Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Sint Eustatius (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 40
89
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 40
89
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 40
89
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 28
75
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
30
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
30
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
30
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
25
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
25
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
19
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sint Eustatius
4 Families width 19 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Sint Eustatius
19 Genera with 19 Species | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blepolenis Röber, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1887 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1827 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1777 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1767 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1776 | Daggerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1773 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sint Eustatius
19 Species and 6 Subspecies | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Crimson-banded Black | | Blepolenis batea batea (Hübner, 1821) | ⇒ Blepolenis batea didymaon C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cymothoe herminia herminia Grose-Smith, 1887 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Erebia stirius pitho Hübner, 1827 | | | Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777 | | Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | Florida Zebra Longwing | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776 | Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing | | Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873 | | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Strymon acis Drury, 1773 | Acis Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Sint Eustatius | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
3 | 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 | 10
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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