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Checklist for Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
and region West Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
17279
73737
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Genera
Species
 
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Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
994
17258
73681
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Genera
Species
 
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Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
16814
72502
Families
Genera
Species
 
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Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
498
13287
62755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
92
3626
13719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
91
3621
13692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
86
3604
13648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
2314
7538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
2104
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
564
2019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
28
162
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
28 Genera with 162 Species
#ABCEGILMOPSTZ
Allancastria Bryk, 02SpeciesTaxom
Archon Hübner, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1889Pachliopta4SpeciesTaxom
Baronia Salvin, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Chilasa Moore, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1864Kite Swallowtails3SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1980Bluebottles and Jays16SpeciesTaxom
Iphiclides Hübner, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Lepidea1SpeciesTaxom
Luehdorfia Crüger, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1758Birdwings2SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails2SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 0Chilasa74SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1853Cattlehearts23SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1886Apollos56SpeciesTaxom
Protesilaus Swainson, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 18213SpeciesTaxom
Protogryllus Handlirsch, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Protohagla Zeuner, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Pseudiaricia1SpeciesTaxom
Pterourus Scopoli, 1777
Tiger swallowtails0SpeciesTaxom
Sericinus Westwood, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thaites Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1865Birdwings3SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 08SpeciesTaxom
Zeunera Piton, 19402SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
162 Species and 89 Subspecies
Allancastria cerisyi (Godart, 1824)⇒ Zerynthia cerisy Godart, 1824
Allancastria cerysi
Archon apollinus Herbst, 1798False Apollo
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) aidoneus Doubleday, 1845Batwings
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) horishanus (Matsumura, 1910)⇒ Atrophaneura horishana Matsumura, 1910
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) priapus Boisduval, 1836Priapus Batwing
Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889
Baronia brevicornis phronima (H.G. Dyar, 1912)⇒ Baronia brevicornis brevicornis Salvin, 1893
Battus crassus Cramer, 1777Crassus Swallowtail
Battus laodamas Felder, 1859Green-patch Swallowtail
Battus lycidas Cramer, 1777Cramer's Swallowtail
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Eurytides molops Rothschild &..., 1906
Eurytides serville acritus Rothschild &..., 1906
Eurytides telesilaus Felder, 1864
Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779Angola White Lady
Graphium angolanus angolanus Goeze, 1779Southern Angola White Lady
Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779Large Striped Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) colonna Christopher ..., 1873Black Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) kirbyi Hewitson, 1872Kirby's Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793Common Graphium
Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793
Graphium (Arisbe) morania Angas, 1849Small White-lady Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) philonoe Christopher ..., 1873Eastern Graphium
Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775Common Swordtail
Graphium porthaon mackiei (Collins & La..., 1974)⇒ Graphium porthaon Hewitson, 1865
Graphium (Arisbe) schaffgotschi Niepelt, 1927Schaffgotsch's Swordtail
Graphium (Graphium) gelon Boisduval, 1859
Graphium macleayanum moggana Couchman, 1965
Graphium (Pathysa) antiphates Cramer, 1775Five-bar Swordtail
Graphium monticolus textrix Tsukada & Ni..., 1980
Iphiclides feisthamelii Duponchel, 1832Iberian Scarce Swallowtail
Iphiclides podalirinus Oberthür, 1890Chinese Scarce Swallowtail
Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758Pear-tree Swallowtail
Iphiclides podalirius feisthamelii (Duponchel, 1832)⇒ Iphiclides feisthamelii Duponchel, 1832
Iphiclides podalirius podalirius Linnaeus, 1758
Lepidea sinapis
Luehdorfia japonica Leech, 1889Gifu Butterfly
Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906
Mimoides lysithous athous (C. Felder & ..., 1864)⇒ Mimoides lysithous harrisianus Swainson, 1822
Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) croesus Wallace, 1859Wallace's Golden Birdwing
Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) priamus Linnaeus, 1758Cairns birdwing butterfly
Pachliopta kotzebuea Eschscholtz, 1821Pink Rose
Pachliopta liris liris
Papilio sjoestedti atavus Cerf, 1912
Papilio sjoestedti sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1908
Papilio (Eleppone) anactus MacLeay, 1827Dainty Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788Idaes Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) androgeus Cramer, 1775Androgeus
Papilio (Heraclides) aristodemus Esper, 1794Island Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) astyalus Godart, 1819Astyalus Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) ornythion Boisduval, 1836Citrus Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) alexanor Esper, 1800Alexanor
Papilio (Papilio) brevicauda Saunders, 1869Short Tailed Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) hospiton Guenée, 1839Corsican Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon bimaculatus (Eimer, 1895)⇒ Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio machaon gorganus (Fruhstorfer, 1922)⇒ Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio machaon machaon (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852Anise Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) aegeus Donovan, 1805Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly
Papilio aegeus adrastus
Papilio (Princeps) amynthor Boisduval, 1859Norfolk Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871Constantine's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776)⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Papilio dardanus polytrophus Boullet & Le..., 1912
Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798African lime swallowtail
Papilio demodocus demodocus Esper, , 1798
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Checkered Swallowtail
Papilio demoleus sthenelinus (Rothschild, 1895)⇒ Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides Trimen, 1868White-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio fuscus cilix Godman & Salvin, 1879
Papilio (Princeps) grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926Grosesmith'S Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) hesperus (Westwood, 1843)⇒ Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775
Papilio (Princeps) jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891MacKinnon's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891Madagascan Emperor
Papilio (Princeps) nephelus Boisduval, 1836Black and White Helen
Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758African Blue-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) nobilis (Rogenhofer, 1891)⇒ Myscelus nobilis Cramer, 1777
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) paris Linnaeus, 1758Paris Peacock
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775Apple-green Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) ulysses Linnaeus, 1758Blue Emperor
Papilio (Pterourus) appalachiensis Pavulaan & W..., 2002Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906)⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852Pale Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758Canadian tiger swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) multicaudata Kirby, 1884Double Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) palamedes (Drury, 1770)⇒ Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775
Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853Western swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758Blue swallowtail
Papilio (Sinoprinceps) xuthus Linnaeus, 1767Asia Swallowtail
Papilio agamemnon aegisthus Linnaeus, 1763
Papilio aristeus ctesias Felder, 1864
Papilio ascalaphus ascalaphus Boisduval, 1836
Papilio ascalon Staudinger, 1895
Papilio capsus RIBBE, 1898
Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio hippothoe (Linnæus, 1761)⇒ Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761
Papilio ilioneus (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Papilio troilus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio iswaroides iswaroides
Papilio jason ampyx (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Graphium doson Felder, 1864
Papilio laodamas procas Godman-&-Salvin, 1890
Papilio machaonides Esper, 1796Machaonides Swallowtail
Papilio molops haeterius Rothschild, 1906
Papilio montrouzieri Boisduval, 1859
Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787Banded Peacock
Papilio pelaus Fabricius, 1775Caribbean Swallowtail
Papilio peranthus Fabricius, 1787
Papilio pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Papilio astyalus Godart, 1819
Papilio podalirius (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio rhetenor leucocelis Jordan, 1909
Papilio rumanzowius spinturnix (Fruhstorfer, 1909)⇒ Papilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821
Papilio sylvestris (Poda, 1761)⇒ Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761
Papilio tydeus tydeus
Parides (Parides) eurimedes Stoll, 1782Arcas Cattleheart
Parides aeneas Linnaeus, 1758
Parides anchises Linnaeus, 1758Anchises Cattleheart
Parides chabrias Hewitson, 1852
Parides childrenae Gray, 1832Green-celled Cattleheart
Parides echemon Hübner, 1806
Parides erithalion Boisduval, 1836Variable Cattleheart
Parides iphidamas Fabricius, 1793Iphidamas Cattleheart
Parides lysander Cramer, 1775Lysander Cattleheart
Parides mithras mithras Grose-Smith, 1902
Parides montezuma Westwood, 1842Montezuma's cattleheart
Parides neophilus Hübner, 1837Neophilus Cattleheart
Parides panares Gray, 1853Wedge-spotted Cattleheart
Parides panthonus Cramer, 1780Panthonus Cattleheart
Parides photinus Doubleday, 1845Pink-spotted Cattleheart
Parides sesostris Cramer, 1779Emerald-patched Cattleheart
Parides triopas (Godart, 1819)⇒ Parides ygdrasilla Hemming, 1935
Parides vercingetorix Oberthür, 1888
Parides vertumnus Cramer, 1779
Parides vertumnus cixius G.R. Gray, 1853
Parides vertumnus vertumnus (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Parides vertumnus yuracares Rothschild &..., 1906
Parides ygdrasilla Hemming, 1935
Parides zacynthus orsillus (G.R. Gray, 1853)⇒ Parides zacynthus polymetus Godart, 1819
Parnassius (Driopa) clodius Ménétriés, 1855American Apollo
Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni Ménétriés, 1849Eversmann's parnassian
Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758Clouded Apollo
Parnassius mnemosyne apoldi (Koch, 1940)⇒ Parnassius mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916
Parnassius mnemosyne cassiensis Siepi, 1909
Parnassius mnemosyne ceuzensis (Eisner, 1974)⇒ Parnassius mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius mnemosyne dinianus (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Parnassius mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius mnemosyne melania (Honrath, 1885)⇒ Parnassius mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius mnemosyne montdorensis Kolar, 1943
Parnassius mnemosyne parnassius Bryk, 1931
Parnassius mnemosyne parvus (Stichel, 1907)⇒ Parnassius mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius mnemosyne rencurelensis Vergely & Wi..., 1972
Parnassius mnemosyne republicanus (Peebles & Bryk, 1931)⇒ Parnassius mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius mnemosyne tergestus (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Parnassius mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius mnemosyne tubulus (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Parnassius mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius mnemosyne turatii (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Parnassius mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius mnemosyne vernetanus (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Parnassius mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius mnemosyne vivaricus Bernardi & V..., 1961
Parnassius orleans consul (Hering, 1930)⇒ Parnassius orleans Oberthür, 1890
Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758Apollo
Parnassius apollo apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo bezauensis (Reck, 1939)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo brittingeri (Rebel & Roge..., 1893)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo carinthicus (Stichel, 1907)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo cetius Fruhstorfer, 1893
Parnassius apollo confinis (Belling, 1927)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo dubius (Bryk, 1912)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo eubohemicus (Bryk & Eisner, 1930)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo geminus (Stichel, 1899)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo leovigildus (Fruhstorfer, 1901)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo liburnicus (Rebel & Roge..., 1893)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo lioranus Früshstorfer, 1921
Parnassius apollo nivatus (Fruhstorfer, 1906)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo oravensis (Eisner & Zelny, 1969)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo phrynius (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo provincialis (Kheil, 1893)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo pyrenaicus (Caradja, 1893)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo testoutensis (Eisner, 1957)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius apollo venaissinus Fruhstorfer, 1921
Parnassius apollo ventidius (Fruhstorfer, 1921)⇒ Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758
Parnassius corybas Fischer von ..., 1823
Parnassius corybas sacerdos Stichel, 1906
Parnassius delius (Fruhstorfer, 1923)⇒ Parnassius corybas sacerdos Stichel, 1906
Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879Common Red Apollo
Parnassius mercurius cyrnus (Fruhstorfer, 1906)⇒ Parnassius jacquemontii Boisduval, 1836
Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian
Parnassius phoebus phoebus Fabricius, 1793'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian
Parnassius phoebus sacerdos (Stichel, 1861)⇒ Parnassius corybas sacerdos Stichel, 1906
Parnassius phoebus sauricus (Lukhtanov, 1999)⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793
Parnassius phoebus savoieensis (Eisner, 1957)⇒ Parnassius corybas sacerdos Stichel, 1906
Parnassius sacerdos (Stichel, 1906)⇒ Parnassius corybas sacerdos Stichel, 1906
Parnassius simo simoides Bang-Haas, 1927
Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793
Parnassius szechenyi lethe (Bryk & Eisner, 1931)⇒ Parnassius szechenyii Frivaldsky, 1886
Parnassius szechenyii Frivaldsky, 1886
Protesilaus molops Rothschild &..., 1906
Protesilaus molops molops Rothschild &..., 1906
Protesilaus telesilaus Felder & Felder, 1864Telesilaus Kite
Protographium dioxippus diores Rothschild &..., 1906
Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777Zebra Swallowtail
Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821
Protohagla langi F. E. Zeuner, 1962
Pseudiaricia douzelli
Sericinus montela BREMER & GREY, 1852Dragon Swallowtail
Thaites ruminiana Scudder, 1875
Troides (Troides) haliphron Boisduval, 1836Haliphron Birdwing
Troides helena azelia Jordan, 1908
Troides (Troides) plato Wallace, 1865Silver Birdwing
Zerynthia (Allancastria) cerisy Godart, 1824Eastern Festoon
Zerynthia (Allancastria) cretica Rebel, 1904Cretan Festoon
Zerynthia (Thais) polyxena Denis & Schi..., 1775
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) rumina Linnaeus, 1758Spanish Festoon
Zerynthia hypsipyle (Schultze, 1776)⇒ Zerynthia polyxena Denis & Schi..., 1775
Zerynthia hypsipyle neverdini
Zerynthia hypsipyle reverdini
Zeunera madeleinae L. Piton, 1936
Zeunera superba L. Piton, 1940

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in West Europe
SubfamilyBaroniinae
Bryk, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
16
130
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
6
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)
Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)


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