Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Tahiti (Society Windward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 78
254
500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 78
254
500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 74
246
491 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 56
213
450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
45
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
45
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
45
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
27
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
26
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
12
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tahiti
3 Families width 15 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Tahiti
12 Genera with 15 Species | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1911 | Crows | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1819 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1862 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1832 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1775 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1832 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nipara Moore, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tahiti
15 Species and 7 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Euploea (Nipara) walkeri (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | Euploea boisduvalii (Lucas, 1853) | ⇒ Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea matilica (Fruhstorfer, 1911) | ⇒ Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | Eurema daira daira Godart, 1819 | Barred Yellow | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina otaheitae C Felder, 1862 | | | Lycaena catochloris Boisduval, 1832 | | | Melanitis leda solandra Fabricius, 1775 | Evening Brown | | Nacaduba catochloris Boisduval, 1832 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Nipara walkeri (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Tahiti | 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 | 7
10 | Genera
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
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