperor
Papilio deiphobus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio oritinus Fruhstorfer, 1903
Papilio ortygnus (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Oenomaus ortygnus Cramer, 1782
Papilio sataspes Felder, 1864Sulawesi Red Helen
Pareronia jobaea elsa
Parthenos sylvia Cramer, 1776Clipper
Philiris ilias C. Felder, 1860
Pithecops dionisius Boisduval, 1832Pied Blue
Pithecops dionisius euanthes Fruhstorfer, 1919
Plebejus insularis Röber, 1886
Plebejus staudingeri Röber, 1886
Plebejus unicolor Röber, 1886
Polyura cognatus Snellen van ..., 1861Sulawesi Blue Nawab
Polyura pyrrhus Linnaeus, 1758Tailed Emperor
Prosotas gracilis Röber, 1886Dark-based Lineblue
Prosotas nora nora Felder, 1860
Prosotas pia Toxopeus, 1929Margined Lineblue
Prosotas pia ceramensis Tite, 1963
Saletara liberia Cramer, 1779Malayan Albatross
Salpinx frigida Butler, 1878
Symbrenthia hippoclus Cramer, 1779Common Jester
Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864Common Jester
Tellervo assarica Stoll, 1781
Tellervo assarica seramica Ackery, 1987
Tellervo zoilus Fabricius, 1775Cairns hamadryad
Terias brigitta libythea Fabricius, 1798
Thysonotis eudoxia
Thysonotis hymetus Felder, 1860
Thysonotis karpeia
Thysonotis numetus
Tirumala melissa nigra
Troides (Ripponia) hypolitus Cramer, 1775Rippon´s Birdwing
Troides (Troides) criton Felder, 1860Criton Birdwing
Troides (Troides) haliphron Boisduval, 1836Haliphron Birdwing
Troides (Troides) oblongomaculatus Goeze, 1779Eastern Yellow Birdwing
Udara dilecta coalitoides
Udara placidula lyseas Grose-Smith, 1895
Udara dilectus Moore, 1879Pale Hedge Blue
Waigeum ceramica
Waigeum makrikii RIBBE, 1934

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Seram
FamilyDanaidae
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
25
56
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
33
58
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
6
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
9
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov