List of butterflies of New Caledonia explained

This is a list of butterflies of New Caledonia. The total number of Lepidoptera species on New Caledonia is 521 in 304 genera (with 197 endemic species in 17 genera).^[1] The total number of butterflies is 72 in 42 genera.^[2]

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

• Graphium gelon
• Papilio amyntor syn. Papilio ilioneus
• Papilio anactus
• Papilio montrouzieri

Pieridae

Coliadinae

• Catopsilia pomona
• Catopsilia pyranthe
• Eurema brigitta
• Eurema hecabe

Pierinae

• Appias albina
• Appias paulina
• Belenois java
• Cepora perimale
• Delias ellipsis
• Delias nysa
• Elodina pseudanops
• Elodina signata
• Pieris rapae

Lycaenidae

Polyommatinae

• Euchrysops cnejus
• Everes lacturnus
• Jamides carissima
• Lampides boeticus
• Leptotes plinius
• Nacaduba biocellata
• Nacaduba deplorans
• Nothodanis schaeffera
• Prosotas patricae
• Psychonotis purpurea
• Theclinesthes petersi
• Udara renevieri
• Zizina labradus
• Zizula hylax

Theclinae

• Deudorix epijarbas

Nymphalidae

Charaxinae

• Polyura clitarchus
• Polyura gamma

Cyrestinae

• Cyrestis whitmei

Danainae

• Danaus affinis
• Danaus chrysippus
• Danaus plexippus
• Euploea algea
• Euploea boisduvali
• Euploea core
• Euploea helcita
• Euploea leucostictos
• Euploea lewinii
• Euploea sylvester
• Euploea treitschkei
• Euploea tulliolus
• Parantica pumila
• Tirumala hamata

Heliconiinae

• Acraea andromacha
• Vagrans egista

Libytheinae

• Libythea geoffroy

Nymphalinae

• Doleschallia bisaltide denisi
• Doleschallia tongana
• Hypolimnas alimena catalai
• Hypolimnas antilope shortlandia
• Hypolimnas bolina
• Hypolimnas misippus
• Hypolimnas octocula
• Junonia villida
• Vanessa cardui
• Vanessa itea
• Vanessa kershawi
• Yoma sabina

Satyrinae

• Austroypthima petersi
• Melanitis leda
• Paratisiphone lyrnessa

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae

• Badamia atrox
• Badamia exclamationis
• Hasora khoda

Hesperiidae

• Borbo cinnara
• Borbo impar

Sources

• endemia.nc
• funet
• biodiversité et conservatoire en Outre-Mer

External links

Notes and References

1. Web site: biodiversité et conservatoire en Outre-Mer . 2012-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311091634/http://www.uicn.fr/IMG/pdf/11_UICN_2003_Biodiv_OM_-_Nouvelle_Caledonie.pdf . 2012-03-11 . dead .
2. http://www.ird.nc/BASE/BIODIVERSITE/orig-dta/papillon/classes.html base biodiversité en Nouvelle-Calédonie