Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Whitsunday (North Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 31
63
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 31
63
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 28
58
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 23
49
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 6
22
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 6
22
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 6
22
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 5
20
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 5
20
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
19
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Whitsunday
4 Families width 26 Species and 18 Subspecies
Genera for Whitsunday
19 Genera with 26 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1775 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aulocera Butler, 1891 | Banded Satyrs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1869 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cressida Swainson, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1914 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1976 | Crows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1805 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1889 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1875 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1775 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1853 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1826 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1775 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Whitsunday
26 Species and 18 Subspecies | Acraea andromacha andromacha Fabricius, 1775 | Glasswing | | Appias paulina ega Boisduval, 1836 | Common Albatross | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Arhopala centaurus Fabricius, 1775 | Centaur Oakblue | | Aulocera sybillina bianor Grum-Grschim..., 1891 | | | Catochrysops panormus platissa Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Forget-me-not | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Cressida cressida cressida Fabricius, 1775 | Greasy Swallowtail | | Danaus chrysippus petilia Stoll, 1790 | Lesser wanderer | | Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cupid | | Euploea corinna (W.S. Macleay, 1826) | ⇒ Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | | Euploea sylvester sylvester Fabricius, 1793 | Two-brand Crow | | Euploea tulliolus tulliolus Holloway & P..., 1976 | Eastern Brown Crow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema laeta sana Butler, 1877 | Line Grass Yellow | | Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass Yellow | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolimnas octocula Butler, 1869 | Eight-Spot Butterfly | | Hypolycaena phorbas phorbas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Tit | | Jamides phaseli Mathew, 1889 | Bean flower caterpillar | | Junonia orithya albicincta Butler, 1875 | Blue Argus | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda bankia Fabricius, 1775 | Common evening brown | | Ogyris zosine zosine Hewitson, 1853 | Northern Purple Azure | | Tirumala hamata hamata MacLeay, 1826 | Blue Tiger | | Ypthima arctous arctous Fabricius, 1775 | Dingy Ring |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Whitsunday | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
6 | 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 | 9
14 | 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 | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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