Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Tonga (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 139
443
612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 139
443
612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 135
429
596 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 89
304
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
143
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
143
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
143
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
95
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
88
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
32
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tonga
4 Families width 43 Species and 35 Subspecies
Genera for Tonga
32 Genera with 43 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1911 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriades Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1927 | Albatrosses | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Baronia Salvin, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1927 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1993 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1827 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1927 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1927 | Autumn leaf | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1869 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1865 | Crows | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1867 | Grass yellow | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 0 | Diadems | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1884 | Ceruleans | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1775 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1869 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1929 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saletara Butler, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1869 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1883 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vagrans Hemming, 1874 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1884 | Lesser Grass Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tonga
43 Species and 35 Subspecies | Acraea andromacha Fabricius, 1775 | Glasswing | | Acraea andromacha polynesiaca Rebel, 1911 | | | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777 | Albatross Butterfly | | Appias athama Blanchard, 1848 | Pacific albatross | | Appias athama manaia Hopkins, 1927 | | | Baronia brevicornis phronima (H.G. Dyar, 1912) | ⇒ Baronia brevicornis brevicornis Salvin, 1893 | | Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768 | Caper White | | Belenois java schmeltzi Hopkins, 1927 | | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Catochrysops taitensis hopkinsi Miller & Miller, 1993 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Deudorix epijarbas armstrongi Hopkins, 1927 | | | Doleschallia bisaltide Cramer, 1777 | Australian leafwing | | Doleschallia bisaltide drusius | | | Doleschallia tongana tongana Hopkins, 1927 | | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euchrysops cnejus samoa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | | | Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | | Euploea boisduvalii (Lucas, 1853) | ⇒ Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | Euploea lewanii Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea lewinii lewinii C & R Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793 | Double-branded Blue Crow | | Euploea tulliolus Fabricius, 1793 | Dwarf Crow | | Euploea tulliolus forsteri Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe sulphurata Butler, 1875 | | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta australis Wallace, 1867 | No-brand Grass-yellow | | Famegana alsulus Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Black Spotted Grass Blue | | Famegana alsulus lulu Mathew, 1889 | | | Hypolimnas antilope lutescens Butler, 1874 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina ivena Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Hypolimnas bolina moseleyi | | | Hypolimnas bolina naresii Butler, 1883 | | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas bolina pallescens Butler, 1874 | | | Hypolimnas bolina thomsonii | | | Jamides carissima Butler, 1876 | Tongan Blue | | Jamides carissima thomasi Miller & Miller, 1993 | | | Jamides morphoides Butler, 1884 | | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Junonia villida villida Fabricius, 1787 | Meadow Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Maniola jurtina janira Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda solandra Fabricius, 1775 | Evening Brown | | Nacaduba dyopa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Owl-Spotted Blue | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Christmas swallowtail | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Saletara liberia Cramer, 1779 | Malayan Albatross | | Tajuria deudorix deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | | | Tirumala hamata angustata Moore, 1883 | | | Vagrans egista bowdenia M. R. Butler, 1874 | Vagrant Butterfly | | Zizina labradus Godart, 1824 | Clover Blue | | Zizina labradus mangoensis Butler, 1884 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Tonga | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 12
12 | 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 | 13
22 | 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
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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