Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 320
2212
3737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 318
2210
3735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 306
2162
3656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 206
1743
3045 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
754
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
754
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
752
1286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
30
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
23
29 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mauritius
1 Family width 29 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for Mauritius
23 Genera with 29 Species
| Borbo W.H. Evans, 1833 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcharodus Hübner, 1780 | Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1870 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1782 | Policemen | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eagris Guenée, 1832 | Flats | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Erionota Mabille, 1767 | Palm Redeye | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropterus Dumeril, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1937 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimas Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1777 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1798 | Swifts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1758 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhiades A.W. Lindsey..., 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1804 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mauritius
29 Species and 9 Subspecies | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Carcharodus alceae Esper, 1780 | Mallow Skipper | | Celaenorrhinus cynapes cynapes Hewitson, 1870 | Small Flat | | Coeliades ernesti Grandidier, 1867 | | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Dalla agathocles polydesma Mabille, 1889 | Agathocles Skipperling | | Eagris astoria (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris epira (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris ochreana (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris plicata (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | Orange Flat | | Erionota thrax Linnaeus, 1767 | Banana leaf roller | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938 | | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Heteropterus morpheus Pallas, 1771 | Chequered Skipper | | Metisella medea Evans, 1937 | Medea Sylph | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime hawk moth | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Parnara barbonica | | | Parnara naso Fabricius, 1798 | African Straight | | Parnara naso naso Fabricius, 1798 | | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758 | Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852 | Charybdis Firetip | | Spialia sertorius Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Brick Skipper | | Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775 | Lullworth Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth |
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Mauritius
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