Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 318
2012
3743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 316
2008
3738 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
1984
3697 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 198
1530
2907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
496
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
496
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
496
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
236
424 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
208
380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
41
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Seychelles
4 Families width 57 Species and 33 Subspecies
Genera for Seychelles
41 Genera with 57 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1833 | Acraeas | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1866 | Sister | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrissa Butler, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 0 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atella Stål, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athyrtis C.Felder & R..., 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1878 | Caper Whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calais Laporte de C..., 1922 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callosune Doubleday, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1836 | Emigrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1875 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1896 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crastia Hubner, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupha Billberg, 1913 | Rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1909 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 0 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1837 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1833 | Grass yellow | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heraclides Hübner, 1819 | Giant swallowtails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1878 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1833 | Buckeyes | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1911 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1822 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1787 | Chilasa | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1881 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selenophanes Staudinger, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symbrenthia Hübner, 1904 | Jesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Seychelles
57 Species and 33 Subspecies | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea neobule legrandi Carcasson, 1964 | | | Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833 | | | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Adelpha naxia naxia C. & R. Felder, 1867 | Naxia Sister | | Adelpha salmoneus salmoneus A. Butler, 1866 | | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879 | Southern Giant Friar | | Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921 | | Arhopala achelous achelous | | | Atella seychellarum (Holland, 1896) | ⇒ Phalanta philiberti Joannis, 1893 | | Athyrtis mechanitis mechanitis (C. Felder & ..., 1862) | ⇒ Athyrtis mechanitis salvini Srnka, 1884 | | Belenois albabrensis | | | Belenois aldabrensis Holland, W, 1896 | | | Belenois gradidieri Mabille, 1878 | | | Belenois grandidieri Mabille, 1878 | | | Calais mahenus Fairmaire, 1892 | | | Calais scotti Fleutiaux, 1922 | | | Callosune evanthides | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Chlosyne hyperia adelina Staudinger, 1875 | | | Colotis (Colotis) evanthides Holland, W, 1896 | | | Crastia rogeri (Geyer, 1837) | ⇒ Euploea rogeri Geyer, 1837 | | Cupha erymanthis nagara Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909 | African Monarch | | Delias caeneus philotis | | | Euploea mitra Moore, 1858 | Seychelles Crow | | Euploea rogeri Geyer, 1837 | | | Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833 | Malagasy Grass Yellow | | Eurema floricola aldabrensis Bernardi, 1969 | | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta pulchella Boisduval, 1833 | | | Heraclides (Heraclides) cresphontes (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Papilio cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | | Heraclides oxilus (J. Hübner, 1819) | ⇒ Papilio cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus ramonza Saalmüller, 1878 | | | Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798 | Yellow Pansy | | Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 | African Yellow Pansy | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Junonia oenone epiclelia Boisduval, 1833 | | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865 | African Blue Pansy | | Junonia rhadama Boisduval, 1833 | Brilliant Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lethe dura mansonia Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Checkered Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) phorbanta Linnaeus, 1771 | Papillon La Pature | | Papilio phorbanta nana Oberthür, 1879 | | | Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787 | Banded Peacock | | Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881 | Alaskan Parnassian | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Selenophanes cassiope caryatis (J.B. Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Selenophanes cassiope cassiope Cramer, 1775 | | Symbrenthia hippoclus atta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna knysna (Trimen, 1862) | ⇒ Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Seychelles | 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 | 7
7 | 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 | 22
29 | 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
7 | 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 | 9
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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