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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
131
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
131
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
50
131
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
47
128
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
34
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
34
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
12
34
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
7
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
7
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ajaccio
3 Families width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals9SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ajaccio
14 Genera with 14 Species
Argynnis Fabricius, 1775Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1903Giant owl butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1767Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1803Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1767Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1824Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1901Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1779Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1758Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1779Chequered Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ajaccio
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Caligo illioneus polyxenus (Stichel, 1903)⇒ Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775
Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767Foxy Charaxes
Coenonympha corinna Hübner, 1803Corsican Heath
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Lasiommata paramegaera Hübner, 1824Corsican Wall Brown
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901Southern White Admiral
Lycaena baton Bergsträsser, 1779
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Ajaccio
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies, Brush-footed butterflies, Brush-Footed Butterfly, Brushfoot butterflies, Brushfooted Butterflies, Checker-spots, Crescent-spots, Four-footed butterflies, Fritillaries, Mourningclocks, Nymphalids, Purples
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov