Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for French Polynesia (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 229
1116
2483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 228
1114
2480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 221
1094
2447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
847
2078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
328
772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
328
772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
328
772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
10
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
10
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for French Polynesia
1 Family width 10 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for French Polynesia
10 Genera with 10 Species | Badamia Moore, 1775 | Brown Awl | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclopyge Mielke, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarbia Watson, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for French Polynesia
10 Species and 9 Subspecies | Badamia atrox collenettei Evans, 1934 | | | Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Awl | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Cyclopyge roscius iphimedia Plötz, 1886 | | | Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938 | | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904) | ⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901 | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Polites vibex lamida (F.D. Godman, 1907) | ⇒ Polites vibex praeceps Scudder, 1872 |
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in French Polynesia
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