Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Southern Line Islands (Line Islands, Micronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 85
193
250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 85
193
250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 85
193
250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 44
87
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
27
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
27
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
27
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
20
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
20
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
14
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Line Islands
4 Families width 15 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Southern Line Islands
14 Genera with 15 Species | Appias Hübner, 1913 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1777 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1775 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nw | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1881 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1891 | Lineblues | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Line Islands
15 Species and 5 Subspecies | Appias (Appias) ada Stoll, 1781 | Orange Albatross | | Appias leptis myndus (Fruhstorfer, 1913) | ⇒ Appias indra Moore, 1857 | | Danaus melanippus Cramer, 1777 | Black Veined Tiger | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Eueides lybia lybia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Hypolimnas bolina holdeni Butler, 1884 | | | Hypolimnas octocula Butler, 1869 | Eight-Spot Butterfly | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Nw thecla danaus | | | Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Mormon | | Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881 | Alaskan Parnassian | | Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884 | Dana Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Southern Line Islands | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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