Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Socotra (Yemen)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 100
378
567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 98
372
558 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 94
357
542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 70
311
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
188
312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
188
312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
188
312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
126
229 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
115
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Socotra
5 Families width 14 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Socotra
13 Genera with 14 Species | Anaphaeis Hübner, 1881 | Pioneers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1881 | Emperors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 0 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1899 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1777 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 0 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1898 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 0 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1899 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Socotra
14 Species and 4 Subspecies | Anaphaeis anomala Butler, 1881 | | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Charaxes (Stonehamia) balfouri Butler, 1881 | | | Charaxes balfourii Butler, 1881 | | | Colotis antigone niveus | | | Cupido quadratus Grant, 1899 | | | Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913 | | Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777 | | | Mycalesis socotra | | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio demodocus bennetti Dixey, 1898 | | | Syntarucus socotranus | | | Tarucus quadratus Oglivie-Grant, 1899 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Socotra | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 5
5 | 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 | 4
5 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
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