Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Arthropoda - (Class) Insecta - (Order) Lepidoptera - (Family) Papilionidae

Original position

Lepidoptera (Order) Linnaeus, 1758

Subsequent positions

Papilionini (Tribe) Latreille, 1802

Original entries

Barbari C. Linnaeus, 1758, nom. inval.
Danai C. Linnaeus, 1758, nom. inval.
Equites C. Linnaeus, 1758, nom. inval.
Heliconii C. Linnaeus, 1758, nom. inval.
Nymphales C. Linnaeus, 1758, nom. inval.
Papilio Barbarus ([unranked]) Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio Danaus ([unranked]) Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio Eques ([unranked]) C. Linnaeus, 1758, nom. inval.
Papilio Heliconius ([unranked]) C. Linnaeus, 1758, nom. inval.
Papilio Nymphalis ([unranked]) C. Linnaeus, 1758, nom. inval.
Papilio Plebejus ([unranked]) C. Linnaeus, 1758, nom. inval.
Plebeji C. Linnaeus, 1758, nom. inval.

Subsequent entries

Papilio clytia Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio memnon Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio troilus Linnaeus, 1758

Current position

Papilionini (Tribe) Latreille, 1802

Ref: G. Beccaloni et al., 2005: Feb 2005.

Alternative positions

Lepidoptera (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: [von] Linné, C., 1767: 744.
Papilionidae (Family) Latreille, 1802	Ref: E.J. van Nieukerken et al., 2011: 216 (footnote 57).

Historical positions

Papilionidae (Family) Latreille, 1802	Ref: E.J. van Nieukerken et al., 2011: 216 (footnote 57).
Papilionidae (Family) Latreille, 1802	Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979: 599.
Papilionidae (Family) Latreille, 1802	Ref: B. Grzimek, 1973-1975
Papilionini (Tribe) Latreille, 1802	Ref: P. Smart, 1989 (1975): 261.
Lepidoptera (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: E.R. Lankester, 1877: 447. [rough position]
Lepidoptera (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: C. a Linné, 1767: 538, 744.
Lepidoptera (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: C. Linnaeus, 1758: 343, 458.

Number of Subtaxa

2025	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	21s;4ss
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	[192s]
1758	C. Linnaeus	[192s]