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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Shark Bay (Gascoyne, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
33
89
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
33
89
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
33
89
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
26
77
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
9
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
9
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
9
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
6
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
6
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shark Bay
3 Families width 6 Species and 3 Subspecies
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shark Bay
6 Genera with 6 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1855Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Actinote Hübner, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Geitoneura Butler, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1894Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Theclinesthes Röber, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shark Bay
6 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Geitoneura minyas Waterhouse &..., 1914Western Xenica
Heliconius hecale jonas (G. Weymer, 1894)⇒ Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871
Theclinesthes sulpitius Miskin, 1890Saltpan Blue

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Shark Bay
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
1
1
Genus
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
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov