Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region West New Guinea (New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 65
266
596 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 65
266
596 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 64
265
594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 40
136
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
72
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
72
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
72
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
60
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
59
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
34
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West New Guinea
4 Families width 52 Species and 15 Subspecies
Genera for West New Guinea
34 Genera with 52 Species #BCDEGHJLMNOPT
| Bindahara Moore, 1905 | Plane | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1947 | Dusky blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupha Billberg, 1775 | Rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1908 | Sunbeams | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1819 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1827 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1895 | Jezebels | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1860 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1793 | Crows | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1832 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1779 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalodia Jordan, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocysta Westwood, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1782 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monodontides Toxopeus, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1916 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1841 | Birdwings | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 1758 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantoporia Hübner, 1832 | Lascars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1829 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1894 | Glassy Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedyma Felder, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Philiris Röber, 1891 | Moonbeams | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1917 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prothoe Hübner, 0 | Blue Begums | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protoploea Ackery & Van..., 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 1860 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tellervo Kirby, 1775 | Cracker | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thysonotis Hübner, 1897 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1826 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Troides Hübner, 1819 | Birdwings | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West New Guinea
52 Species and 15 Subspecies | Bindahara meeki Rothschild &..., 1905 | | | Candalides erinus stevensi Wind & Clench, 1947 | | | Cupha prosope Fabricius, 1775 | Australian rustic | | Curetis barsine C.Felder, 1860 | | | Curetis barsine menestratus Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Cyrestis acilia Godart, 1819 | Godart'S Map Butterfly | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775 | Black & White Tiger | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Danis danis Cramer, 1775 | Large green banded blue | | Delias approximata Joicey & Talbot, 1922 | | | Delias ornytion Godman & Salvin, 1881 | | | Delias persephone (Staudinger, 1895) | ⇒ Delias ornytion Godman & Salvin, 1881 | | Elymnias cybele Felder, 1860 | | | Euploea algea Godart, 1819 | Algea Crow | | Euploea batesii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Bate's Crow | | Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Euploea netscheri Snellen, 1889 | White-brand Crow | | Euploea stephensii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793 | Double-branded Blue Crow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema puella Boisduval, 1832 | Broad Margined Grass Yellow | | Graphium (Graphium) codrus Cramer, 1779 | Eastern Olive Triangle | | Hyalodia tenuisquamosa Joicey & Talbot, 1922 | | | Hypocysta tenuisquamosa Joicey & Talbot, 1922 | | | Jamides aleuas aleuas | | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Lycaeides ismenias aegus | | | Monodontides argioloides Rothschild, 1915 | | | Nacaduba argioloides Rothschild, 1916 | | | Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) priamus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cairns birdwing butterfly | | Ornithoptera priamus poseidon (Parrott & De..., 1989) | ⇒ Ornithoptera priamus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ornithoptera (Schoenbergia) goliath Oberthür, 1888 | Goliath Birdwing | | Ornithoptera paradisea arfakensis Joicey & Talbot, 1915 | | | Ornithoptera paradisea paradisea ♰ Staudinger, 1893 | Paradise Birdwing | | Ornithoptera tithonus prominens Joicey & Noakes, 1915 | | | Ornithoptera tithonus tithonus Haan, 1841 | | | Pachliopta polydorus Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-bodied Swallowtail | | Pantoporia consimilis Boisduval, 1832 | Orange aeroplane | | Papilio euchenor Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | | | Parantica melusine Grose-Smith, 1894 | | | Phaedyma heliopolis Felder, 1867 | | | Plebejus aegus (Chapman, 1917) | ⇒ Plebejus argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Prothoe australis Guérin-Ménev..., 1832 | | | Prothoe australis guilelmi | | | Protoploea apatela Joicey & Talbot, 1925 | Magpie | | Pteronymia primula auricula Haensch, 1905 | | | Taenaris catops Westwood, 1851 | Silky Owl | | Taenaris dimona trita Stichel, 1906 | | | Taenaris myops Felder, 1860 | One-Eyed Owl | | Tellervo nedusia mysoriensis Staudinger, 1885 | | | Tellervo parvipuncta separata Ackery, 1987 | | | Tellervo zoilus Fabricius, 1775 | Cairns hamadryad | | Thysonotis concolor Rothschild, 1917 | | | Thysonotis hengis Grose-Smith, 1897 | | | Thysonotis phroso Grose-Smith, 1897 | | | Tirumala hamata MacLeay, 1826 | Blue Tiger |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in West New Guinea | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 11
13 | 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 | 16
27 | 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
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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