Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Xizang (Tibet, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 160
841
2280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 160
841
2280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 158
839
2278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 97
614
1769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
76
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
76
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
71
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
50
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
49
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
30
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Xizang
4 Families width 50 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Xizang
30 Genera with 50 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1819 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araschnia Hübner, 1871 | Mongols | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argestina Riley, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Byasa Moore, 1882 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callerebia Butler, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1865 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clossiana Moore, 1884 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1888 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1893 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1891 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 2004 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1858 | Brimstones | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1777 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1881 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1851 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1891 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melete Swainson, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1865 | Small Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mesapia Gray, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neope Moore, 1858 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pantoporia Hübner, 1892 | Lascars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1869 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1883 | Apollos | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1891 | Nawab butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1794 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1844 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Xizang
50 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acraea issoria issoria Hubner, 1819 | Yellow coster | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Araschnia prorsoides Blanchard, 1871 | Mongol | | Argestina waltoni Elwes, 1906 | | | Boloria (Boloria) napaea Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Hall Fritillary | | Boloria (Boloria) pales Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Shephard`s Fritillary | | Byasa impediens Seitz, 1907 | Pink-spotted Windmill | | Byasa nevilli Wood-Mason, 1882 | Nevill's Windmill | | Callerebia annada Moore, 1857 | Ringed Argus | | Callerebia nirmala Moore, 1865 | Common Argus | | Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Clossiana gong Oberthür, 1884 | | | Coenonympha semenovi Alpheraky, 1887 | | | Coenonympha sinica Alpheraky, 1888 | Tibetan Heath | | Delias lativitta Leech, 1893 | Broadwing Jezebel | | Erebia alcmena Grum-Grshima..., 1891 | | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema mexicana citrella Winhard, Le ..., 2004 | | | Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871 | Orange Brimstone | | Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriés, 1858 | Lesser Brimstone | | Issoria gemmata Butler, 1881 | Gem silverspot | | Lasiommata deidamia (Eversmann, 1851) | ⇒ Hipparchia azorina Strecker, 1899 | | Limenitis albomaculata (Leech, 1891) | ⇒ Parasarpa albomaculata Leech, 1891 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835) | ⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793 | | Melitaea arcesia Bremer, 1861 | Blackvein Fritillary | | Melitaea minerva Staudinger, 1881 | Pamir Fritillary | | Melitaea sindura Moore, 1865 | | | Mesapia peloria Hewitson, 1853 | Tibet Blackvein | | Neope agrestis Oberthür, 1876 | | | Neope armandii Oberthür, 1876 | Chinese Labyrinth | | Neope bremeri Felder, 1862 | | | Neope christi Oberthür, 1886 | | | Neope muirheadii Felder, 1862 | Black-spotted Labyrinth | | Neope pulaha Moore, 1857 | Veined Labyrinth | | Neope pulaha pulaha Moore, 1858 | Veined labyrinth | | Pantoporia recurva (Leech, 1892) | ⇒ Athyma recurva Leech, 1893 | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Mormon | | Papilio epycides Hewitson, 1869 | Lesser Mime | | Parnassius (Driopa) orleans Oberthür, 1890 | Burmese Apollo | | Parnassius acco Gray, 1853 | Snow Apollo | | Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879 | Common Red Apollo | | Parnassius hunnyngtoni Avinoff, 1916 | Hannyngton’s Apollo | | Parnassius imperator Oberthür, 1883 | Imperial Apollo | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Polyura posidonius Leech, 1891 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794 | Asian Admiral | | Ypthima nareda Kollar, 1844 | Large Three-Ring |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Xizang | 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 | 2
2 | 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 | 19
31 | 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 | 4
10 | 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 | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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