Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Vanuatu (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 205
827
1374 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 204
826
1373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 200
819
1362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 131
613
1061 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
151
273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
150
272 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
150
272 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
106
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
104
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
60
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Vanuatu
6 Families width 106 Species and 96 Subspecies
Genera for Vanuatu
60 Genera with 106 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaphaeis Hübner, 1768 | Pioneers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1848 | Albatrosses | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1859 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1819 | Dusky blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1836 | Emigrants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catopyrops Toxopeus, 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1865 | Gulls | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1876 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1761 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1882 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaida Latreille, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1937 | Jezebels | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 2003 | Cornelians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1899 | Autumn leaf | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1914 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1893 | Fig Eaters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1910 | Crows | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1875 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 2002 | Diadems | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Idea Fabricius, 1773 | Paper butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomeis Bates, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1884 | Ceruleans | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1873 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Luthrodes Moore, 1875 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1775 | Evening Browns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1875 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 2001 | Lineblues | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nw | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1838 | Birdwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orsotriaena Wallengren, 1875 | Nigger | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1868 | Chilasa | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1989 | Glassy Tigers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1916 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenos Hübner, 1897 | Clipper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1886 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1993 | Nawab butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prepona Boisduval, 1916 | Preponas And Agrias | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 2003 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saletara Butler, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salpinx Hubner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1875 | Blue Tigers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vagrans Hemming, 2003 | Vagrants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Yoma Doherty, 1780 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1823 | Grass blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1875 | Lesser Grass Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1915 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Vanuatu
106 Species and 96 Subspecies | Acraea andromacha Fabricius, 1775 | Glasswing | | Acraea andromacha andromacha Fabricius, 1775 | Glasswing | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anaphaeis java Linnaeus, 1768 | Caper White | | Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836 | Common Albatross | | Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777 | Albatross Butterfly | | Appias paulina ega Boisduval, 1836 | Common Albatross | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Appias paulina wallacei Butler, 1898 | | | Appias athama athama Blanchard, 1848 | | | Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768 | Caper White | | Belenois java peristhene Boisduval, 1859 | | | Catochrysops panormus caerulea Tite, 1959 | | | Catochrysops taitensis taitensis Boisduval, 1832 | | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common migrant | | Catopsilia pyranthe lactea Butler, 1870 | | | Catopsilia scylla gorgophone Boisduval, 1836 | | | Catopyrops nebulosa Druce, 1892 | | | Catopyrops nebulosa nebulosa Druce, 1892 | | | Catopyrops nebulosa opacus Tennent, 2003 | | | Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805 | Australian gull | | Cepora perimale jeanneli Viette, 1950 | | | Cepora perimale perithea Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Chilades cleotas Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | | | Chilades cleotas excellens Butler, 1876 | | | Coenonympha arcania arcania (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761 | | Cupido adamapuncta (Tepper, 1882) | ⇒ Nacaduba biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942 | Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr | | Danaida melissa (Joicey & Talbot, 1922) | ⇒ Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775 | Black & White Tiger | | Danaus affinis affinis Fabricius, 1775 | Black And White Tiger | | Danaus affinis albistriga Talbot, 1943 | | | Danaus affinis atchinii Tennent, 2003 | | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Delias isse Cramer, 1775 | | | Delias nysa Fabricius, 1775 | Nysa jezabel | | Delias nysa santo Talbot, 1937 | | | Deudorix (Deudorix) mathewi Druce, 1892 | | | Deudorix mathewi mathewi Druce, 1892 | | | Deudorix mathewi naruai Tennent, 2003 | | | Doleschallia bisaltide Cramer, 1777 | Australian leafwing | | Doleschallia browni herrichii Butler, 1875 | | | Doleschallia polibete Fruhstorfer, 1899 | Australian Leafwing | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cupid | | Euphaedra themis justitia Staudinger, 1893 | | | Euploea (Saphara) treitschkei Boisduval, 1832 | | | Euploea treitschkei jessica Butler, 1869 | | | Euploea (Vadebra) climena Stoll, 1782 | Climena Crow | | Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | | Euploea boisduvali bakeri Poulton, 1926 | | | Euploea boisduvalii (Lucas, 1853) | ⇒ Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | Euploea boisduvalii bakeri Poulton, 1926 | | | Euploea boisduvalii torvina Butler, 1875 | | | Euploea graeffiana (Herrich-Schä..., 1869) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos Gmelin, 1790 | | Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Euploea leucostictos iphianassa Butler, 1866 | | | Euploea leucostictos macleayi C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea leucostictos novarumebudum Carpenter, 1942 | | | Euploea lewanii Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea lewinii lilybaea Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Euploea nemertes macleayi (Felder & Felder, 1885) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos macleayi C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | Euploea paykullei (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | Euploea scylla (Fruhstorfer, 1910) | ⇒ Euploea sylvester tristis Butler, 1866 | | Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793 | Double-branded Blue Crow | | Euploea sylvester tristis Butler, 1866 | | | Euploea tristis (Butler, 1886) | ⇒ Euploea sylvester tristis Butler, 1866 | | Euploea tulliolus forsteri Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea tulliolus incompta Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Euploea tulliolus tulliolus Holloway & P..., 1976 | Eastern Brown Crow | | Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe sulphurata Butler, 1875 | | | Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855 | | | Everes lacturnus palliensis RIBBE, 1899 | | | Famegana alsulus alsulus Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Black-spotted Grass-blue | | Hypolimnas antilope Cramer, 1779 | Spotted Crow Eggfly | | Hypolimnas antilope shortlandica RIBBE, 1898 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Great Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas bolina ivena Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolimnas octocula Butler, 1869 | Eight-Spot Butterfly | | Hypolimnas octocula bellus Tennent, 2003 | | | Hypolimnas octocula futunaensis Samson, 1986 | | | Hypolimnas octocula octocula Butler, 1869 | | | Hypolimnas octocula perryi Butler, 1875 | | | Hypolimnas octocula tanna Samson, 1986 | | | Hypolimnas pithoeka Kirsch, 1877 | | | Hypolimnas pithoeka impostor Tennent, 2002 | | | Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773 | Tree Nymph | | Ithomeis eulema eulema Hewitson, 1870 | | | Jamides carissima carissima Butler, 1875 | | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Jamides celeno evanescens Butler, 1875 | | | Jamides celeno niger Tennent, 2003 | | | Jamides elpis Godart, 1824 | Cardamom borer | | Jamides goodenovii Butler, 1876 | | | Jamides hylas Cramer, 1782 | | | Jamides kava Druce, 1892 | | | Jamides morphoides Butler, 1884 | | | Jamides pulcherrima Butler, 1884 | | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Junonia villida villida Fabricius, 1787 | Meadow Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | Peablue | | Leptotes plinius pseudocassius Murray, 1873 | Plumbago Blue | | Luthrodes cleotas (Guérin-Ménev..., 1829) | ⇒ Chilades cleotas Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | | Luthrodes cleotas excellens Butler, 1875 | | | Melanitis amabilis amabilis Boisduval, 1832 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda solandra Fabricius, 1775 | Evening Brown | | Mycalesis perseus lugens Butler, 1875 | | | Nacaduba biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double Spotted Lineblue | | Nacaduba biocellata armillata Butler, 1876 | | | Nacaduba dyopa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Owl-Spotted Blue | | Nacaduba dyopa lepidus Tennent, 2000 | | | Nacaduba kurava euretes Druce, 1891 | | | Nacaduba mallicollo H. H. Druce, 1892 | | | Nacaduba mallicollo mallicollo Druce, 1892 | | | Nacaduba nebulosa Druce, 1892 | | | Nacaduba novaehebridensis Druce, 1892 | | | Nacaduba novaehebridensis novaehebridensis Druce, 1892 | | | Nacaduba novaehebridensis nubilus Tennent, 2003 | | | Nacaduba samsoni Tennent, 2001 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Nw thecla danaus | | | Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) priamus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cairns birdwing butterfly | | Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | | | Orsotriaena medus mutata Butler, 1875 | | | Papilio (Princeps) fuscus Goeze, 1779 | Canopus Butterfly | | Papilio fuscus burgessi Samson, 1982 | | | Papilio fuscus hypsicles Hewitson, 1868 | | | Papilio fuscus nomus Gabriel, 1936 | | | Papilio canopus (Westwood, 1842) | ⇒ Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779 | | Papilio hypsicles (Hewitson, 1868) | ⇒ Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779 | | Parantica pumila Boisduval, 1859 | Least tiger | | Parantica pumila hebridesia Butler, 1875 | | | Parantica pumila samsoni Ackery, Tayl..., 1989 | | | Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Parthenos sylvia Cramer, 1776 | Clipper | | Parthenos sylvia thesaurinus Grose Smith, 1897 | | | Petrelaea tombugensis Röber, 1886 | Eastern Dingy Lineblue | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polyura sacco Smart, 1977 | | | Polyura sacco sacco Smart, 1977 | | | Polyura sacco santoensis Lachlan, 1993 | | | Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845 | | | Prepona omphale rhenea Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Prosotas patricae Tennent, 2003 | | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Saletara liberia Cramer, 1779 | Malayan Albatross | | Salpinx consanguinea (Butler, 1878) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos iphianassa Butler, 1866 | | Tirumala hamata MacLeay, 1826 | Blue Tiger | | Tirumala hamata moderata Butler, 1875 | | | Vagrans egista Cramer, 1780 | Australian vagrant | | Vagrans egista hebridina Waterhouse, 1920 | | | Vagrans egista samsoni Tennent, 2003 | | | Yoma sabina Cramer, 1780 | Australian lurcher | | Yoma sabina parva Butler, 1876 | Australian Lurcher | | Yoma sabina sabina Cramer, , 1780 | | | Zizeeria alsulus lulu | | | Zizeeria labradus Godart, 1823 | | | Zizina labradus Godart, 1824 | Clover Blue | | Zizina labradus caduca Butler, 1875 | | | Zizula hylax dampierensis Rothschild, 1915 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Vanuatu | Family | Danaidae
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 20
34 | 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 | 25
50 | 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
5 | 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 | 9
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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