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Papilionoidea (butterfly)
Taxonomy
Papilionoidea was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant.
It was assigned to Lepidoptera by Peñalver and Grimaldi (2006); and to Obtectomera by van Nieukerken et al. (2011) and Sohn et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Lepidoptera by Peñalver and Grimaldi (2006); and to Obtectomera by van Nieukerken et al. (2011) and Sohn et al. (2012).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1802 | Papilionoidea Latreille p. 387 |
2006 | Papilionoidea Peñalver and Grimaldi p. 3 |
2011 | Papilionoidea van Nieukerken et al. p. 216 |
2012 | Papilionoidea Sohn et al. p. 60 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Superfm. Papilionoidea Latreille 1802 [butterfly]
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Fm. Hesperiidae Leach 1815 [skipper]
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Subfm. Coeliadinae Evans 1937
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Subfm. Hesperiinae Leach 1815
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G. Matapa Moore 1881
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Matapa aria Moore 1866
Matapa celsina Felder 1867
Matapa cresta Evans 1949
Matapa druna Moore 1866
Matapa intermedia intermedia De Jong 1983
Matapa pseudosasivarna Lee 1962
Matapa sasivarna Moore 1866
Fm. Lycaenidae Leach 1815 [gossamer-winged butterfly]
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Fm. Nymphalidae Rafinesque 1815 [brush-footed butterfly]
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G. Apatura Fabricius 1807
G. Chlorippe Doubleday 1844
G. Eugonia Hübner 1819
Subfm. Libytheinae Boisduval 1836 [snout butterfly]
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G. Libythea Fabricius 1807
G. †Prolibythea Scudder 1889
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†Prolibythea florissanti Scudder 1892
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Invalid names: Oligodonta florissantensis Brown 1976 [synonym]
†Prolibythea vagabunda Scudder 1889
Invalid names: Barbarothea Scudder 1892 [synonym]
Subfm. Limenitidinae Behr 1864
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Subfm. Nymphalinae Swinson 1827
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G. Junonia Hübner 1819
G. †Jupitellia Carpenter 1986
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†Jupitellia charon Scudder 1889
Invalid names: Jupiteria Scudder 1889 [replaced]
G. Limenitis Fabricius 1807
G. †Lithodryas Cockerell 1909
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†Lithodryas styx Scudder 1889
Invalid names: Lithopsyche Scudder 1889 [replaced]
Tr. Nymphalini Swinson 1827
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G. Vanessa Fabricius 1807
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†Vanessa amerindica Miller and Brown 1989
†Vanessa fossilis Nekrutenko 1965
G. †Nymphalites Scudder 1889
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†Nymphalites atavus Charpentier 1843
†Nymphalites obscurus Scudder 1889
†Nymphalites scudderi Beutenmüller and Cockerell 1908
†Nymphalites zeuneri Jarzembowski 1980
G. Nymphalis Linnaeus 1758
Subfm. Satyrinae [browns]
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G. †Satyrites Scudder 1872
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†Satyrites reynesii Scudder 1872
Invalid names: Lethites Scudder 1875 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Danainae Boisduval 1833 [empty]
Fm. Papilionidae Latreille 1802 [swallowtail butterfly]
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G. Luehdorfia Kruger 1878
Subfm. Papilioninae Latreille 1802
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Subfm. Parnassiinae Duponchel 1835
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Tr. Luehdorfiini Tutt 1896
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G. †Doritites Rebel 1898
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†Doritites bosniaskii Rebel 1898
Invalid names: Luehdorfitis Bryk 1912 [objective synonym]
Subfm. †Praepapilioninae Durden and Rose 1978
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G. †Praepapilio Durden and Rose 1978
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†Praepapilio colorado Durden and Rose 1978
†Praepapilio gracilis Durden and Rose 1978
Fm. Pieridae Swainson 1820
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Fm. Riodinidae Grote 1895
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Subfm. Riodininae Grote 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available