Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Viti Levu (Fiji)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 89
441
764 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 89
441
764 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 84
428
736 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 69
408
720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
236
370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
236
370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
236
370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
203
333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
202
332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
27
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Viti Levu
4 Families width 31 Species and 10 Subspecies
Genera for Viti Levu
27 Genera with 31 Species #ABCDEHIJLMNPSVZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1836 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1768 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1763 | Emigrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1805 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1827 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1853 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1920 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1923 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1782 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1892 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nw | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1869 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1863 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1824 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Viti Levu
31 Species and 10 Subspecies | Acraea andromacha Fabricius, 1775 | Glasswing | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836 | Common Albatross | | Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768 | Caper White | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763 | Orange Emigrant | | Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805 | Australian gull | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euploea boisduvalii (Lucas, 1853) | ⇒ Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas inopinata Waterhouse, 1920 | Fijian Eggfly | | Hypolycaena phorbas ingura Tindale, 1923 | | | Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863) | ⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909 | | Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855 | | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Nacaduba dyopa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Owl-Spotted Blue | | Nacaduba samoensis Druce, 1892 | | | Napeogenes achaea achaea Hewitson, 1869 | | | Nw thecla bosara | | | Papilio schmeltzi Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Fijian Swallowtail | | Polyura caphontis Hewitson, 1863 | | | Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845 | | | Pteronymia primula auricula Haensch, 1905 | | | Strymon bazochii Godart, 1824 | Lantana Scrub Hairstreak | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Viti Levu | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 8
9 | 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 | 14
16 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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