Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Singapore (Southeast Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 308
2505
4613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 308
2505
4613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 292
2433
4502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 167
1776
3517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
690
1244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
690
1244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
690
1244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
68
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
63
122 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Singapore
1 Family width 122 Species and 74 Subspecies
Genera for Singapore
63 Genera with 122 Species
| Ampittia Moore, 1868 | Bush hoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistroides Butler, 1878 | Chocolate Demons | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1860 | Fairies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Badamia Moore, 1775 | Brown Awl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baoris Moore, 1937 | Swifts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bibasis Moore, 1897 | Awlets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 0 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Burara Swinhoe, 1884 | Awlets | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Callimormus Scudder, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caltoris Swinhoe, 1869 | Swifts | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Capila Moore, 1934 | Dawnflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1877 | Flat | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908 | Palm Darts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Choaspes Moore, 1886 | Awlkings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eetion de Nicéville, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Entisberus Distant, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erionota Mabille, 1941 | Palm Redeye | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gangara Moore, 1775 | Giant Redeye | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1819 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gerosis Mabille, 1959 | White flat | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Halpe Moore, 1911 | Aces | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hasora Moore, 1870 | Awls | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hidari Distant, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyarotis Moore, 1865 | Flitters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleucis Mabille, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iambrix Watson, 0 | Chestnut Bobs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Idmon de Nicéville, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Isma Distant, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ismene Savigny, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Matapa Moore, 1866 | Branded redeye | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mooreana Evans, 1860 | Yellow Flat | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1882 | Demons | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Odina Mabille, 1949 | Zigzag Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontoptilum de Nicéville, 0 | Angles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oriens W.H. Evans, 1895 | Dartlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1798 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pemara Eliot, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pithauria Moore, 1865 | Straw Aces | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plastingia Butler, 1909 | Spotted Lancers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polytremis Mabille, 1869 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Potanthus Scudder, 1914 | Dart species | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocoladenia Shirôzu & S..., 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyroneura Eliot, 1868 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quedara Swinhoe, 1887 | Dubious Flitters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rachana Eliot, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Salanoemia Eliot, 1926 | Lancer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Suastus Moore, 1798 | Palm bob | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1932 | Clouded Flats | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tapena Moore, 1949 | Angles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 0 | Grass Darts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Udaspes Moore, 1775 | Grass demon | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Unkana Distant, 1935 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zela de Nicéville, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zographetus Watson, 1876 | Flitters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zographeyus | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Singapore
122 Species and 74 Subspecies | Ampittia dioscorides Fabricius, 1793 | Bush Hopper | | Ampittia dioscorides camertes Hewitson, 1868 | Bush Hopper | | Ancistroides folus Cramer, 1775 | | | Ancistroides gemmifer gemmifer Butler, 1879 | Gem Red Demon | | Ancistroides nigrita Latreille, 1824 | Chocolate Demon | | Ancistroides nigrita maura Snellen, 1880 | Chocolate Demon | | Ancistroides nigrita othonias Hewitson, 1878 | Chocolate Demon | | Astictopterus jama Felder & Felder, 1860 | Forest Hopper | | Astictopterus jama jama Felder & Felder, 1860 | Coon | | Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Awl | | Baoris farri Moore, 1878 | Paintbrush Swift | | Baoris farri farri Moore, 1878 | Bamboo Paintbrush Swift | | Baoris oceia Hewitson, 1868 | Painbrush Swift | | Baoris unicolor (Shepard, 1937) | ⇒ Idmon distanti Shepard, 1937 | | Bibasis harisa Moore, 1865 | Orange Awlet | | Bibasis jaina Moore, 1865 | Common Orange Awlet | | Bibasis sena Moore, 1865 | Orange-tail Awl | | Bibasis sena uniformis Elwes & Edwards, 1897 | Orange Tailed Awl | | Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866 | Formosan Swift | | Borbo cinnara cinnara | Formosan Swift | | Burara etelka Hewitson, 1867 | Great Orange Awlet | | Burara etelka etelka Hewitson, 1867 | Great Orange Awlet | | Burara harisa (de Nicéville, 1883) | ⇒ Bibasis harisa Moore, 1865 | | Burara harisa consobrina Plotz, 1884 | Common Orange Awlet | | Callimormus omadius (Godman, 1900) | ⇒ Callimormus alsimo Möschler, 1882 | | Caltoris bromus Leech, 1893 | Colon Swift | | Caltoris cormasa Hewitson, 1876 | Full Stop Swift | | Caltoris malaya Evans, 1926 | Malaya Swift | | Caltoris philippina Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Philippine Swift | | Caltoris philippina philippina Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Philippine Swift | | Capila phanaeus ferrea Evans, 1934 | Fulvous Dawnfly | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Celaenorrhinus asmara Butler, 1879 | White-banded Flat | | Celaenorrhinus asmara asmara Butler, 1877 | White Banded Flat | | Cephrenes acalle niasicus Plotz, 1886 | Plain Palm Dart | | Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908 | Yellow Palm Dart | | Choaspes stigmatus caudatus Evans, 1932 | | | Choaspes subcaudatus crawfurdi Distant, 1886 | Lobed Awlking | | Eetion elia Hewitson, 1866 | White Spot Palmer | | Entisberus archetypus Distant, 1903 | | | Erionota acroleuca apicalis | White-tipped Skipper | | Erionota hiraca apicalis Evans, 1932 | White-tipped Skipper | | Erionota sybirita Hewitson, 1876 | Sybarite Redeye | | Erionota thrax Linnaeus, 1767 | Banana leaf roller | | Erionota thrax thrax Linné, 1767 | Banana Skipper | | Erionota torus Evans, 1941 | Banana Skipper | | Erionota torus torus Evans, 1941 | Giant Skipper | | Gangara lebadea Hewitson, 1868 | Banded Redeye | | Gangara lebadea lebadea Hewitson, , 1868 | Banded Redeye | | Gangara thyrsis Fabricius, 1775 | Common Banded awl | | Gangara thyrsis thyrsis Fabricius, 1775 | Giant Redeye | | Gerosis limax dirae de Nicéville, 1895 | Black and White Flat | | Gerosis phisara Moore, 1884 | Dusky Yellow Breasted Flat | | Gerosis sinica minima Swinhoe, 1912 | Extensive White Flat | | Gerosis tristis tristis Eliot, 1959 | | | Halpe insignis Distant, 1886 | White-fringed Ace | | Halpe ormenes vilasina Fruhstorfer, 1911 | Dark Banded Ace | | Hasora badra Moore, 1857 | Ceylon Awl | | Hasora badra badra Moore, , 1858 | Common Awl | | Hasora chromus Cramer, 1780 | Banded Awl | | Hasora chromus chromus Cramer, 1780 | Banded awl | | Hasora malayana malayana Felder, 1860 | | | Hasora schoenherr Latreille, 1824 | Yellow Banded Awl | | Hasora schoenherr chuza Hewitson, 1867 | Yellow Banded Awl | | Hasora taminatus Hübner, 1818 | Black flat | | Hasora taminatus malayana Felder & Felder, 1860 | White Banded Awl | | Hasora vitta Butler, 1870 | Plain Banded Awl | | Hasora vitta vitta Butler, 1870 | Plain Banded Awl | | Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938 | | | Hidari irava Moore, 1857 | Coconut caterpillar | | Hyarotis adrastus Stoll, 1782 | Tree Flitter | | Hyarotis adrastus praba Moore, 1865 | Tree Flitter | | Hypoleucis ophiusa ophiusa Hewitson, 1866 | | | Iambrix distanti (Shepard, 1937) | ⇒ Idmon distanti Shepard, 1937 | | Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865 | Ceylon Palm Bob | | Iambrix salsala salsala Moore, 1865 | Chestnut Bob | | Iambrix stellifer Butler, 1877 | Malay Chestnut Bob | | Iambrix stellifer stellifer | Starry Bob | | Idmon distanti Shepard, 1937 | Spotless Bob | | Idmon obliquans obliquans Mabille, 1893 | | | Isma bononia bononia Hewitson, 1868 | Lesser Long-spot Flitter | | Ismene harisi distanti | | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Matapa aria Moore, 1866 | Common red-eye | | Matapa sasivarna Moore, 1866 | Black-veined red-eye | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Mooreana trichoneura Felder & Felder, 1860 | Yellow Flat | | Mooreana trichoneura trichoneura Felder & Feler, 1860 | Yelllow Flat | | Notocrypta clavata clavata Staudinger, 1889 | Clavate Banded Demon | | Notocrypta paralysos Wood-Mason &..., 1881 | Banded Demon | | Notocrypta paralysos varians Plötz, 1882 | Banded Demon | | Odina hieroglyphica ortina Evans, 1949 | Hieroglyphic Flat | | Odontoptilum angulata Felder, 1862 | Banded Angle | | Odontoptilum angulata angulata Felder, 1862 | Chestnut Angle | | Odontoptilum angulatum Felder, 1862 | Banded Angle | | Odontoptilum angulatum angulatum | Chestnut Angle | | Oriens gola Moore, 1877 | Common Dartlet | | Oriens gola pseudolus Mabille, 1883 | Common Dartlet | | Oriens paragola de Nicéville, 1895 | Malay Dartlet | | Parnara ganga W.H. Evans, 1937 | Continental Swift | | Parnara naso Fabricius, 1798 | African Straight | | Pelopidas agna Moore, 1865 | Bengal Swift | | Pelopidas assamensis de Nicéville, 1882 | Great Swift | | Pelopidas conjuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Conjoined Swift | | Pelopidas conjunctus conjunctus Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Conjoined Swift | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Pelopidas mathias mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Dakhan Small Branded Swift | | Pemara pugnans de Nicéville, 1891 | Long-spot Darter | | Pithauria murdava Moore, 1865 | Dark Straw Ace | | Plastingia naga de Nicéville, 1883 | Chequered Lancer | | Plastingia pellonia Fruhstorfer, 1909 | Strow Spotted Lancer | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Polytremis lubricans Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Contiguous Swift | | Polytremis lubricans lubricans Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Contiguous Swift | | Potanthus confucius Felder & Felder, 1862 | Chinese Dart | | Potanthus ganda Fruhstorfer, 1911 | Sumatran Dart | | Potanthus juno Evans, 1932 | Burmese Dart | | Potanthus mingo Edwards, 1866 | Narrow Bident Dart | | Potanthus omaha Edwards, 1863 | Lesser Dart | | Potanthus omaha omaha Edwards, 1863 | Lesser Dart | | Potanthus serina Plötz, 1883 | Large Dart | | Potanthus trachala Mabille, 1878 | Broad Bident Dart | | Potanthus trachala tytleri Evans, 1914 | Detached Dart | | Pseudocoladenia dan Fabricius, 1787 | Fulvous Pied Flat | | Pseudocoladenia dan dhyana Fruhstorfer, 1909 | Fulvous Pied Flat | | Pyroneura derna Evans, 1942 | Pointedspot Lancer | | Pyroneura latoia Hewitson, 1868 | Short-streaked Lancer | | Pyroneura latoia latoia Hewitson, 1868 | Short-Streaked Lancer | | Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852 | Charybdis Firetip | | Quedara monteithi Wood-Mason &..., 1887 | Dubious Flitter | | Quedara monteithi monteithi Wood-Mason &..., 1887 | Dubiuos Flitter | | Rachana jalindra Horsfield, 1829 | Banded Royal | | Rachana jalindra burbona Hewitson, 1878 | Banded Royal | | Salanoemia sala Hewitson, 1866 | Maculate Lancer | | Salanoemia tavoyana Evans, 1926 | Tovoy Yellow Spotted Lancer | | Suastus everyx Mabille, 1883 | Malay Palm Bob | | Suastus everyx everyx Mabille, 1883 | White Palm Bob | | Suastus gremius Fabricius, 1798 | Ceylon Ace | | Suastus gremius gremius Fabricius, 1798 | Indian Palm Bob | | Tagiades calligana Butler, 1879 | Malayan Snow Flat | | Tagiades gana Moore, 1865 | Immaculate | | Tagiades gana gana Moore, 1865 | Large Snow Flat | | Tagiades japetus Stoll, 1781 | Black & White Flat | | Tagiades japetus atticus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Snow Flat | | Tagiades parra naxos Evans, 1949 | Straight Snow Flat | | Tagiades ultra Evans, 1932 | Ultra Snow Flat | | Tapena thwaitesi Moore, 1881 | Angled Flat | | Tapena thwaitesi bornea Evans, 1949 | Black Angle | | Taractrocera archias Felder, 1860 | Yellow Grass Dart | | Taractrocera archias quinta Swinhoe, 1913 | Yellow Grass Dart | | Taractrocera ardonia Hewitson, 1868 | | | Taractrocera ardonia lamia | | | Telicota augias Linnaeus, 1763 | Bright-orange Darter | | Telicota augias augias Linnaeus, 1763 | Pale Palm Dart | | Telicota besta Evans, 1949 | Besta Palm Dart | | Telicota besta bina | Besta Palm Dart | | Telicota colon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Darter | | Telicota colon stinga Evans, 1949 | Common Palm Dart | | Telicota linna Evans, 1949 | Linna Palm Dart | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | | | Udaspes folus Cramer, 1775 | Chestnut Bob | | Unkana ambasa Moore, 1857 | Hoary Palmer | | Unkana ambasa batara Distant, 1886 | Hoary Palmer | | Unkana malayana Matsumura, 1935 | | | Zela storeyi | | | Zographetus doxus Eliot, 1959 | Prominent Spot Flitter | | Zographetus ogygia Hewitson, 1866 | Purple Spotted Flitter | | Zographetus rama Mabille, 1876 | Small Flitter | | Zographeyus doxus Eliot, 1959 | |
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Singapore
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