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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		132
528
782		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		132
528
782		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		127
518
769		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		95
457
698		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		25
186
270		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		25
186
270		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
185
270		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
123
182		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
122
181		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
78
130		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tobago
5 Families width 130 Species and 27 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals57SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones20SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies24SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies27SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tobago
78 Genera with 130 Species
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Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Alesa Doubleday, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1763Peacocks4SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Anteros Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 0Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Biblis Fabricius, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Calicopis1SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1758Giant owl butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 06SpeciesTaxom
Chalybs Hübner, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Chlorostrymon Clench, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Cissia Doubleday, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1941Milkweeds3SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1775Julia Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Dynamine Hübner, 1861Sailors3SpeciesTaxom
Electrostrymon Clench, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Emasis1SpeciesTaxom
Emesis Fabricius, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1827Alpines1SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1819Longwings1SpeciesTaxom
Euptychia Hübner, 18666SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow7SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1982Brush-footed butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Hemeuptychia1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hermeuptychia Forster, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Historis Hübner, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Hyalyris Boisduval, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Hymenitis Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Ithomia Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Juditha Hemming, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1867Buckeyes4SpeciesTaxom
Laparus Billberg, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Lasaia Bates, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1775Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lymnas Blanchard, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Magneuptychia Forster, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Marpesia Hübner, 1776Daggerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Melanis Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Mestra Hübner, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Ministrymon Clench, 1767Ministreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1850Morpho butterfly6SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1775Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphidium Fabricius, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Opsiphanes Doubleday, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 18761SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1775Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pareuptychia W. Forster, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1787Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1777Sulphurs4SpeciesTaxom
Prepona Boisduval, 1811Preponas And Agrias1SpeciesTaxom
Psaudolycaena1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1836Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Pyristitia1SpeciesTaxom
Rekoa Kaye, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1970Scrub-Hairstreaks3SpeciesTaxom
Synargis Hübner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 17934SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1868Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom
Theope Doubleday, 17932SpeciesTaxom
These1SpeciesTaxom
Tmolus Hübner, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Vareuptychia Forster, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Ziegleria Johnson, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tobago
130 Species and 27 Subspecies
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Alesa prema (Godart, 1824)⇒ Alesa telephae Boisduval, 1836
Alesa telephae Boisduval, 1836Telephae Metalmark
Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758Brown peacock
Anartia amathea amathea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Anartia amathea roeselia Eschscholtz, 1835
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Anartia jatrophae jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763White Peacock
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Anteros formosus Cramer, 1777Gold Drop
Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777Florida Sulphur
Appias drosillaPure White
Archaeoprepona demophoon Godart, 1823One-Spotted Prepona
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779Crimson-banded Black
Calephelis inca Mcalpine, 1971Inca Calephelis
Calicopis calusViolet-tinted Hairstreak
Caligo brasiliensis minor Kaye, 1904
Caligo eurilochus Cramer, 1775Forest Blue Mort
Caligo teucer Linnaeus, 1758Cocoa Blue Mort
Calospila lucianus Fabricius, 1793
Calycopis beon Stoll, , 1780
Calycopis cyphara
Calycopis hesperitis Butler & Druce, 1872
Calycopis origo Godman & Salvin, 1887Origo Groundstreak
Calycopis sangala
Calycopis spurinaBrick-spotted Blue
Chalybs herodotusLarge Green Hairstreak
Chalybs simaethis (Drury ; Kaye, 1921)⇒ Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773
Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773Key Lime Hairstreak
Cissia terrestris Butler, 1867Butler´s Ringlet
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826Monarch
Danaus plexippus tobagi A. Clark, 1941
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Dynamine mylitta (Cramer, 1782)⇒ Dynamine postverta Cramer, 1780
Dynamine postverta Cramer, 1780Four-spot Sailor
Dynamine theseus Felder, 1861Blue Tinted Handkerchief
Electrostrymon joya Dognin, 1895Muted Hairstreak
Electrostrymon nubes (H.H. Druce, 1907)⇒ Electrostrymon joya Dognin, 1895
Emasis caeneusBlack-speckled Emesis
Emesis progne Godman, 1903Small Brown Emesis
Erebia stirius pitho Hübner, 1827
Eueides aliphera (Godart, 1819)⇒ Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819
Euptychia hesione Bryk, 1953
Euptychia junia
Euptychia libye Linnaeus, 1767
Euptychia myncea Cramer, 1782
Euptychia penelope Fabricius, 1775
Euptychia terrestris (Butler, 1866)⇒ Cissia terrestris Butler, 1867
Eurema agave Cramer, 1775Agave Yellow
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832Jagged-edged Yellow
Eurema daira sidonia R. Felder, 1869Barred Yellow
Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777Banded Yellow
Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836Hall´s Sulphur
Eurema venusta (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836
Euselasia cafusa Bates, 1868
Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819Juliette
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius erato tobagoensis Barcant, 1982
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758Common Postman
Heliconius melpomene tessa Barcant, 1982
Hemeuptychia hermes
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Hemiargus lannoCommon Blue
Hermeuptychia hermes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793
Historis odius Fabricius, 1775Grape Shoemaker
Historis odius dious Lamas, 1995Orion Cecropian
Hyalyris mestra mestra Hopffer, 1874
Hymenitis andromicaBrown and Cream Nymula
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Ithomia pellucida Weymer, 1875Blue Transparent
Juditha lamis (Stoll, 1780)⇒ Juditha azan Westwood, 1851
Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779Black Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780Black-Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia genoveva genoveva Cramer, 1780Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia zonalis (Felder, 1867)⇒ Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780
Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771Doris Longwing
Lasaia agesilas Latreille, 1809Black-patched Bluemark
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Lymnas iarbas Fabricius, 1787Underleaf
Lymnas xarifa Hewitson, 1852Orange-tipped Underleaf
Magneuptychia libye (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cissia libye Linnaeus, 1767
Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing
Melanis electron electron Fabricius, 1793
Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Mesene phareus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Mesosemia antaerice Hewitson, 1859
Mesosemia lamachus Hewitson, 1857Purple-washed Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia methion (Hewitson, 1860)⇒ Mesosemia lamachus Hewitson, 1857
Mestra amymone (Ménétriés, 1857)⇒ Mestra hypermestra Hübner, 1825
Mestra cana (Erichson, 1848)⇒ Mestra dorcas Fabricius, 1775
Mestra hersilia hersilia Fabricius, 1776South American Mestra
Mestra hypermestra Hübner, 1825Grey handkerchief
Ministrymon echion (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho helenor achilles (achilles lac..., 1907)⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867
Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850Blue Morpho
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Nymphidium cachrus Fabricius, 1787
Nymphidium mantus Cramer, 1775Mantus Metalmark
Nymphidium strati Kaye, 1925
Nymphidium trinidadi Callaghan, 1999Trinidad Metalmark
Opsiphanes cassiae Linnaeus, 1758
Opsiphanes cassina merianae Stichel, 1904
Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876
Papilio (Heraclides) androgeus Cramer, 1775Androgeus
Pareuptychia ocirrhoe Fabricius, 1776Banded White Ringlet
Perophthalma tullius Fabricius, 1787Grey Nymph
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777Cloudless Sulphur
Prepona laertes Hübner, 1811Butterfly
Psaudolycaena marsyasCambridge Blue
Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758Cambridge Blue
Pteronymia alissa Hewitson, 1869Small Rare Blue Transparent
Pyrisitia leuce (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836
Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836Pale Yellow
Pyristitia proerpia Tailed orang..., 1970Little Jaune
Rekoa palegon Cramer, 1780Gold-banded Hairstreak
Rekoa zebina Hewitson, 1869Double-spotted Slate Hairstreak
Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780Bubastes Hairstreak
Strymon bubastus called Leptotes bub..., 1970
Strymon faunalia called Leptotes fau..., 1970
Synargis calyce C. Felder & ..., 1862Blue Transparent
Taygetis cleopatra C. & R. Felder, 1862
Taygetis echo Cramer, 1779
Taygetis echo echo Cramer, 1775
Taygetis laches Fabricius, 1793
Thecla basalides Hübner, 1837
Thecla sangala Hewitson, 1868
Theope eudocia Westwood, 1851Orange Theope
Theope virgilius Fabricius, 1793Blue-based Theope
These are the
Tmolus basalides (Hübner, 1837)⇒ Thecla basalides Hübner, 1837
Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767Four-Spotted Hairstreak
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vareuptychia themis Butler, 1867
Ziegleria ceromia Hewitson, 1877Ceromia Groundstreak

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Tobago
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		15
27		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		35
57		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		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		10
20		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks		16
24		Genera
Species
Taxom



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