Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Algiers Province (North Algeria, Algeria)
List of families for Algiers Province
20 Families width 69 Species and 7 Subspecies | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae (Boisduval, 1828) | Clear Wings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Algiers Province
51 Genera with 69 Species
| Ancylosis Zeller, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1869 | Orangetips | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1908 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bembecia Hübner, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Boursinia Brandt, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryotropha HEINEMANN, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catacreagra Meyrick, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1879 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1837 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cucullia Schrank, 1969 | Hooded Owlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Didymaeformia Verity, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanogynis Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epinephile Kirby, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eremocossus Hampson, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1800 | Dappled whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1937 | Pug Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1767 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1871 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucida Evans, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lyropteryx Westwood, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1858 | Marbled white | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1778 | Small Fritillaries | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocnogyna Lederer, 1841 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachyarthra Amsel, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1767 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1837 | Chequered Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilothrix Redtenbacher, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychostrophia Butler, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1910 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronia Hübner, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyropteron Newman, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1848 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1804 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1816 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tinthia Walker, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1849 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1845 | Burnet | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Algiers Province
69 Species and 7 Subspecies | Ancylosis thirieti Lucas, 1937 | | | Anthocharis belia (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869 | | Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869 | Moroccan Orange Tip | | Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Cardinal | | Argynnis auresiana Fruhstorfer, 1908 | False Grayling | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Bembecia hymenopteriformis Bellier, 1860 | | | Bembecia sirphiformis (Lucas, 1849) | ⇒ Bembecia astragali Joannis, 1909 | | Boursinia lithoxylea Bang-Haas A., 1912 | | | Bryotropha plebejella Zeller, 1847 | | | Catacreagra galeodes Meyrick, 1910 | | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Catocala (Catocala) oberthuri Austaut, 1879 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Coenonympha arcanioides Pierret, 1837 | Moroccan Pearly Heath | | Cucullia anthocharis Boursin, 1969 | | | Didymaeformia didyma mauretanica | | | Eremocossus vaulogeri Staudinger, 1897 | | | Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842 | Greenish Black-tip | | Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800 | Green Stripped White | | Eupithecia glaisi Lucas, 1937 | | | Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767 | Cleopatra | | Hesperia armoricanus Oberthür, 1910 | | | Hesperia metea licinus Edwards, 1871 | Cobweb Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) aristaeus Bonelli, 1826 | Southern Grayling | | Laothoe austauti Staudinger, 1877 | Maghreb Poplar Hawkmoth | | Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923) | ⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891 | | Lyropteryx terpsichore zygaena Stichel, 1910 | | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Melanargia (Argeformia) ines Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Spanish Marbled White | | Melanargia (Melanargia) lucasi Rambur, 1858 | Moroccan Marbled White | | Melitaea aetherie Hübner, 1826 | Aetherie Fritillary | | Melitaea athene Staudinger, 1881 | | | Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911 | Desert Fritillary | | Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778 | Fiery Fritillary | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Ocnogyna advena Fabricius, 1787 | | | Ocnogyna mauritanicum H. Lucas, 1849 | | | Ocnogyna pierreti (Rambur, 1841) | ⇒ Ocnogyna advena Fabricius, 1787 | | Orgyia (Clethrogyna) josephina Astaut, 1880 | | | Pachyarthra ochroplicella Chrétien, 1915 | | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869) | ⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969 | | Polyommatus baeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Pseudophilotes abencerragus Pierret, 1837 | False Baton Blue | | Psilothrix (Psilothrix) viridicoerulea Geoffroy, 1785 | | | Psychostrophia melanargia Butler, 1877 | | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) alveus Hübner, 1803 | Large Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus armoricanus Oberthür, 1910 | Oberthür´s Grizzled Skipper | | Pyronia (Idata) bathseba Fabricius, 1793 | Spanish Gatekeeper | | Pyronia (Idata) cecilia Vallantin, 1894 | Southern Gatekeeper | | Pyronia janiroides Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | False Meadow Brown | | Pyropteron (Synansphecia) leucomelaena (Zeller, 1847) | ⇒ Pyropteron leucomelaenum Zeller, 1847 | | Saturnia atlantica Lucas, 1848 | | | Satyrium esculi Hübner, 1804 | False Ilex Hairstreak | | Thecla lydus Hübner, 1816 | | | Thymelicus hamza Oberthür, 1876 | Moroccan Small Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth | | Tinthia tineiformis (Esper, 1789) | ⇒ Microsphecia tineiformis Esper, 1789 | | Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787 | Cardenillo | | Tomares manretanicus | | | Tomares mauretanicus Lucas, 1849 | Moroccan Hairstreak | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758 | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) rumina Linnaeus, 1758 | Spanish Festoon | | Zygaena (Agrumenia) algira Boisduval, 1834 | | | Zygaena (Agrumenia) orana Duponchel, 1835 | Maghreb Burnet | | Zygaena (Mesembrynus) favonia FREYER, 1845 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Algiers Province
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