Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Tortola (British Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 33
65
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 33
65
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 30
61
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 22
51
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
33
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
33
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
33
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
28
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
28
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
15
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tortola
4 Families width 15 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for Tortola
15 Genera with 15 Species | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1793 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicista Grote, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 0 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1884 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1934 | Julia Heliconians | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1767 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1780 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1773 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tortola
15 Species and 9 Subspecies | Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944 | | | Anaea troglodyta astina Fabricius, 1793 | Florida Leafwing | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Callicista columella Fabricius, 1793 | | | Coenonympha corinna corinna | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus leucogyne A. Butler, 1884 | Monarch | | Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775 | Flambeau | | Dryas iulia alcionea Cramer, 1779 | | | Dryas iulia iulia (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Dryas iulia nudeola Bates, 1934 | | Dryas iulia moderata N. Riley, 1926 | Julia | | Dryas iulia nudeola Bates, 1934 | Julia | | Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | Florida Zebra Longwing | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | Black-Mangrove Buckeye | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873 | | | Strymon acis Drury, 1773 | Acis Hairstreak | | Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787 | Cardenillo | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) rumina Linnaeus, 1758 | Spanish Festoon |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Tortola | 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 | 7
7 | 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 | 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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