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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Shillong (Khasi Hills, India)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		77
307
405		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		77
307
405		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		73
298
395		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		62
281
383		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		26
189
223		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		26
189
223		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
189
223		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
161
190		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
159
189		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
80
115		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shillong
5 Families width 115 Species and 15 Subspecies
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies7SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals55SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies19SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos30SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shillong
80 Genera with 115 Species
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Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1861Judies3SpeciesTaxom
Acraea Fabricius, 1787Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Adolias Boisduval, ante, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Aemona Hewitson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1865Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Altinote Potts, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ancema Eliot, 1973
Royals0SpeciesTaxom
Aphnaeus Hübner, 1829Silver Spots1SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1831Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Arhopala Boisduval, 1862Oak-blues1SpeciesTaxom
Atella Stål, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Athyma Westwood, 1848Sergeants4SpeciesTaxom
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1842Pachliopta1SpeciesTaxom
Bhutanitis Atkinson, 1873Bhutan Glory1SpeciesTaxom
Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catapoecilma Butler, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1836Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 0Azures3SpeciesTaxom
Cethosia Fabricius, 1770Lacewings1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1895Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Cheritra Moore, 1823Common imperial1SpeciesTaxom
Cheritrella de Nicéville, 1887Imperials1SpeciesTaxom
Chilasa Moore, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Childrena Hemming, 1831Large Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Chliaria Moore, 1865Tits1SpeciesTaxom
Citrinophila Kirby, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Clerome Doubleday, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths2SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1771Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Curetis Hübner, 1851Sunbeams1SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1829Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrestis Boisduval, 1787Map Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1827Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Debis Doubleday, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Dercas Doubleday, 1839Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Deudorix Hewitson, 1858Cornelians1SpeciesTaxom
Dichorragia Butler, 1840Constables1SpeciesTaxom
Discophora Boisduval, 1790Duffers1SpeciesTaxom
Dodona Hewitson, 1851Punches2SpeciesTaxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1777Autumn leaf1SpeciesTaxom
Enispe Doubleday, 1845Caliphs1SpeciesTaxom
Ethope Moore, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1790Crows7SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1899Bluebottles and Jays8SpeciesTaxom
Herona Doubleday, 1848Pashas1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1758Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1824Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1764Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Lamproptera Gray, 1787Dragontails1SpeciesTaxom
Laogona Boisduval, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1863Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1848Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Loxura Horsfield, 1782Yamflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 0Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Meandrusa Moore, 1836Hooked Swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1758Evening Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1850Bushbrowns4SpeciesTaxom
Neope Moore, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Neorina Westwood, 1851Owls1SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1858Sailer butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nw1SpeciesTaxom
Orinoma Gray, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 1758Red-bodied swallowtails2SpeciesTaxom
Pademma Moore, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1864Chilasa16SpeciesTaxom
Parantica Moore, 1844Glassy Tigers2SpeciesTaxom
Parasarpa Moore, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Parathyma Moore, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philiris Röber, 1963Moonbeams1SpeciesTaxom
Polyura Billberg, 1866Nawab butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rapala Moore, 1775Flashes1SpeciesTaxom
Stichophthalma Felder & Felder, 0Jungle Queens2SpeciesTaxom
Symphaedra Hübner, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Tajuria Moore, 1869Royals1SpeciesTaxom
Teinopalpus Hope, 1843Kaiser-e-Hind1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumantis Hübner, 1845Jungle Glories1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1763Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shillong
115 Species and 15 Subspecies
Abisara bifasciata Moore, 1877Double-banded Judy
Abisara chela Nicéville, 1886Spot Judy
Abisara neophron Hewitson, 1861Common Tailed Judy
Acraea vesta Fabricius, 1787
Aemona amathusia Hewitson, 1867Yellow Dryad
Allotinus (Paragerydus) drumila Moore, 1865Crenulate Darkie
Altinote tenebrosa erebia Oberthür, 1917
Aphnaeus syama Horsfield, 1829
Argynnis childreni Gray, 1831Himalayan fritillary
Arhopala bazalus Hewitson, 1862Powdered Oakblue
Athyma cama Moore, 1858Orange Staff
Athyma opalina Kollar, 1848Hill Sergeant
Athyma ranga Moore, 1857Blackvein Sergeant
Athyma selenophora Kollar, 1848Staff Sergeant
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) varuna White, 1842Batwings
Bhutanitis lidderdalii Atkinson, 1873Bhutan Glory
Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867
Catapoecilma elegans (Druce, 1873)⇒ Catapaecilma elegans Druce, 1873
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Celastrina oreas Leech, 1893Khasi Hedge Blue
Celastrina oreas oreana
Celastrina oreas oreoides
Cethosia cyane Drury, 1770Leopard Lacewing
Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767Foxy Charaxes
Charaxes kahruba Moore, 1895Variegated raja
Cheritra jafra Godart, 1823
Cheritrella truncipennis de Nicéville, 1887Truncate Imperial
Chilasa (Chilasa) agestor (Gray, 1831)⇒ Papilio agestor Gray, 1831
Chilasa (Chilasa) clytia Linnaeus, 1758Common Mime
Childrena childreni Gray, 1831Himalayan Fritillary
Chliaria othona (Hewitson, 1865)⇒ Hypolycaena othona Hewitson, 1865
Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Coenonympha glycerion Borkhausen, 1788Chestnut Heath
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Curetis bulis Westwood, 1851Bright Sunbeam
Cynthia elymnias Rambur, 1829
Cyrestis cocles Fabricius, 1787Marbled Map
Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827
Dercas verhuelli van der Hoeven, 1839Tailed Sulphur
Deudorix (Deudorix) epijarbas Moore, 1858Bright Cornelian
Dichorragia nesimachus Doyère, 1840Constable
Discophora celinde Stoll, 1790
Dodona adonira Hewitson, 1865Striped Punch
Dodona egeon Westwood, 1851Orange Punch
Doleschallia bisaltide Cramer, 1777Australian leafwing
Enispe euthymius Doubleday, 1845Red Caliph
Euploea (Crastia) alcathoe Godart, 1819Alcathoe Crow
Euploea (Trepsichrois) midamus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Spotted Crow
Euploea core Cramer, 1780Australian Crow
Euploea deione (Westwood, 1848)⇒ Euploea algea deione Westwood, 1848
Euploea diocletianus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Euploea swainson Godart, 1824
Euploea klugii Moore, 1858Blue Crow
Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euselasia amblypodia Lathy, 1926
Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855
Everes argiades diporides Chapman, 1909Chapman's Cupid
Graphium (Graphium) doson Felder, 1864Common Jay
Graphium (Graphium) eurypylus Linnaeus, 1758Great Jay
Graphium (Graphium) meyeri Hopffer, 1874Meyer's Triangle
Graphium (Paranticopsis) macareus (Godart, 1819)⇒ Pathysa macareus Godart, 1819
Graphium macareus lioneli Fruhstorfer, 1902
Graphium (Pathysa) antiphates Cramer, 1775Five-bar Swordtail
Graphium antiphates pompilius Fabricius, 1787Five bar swordtail
Graphium eurous sikkimica Heron, 1899Six bar swordtail
Herona marathus Doubleday, 1848Common Pasha
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolycaena erylus Godart, 1824Common Tit
Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764Yellow Orange Tip
Lamproptera curius Fabricius, 1787White Dragontail
Lethe latiaris Hewitson, 1863Bhutan Treebrown
Limenitis daraxa Doubleday, 1848Green Commodore
Limenitis procris (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Moduza procris Cramer, 1777
Limenitis zulema Doubleday, 1848Scarce white commodore
Loxura atymnus Stoll, 1782Common Yamfly
Lycaena dilectus
Meandrusa payeni Boisduval, 1836Outlet Sword
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Mycalesis francisca Stoll, 1780Lilacine Bushbrown
Mycalesis malsarida Butler, 1868Plain Bushbrown
Mycalesis mestra Hewitson, 1862White-edged Bushbrown
Mycalesis nicotia Westwood, 1850Bright-eye Bushbrown
Neope bhadra Moore, 1857Tailed Labyrinth
Neorina crishna Westwood, 1851Tailed Yellow Owl
Neptis jumbah Moore, 1858Chestnut-streaked Sailer
Nw thecla danaus
Orinoma damaris Gray, 1846Tiger Brown
Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775Common Rose
Pachliopta hector Linnaeus, 1758Crimson Rose
Pademma sherwillii (Moore, 1890)⇒ Euploea klugii Moore, 1858
Papilio (Princeps) bootes Westwood, 1842Tailed Redbreast
Papilio (Princeps) castor (Westwood, 1842)⇒ Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775
Papilio (Princeps) elephenor Doubleday, 1845Yellow-crested Spangle
Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758Red Helen
Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758Christmas swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) paris Linnaeus, 1758Paris Peacock
Papilio paris paris (Linné, 1758)⇒ Papilio paris Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758Common Mormon
Papilio (Princeps) protenor Cramer, 1775Spangle
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758Canadian tiger swallowtail
Papilio alcmenor C&R Felder, 1864Common redbreast
Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777Chinese Peacock
Papilio cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Catacroptera cloanthe Cramer, 1782
Papilio clytus (Linné, 1764)⇒ Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764
Papilio paradoxa (Zinken, 1831)⇒ Chilasa paradoxa Zincken, 1831
Papilio rhetenor (C&R Felder, 1864)⇒ Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775
Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775Chocolate Tiger
Parantica sita Kollar, 1844Chestnut Tiger
Parasarpa zayla Doubleday, 1848Bi-colour Commodore
Parathyma perius Linnaeus, 1758
Philiris harterti leucoma Tite, 1963
Polyura arja Felder, 1866Pallid Nawab
Rapala sphinx Fabricius, 1775Brilliant Flash
Stichophthalma camadeva Westwood, 1848Northern Jungle Glory
Stichophthalma camadevoides hyacynthus
Tajuria deudorix deudorix Hewitson, 1869
Teinopalpus imperialis Hope, 1843Kaiser-e-Hind
Thaumantis diores Doubleday, 1845Common Jungkleglory
Vanessa canace (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Shillong
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		20
19		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		44
55		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		9
30		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		4
4		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks		3
7		Genera
Species
Taxom



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