Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Trobriand Islands (Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 15
26
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 15
26
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 15
26
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 14
25
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
20
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
20
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
20
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
18
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
18
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
13
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Trobriand Islands
4 Families width 11 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Trobriand Islands
13 Genera with 11 Species | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1775 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1953 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1862 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1916 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1919 | Quaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1989 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philiris Röber, 1891 | Moonbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysonotis Hübner, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Troides Hübner, 1819 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Trobriand Islands
11 Species and 7 Subspecies | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775 | Black & White Tiger | | Euploea batesii trobriandensis Carpenter, 1953 | | | Euploea suffusca (Carpenter, 1953) | ⇒ Euploea treitschkei Boisduval, 1832 | | Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855 | | | Jamides nemophila epilectus | | | Nacaduba kurava lydia Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Neopithecops lucifer heria Fruhstorfer, 1919 | Quaker | | Ornithoptera priamus poseidon (Parrott & De..., 1989) | ⇒ Ornithoptera priamus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Papilio (Princeps) ulysses Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Emperor | | Thysonotis danis lampros | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Trobriand Islands | 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 | 7
4 | 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 | 2
4 | 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 | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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