Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Tsuen Wan District (New Territories West, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 109
612
703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 109
612
703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 101
592
675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 71
547
629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
457
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
457
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
457
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
348
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
336
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
63
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Tsuen Wan District
5 Families width 89 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Tsuen Wan District
63 Genera with 89 Species #ACDEFGHIJKLMNPRSTUYZ
| Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1790 | Judies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1819 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1763 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athyma Westwood, 1782 | Sergeants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1877 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1775 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1793 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1829 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupha Billberg, 1773 | Rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1846 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1779 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1767 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dercas Doubleday, 1839 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1858 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1763 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1777 | Crows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1836 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 1848 | Barons | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Faunis Hübner, 1773 | Duffers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1775 | Bluebottles and Jays | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Heliophorus Geyer, 1823 | Sapphires | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hestina Westwood, 1758 | Circes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1758 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1764 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1782 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1758 | Buckeyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Kaniska Moore, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lamproptera Gray, 1787 | Dragontails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1787 | Foresters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lexias Boisduval, 1878 | Archdukes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1780 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1908 | Bushbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1858 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1758 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 1775 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantoporia Hübner, 1790 | Lascars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1764 | Chilasa | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1782 | Glassy Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasarpa Moore, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedyma Felder, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pierella Herrich-Schä..., 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1768 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pithecops Horsfield, 1919 | Forest Quakers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prioneris Wallace, 1842 | Sawtooths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1879 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844 | Pale grass blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rohana Moore, 1880 | Princes | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sinthusa Moore, 1829 | Sparks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symbrenthia Hübner, 1864 | Jesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taraka Doherty, 1875 | Forest Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tellervo Kirby, 1874 | Cracker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1775 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Troides Hübner, 1860 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 1879 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1775 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zemeros Boisduval, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tsuen Wan District
89 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abisara echeria Stoll, 1790 | | | Acraea (Actinote) issoria Hübner, 1819 | Yellow Coaster | | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | Indian Fritillary | | Athyma nefte Cramer, 1780 | Colour Sergeant | | Athyma ranga Moore, 1857 | Blackvein Sergeant | | Athyma selenophora Kollar, 1848 | Staff Sergeant | | Athyma sulpitia Cramer, 1782 | Spotted Sergeant | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Celastrina lavendularis Moore, 1877 | Plain Hedge Blue | | Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 | Common Gull | | Charaxes bernardus Fabricius, 1793 | Tawny Rajah | | Cigaritis syama Horsfield, 1829 | Club Silverline | | Cupha erymanthis Drury, 1773 | Rustic | | Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1846 | Common Map | | Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779 | Common | | Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767 | Red-base Jezebel | | Dercas verhuelli van der Hoeven, 1839 | Tailed Sulphur | | Deudorix (Deudorix) epijarbas Moore, 1858 | Bright Cornelian | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Euploea (Trepsichrois) midamus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Spotted Crow | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777 | Striped Blue Crow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836 | Papuan Grass-yellow | | Euthalia lubentina Cramer, 1777 | Common Gaudy Baron | | Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1848 | Green Duke | | Faunis eumeus Drury, 1773 | Large Faun | | Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Green jay | | Graphium (Graphium) cloanthus Westwood, 1841 | Glassy Bluebottle | | Graphium (Graphium) doson Felder, 1864 | Common Jay | | Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue bottle | | Graphium (Pathysa) antiphates Cramer, 1775 | Five-bar Swordtail | | Heliophorus epicles Godart, 1823 | Common Purple Sapphire | | Hestina assimilis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Glassy Tiger | | Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764 | Yellow Orange Tip | | Jamides alecto C. Felder, 1860 | Metallic Cerulean | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Peacock Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782 | Chocolate Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763 | Blue Admiral | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lamproptera curius Fabricius, 1787 | White Dragontail | | Lethe chandica Moore, 1857 | Angle Red Forester | | Lethe confusa Aurivillius, 1897 | Banded Tree Brown | | Lethe rohria Fabricius, 1787 | Common Tree Brown | | Lexias pardalis Moore, 1878 | Archduke | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780 | Dark Evening Brown | | Mycalesis mineus Linnaeus, 1758 | Dark Branded Bushbrown | | Mycalesis mucianus Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858 | Transparent 6-Line Blue | | Neptis clinia Moore, 1872 | Clear Sailer | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775 | Common Rose | | Pantoporia hordonia Stoll, 1790 | Common Lascar | | Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Helen | | Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Christmas swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) paris Linnaeus, 1758 | Paris Peacock | | Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Mormon | | Papilio (Princeps) protenor Cramer, 1775 | Spangle | | Papilio (Sinoprinceps) xuthus Linnaeus, 1767 | Asia Swallowtail | | Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777 | Chinese Peacock | | Papilio clytus (Linné, 1764) | ⇒ Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764 | | Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782 | Glassy Blue Tiger | | Parasarpa dudu Fruhstorfer, 1908 | White Commodore | | Phaedyma columella Cramer, 1780 | Short banded Sailer | | Pierella lena salma Constantino, 2007 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768 | Asian cabbage white | | Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | Forest Quaker | | Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842 | Spotted Sawtooth | | Prosotas dubiosa Semper, 1879 | Purple line-blue | | Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844 | Pale Grass Blue | | Sinthusa nasaka Horsfield, 1829 | Narrow Spark | | Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864 | Common Jester | | Taraka hamada Druce, 1875 | Common Forest Pierrot | | Tellervo septentrionis Butler, 1874 | | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger | | Troides (Troides) aeacus Felder, 1860 | Golden Birdwing | | Udara albocaeruleus Moore, 1879 | | | Ypthima baldus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Five-Ring | | Zemeros flegyas Cramer, 1780 | Common Punchinello | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Tsuen Wan District | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 17
18 | 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 | 31
43 | 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 | 5
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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