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Checklist for Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1441
4688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1441
4688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1440
4687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
920
3185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
825
2793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
204
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
17
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
17 Genera with 64 Species
Allancastria Bryk, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Archon Hübner, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1842Pachliopta3SpeciesTaxom
Bhutanitis Atkinson, 0Bhutan Glory1SpeciesTaxom
Byasa Moore, 1842Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1775Bluebottles and Jays5SpeciesTaxom
Hypermnestra Ménétriés, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Iphiclides Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Lamproptera Gray, 1787Dragontails1SpeciesTaxom
Losaria Moore, 1793Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 1775Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1775Chilasa16SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1864Apollos19SpeciesTaxom
Princeps Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Teinopalpus Hope, 1843Kaiser-e-Hind1SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17754SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
64 Species and 4 Subspecies
Allancastria caucasica Lederer, 1864
Allancastria cerisyi (Godart, 1824)⇒ Zerynthia cerisy Godart, 1824
Allancastria deyrollei Oberthür, 1869
Allancastria louristana (Le Cerf, 1908)⇒ Zerynthia louristana Le Cerf, 1908
Archon apollinaris Staudinger, 1892
Archon apollinus Herbst, 1798False Apollo
Archon bostanchii de Freina & ..., 2003
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) aidoneus Doubleday, 1845Batwings
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) dixoni Grose-Smith, 1901
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) polyeuctes (Doubleday, 1842)⇒ Byasa polyeuctes Doubleday, 1842
Bhutanitis lidderadlii
Byasa polyeuctes Doubleday, 1842Common Windmill
Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758Green jay
Graphium (Graphium) cloanthus Westwood, 1841Glassy Bluebottle
Graphium (Graphium) eurypylus Linnaeus, 1758Great Jay
Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle
Graphium (Pathysa) antiphates Cramer, 1775Five-bar Swordtail
Hypermnestra helios NICKERL, 1846Desert Apollo
Hypermnestra helios buschirica (Bang-Haas, 1938)⇒ Hypermnestra helios NICKERL, 1846
Iphiclides podalirinus Oberthür, 1890Chinese Scarce Swallowtail
Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758Pear-tree Swallowtail
Lamproptera curius Fabricius, 1787White Dragontail
Losaria coon Fabricius, 1793Atrophaneura coon
Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906
Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775Common Rose
Papilio (Achillides) maackii Ménétriés, 1859Alpine Black Swallowtail
Papilio (Chilasa) clytia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Papilio (Papilio) alexanor Esper, 1800Alexanor
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) saharae Oberthür, 1879Desert Swallotail
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Checkered Swallowtail
Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Lime Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) paris Linnaeus, 1758Paris Peacock
Papilio (Princeps) polyctor (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777
Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758Common Mormon
Papilio arcturus Westwood, 1842Blue Peacock
Papilio jason ampyx (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Graphium doson Felder, 1864
Papilio krishna Moore, 1857Krishna Peacock
Papilio ladakensis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Papilio zelicaon Lucas, 1852
Papilio macilentus Janson, 1877Long Tail Spangle
Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775Blue Mormon
Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758Clouded Apollo
Parnassius (Driopa) nordmanni Ménétriés, 1849
Parnassius acco Gray, 1853Snow Apollo
Parnassius actius Eversmann, 1843Pale Keeled Apollo
Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758Apollo
Parnassius boedromius Püngeler, 1901Snow Apollo
Parnassius charltonius Gray, 1853Regal Apollo
Parnassius delphius Eversmann, 1843Banded Apollo
Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879Common Red Apollo
Parnassius hardwickii Gray, 1831Banded Apollo Parnassius delphius
Parnassius inopinatus Kotzsch, 1940Snow Apollo
Parnassius jacquemontii Boisduval, 1836Keeled Apollo
Parnassius loxias Püngeler, 1901Snow Apollo
Parnassius maharaja Avinoff, 1916Maharaja Apollo
Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian
Parnassius simo (Gray, 1853)⇒ Parnassius boedromius Püngeler, 1901
Parnassius staudingeri A.Bang-Haas, 1882Karakoram Banded Apollo
Parnassius stenosemus Honrath, 1890Pir Panjal Banded Apollo
Parnassius stoliczkanus Felder & Felder, 1864Ladak Banded Apollo
Princeps demoleus Linnaeus, 1758
Teinopalpus imperialis Hope, 1843Kaiser-e-Hind
Zerynthia (Allancastria) deyrollei (Oberthur, 1869)⇒ Allancastria deyrollei Oberthür, 1869
Zerynthia (Allancastria) louristana Le Cerf, 1908
Zerynthia (Thais) polyxena Denis & Schi..., 1775
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Iran
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
10
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
6
32
Genera
Species

Taxom



Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)
Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Papilionidae at artfakta.se
Papilionidae at dyntaxa.se
Papilionidae at gbif.org
Papilionidae at irmng.org
Papilionidae at itis.gov