Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Alsace (Grand Est Region, France)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 138
576
875 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 138
576
875 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 129
558
842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 97
458
718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
144
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
144
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
144
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
112
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
109
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
63
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Alsace
5 Families width 125 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Alsace
63 Genera with 125 Species
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Altinote Potts, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatura Fabricius, 1758 | Emperors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporia Hübner, 1758 | Blackveins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araschnia Hübner, 1758 | Mongols | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arethusana de Lesse, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brenthis Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brintesia Fruhstorfer, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chazara Moore, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clossiana Moore, 1758 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1758 | Heaths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1761 | Clouded yellows | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1771 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1798 | Alpines | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1758 | Checkerspots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Fabriciana Reuss, 1775 | Silverstripes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamearis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Inachis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiclides Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1901 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lopinga Moore, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1758 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1779 | Small Fritillaries | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mellicta Fabricius, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minois Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1845 | Cattlehearts | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1758 | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1761 | Small Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1758 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1835 | Meadow Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1777 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1779 | Chequered Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronia Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1758 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1758 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alsace
125 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Altinote tenebrosa erebia Oberthür, 1917 | | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Lesser Purple Emperor | | Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758 | Lesser Purple Emperor | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-veined White | | Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758 | European Map | | Arethusana arethusa Denis & Schi..., 1775 | False Grayling | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Battus laodamas Felder, 1859 | Green-patch Swallowtail | | Battus lycidas Cramer, 1777 | Cramer's Swallowtail | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767 | | Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Brenthis daphne Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Marbled Fritillary | | Brenthis ino Rottemburg, 1775 | Lesser Marbled Fritillary | | Brintesia (Kanetisa) circe Fabricius, 1775 | Great Banded Grayling | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764 | Hermit | | Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767 | Violet Fritillary | | Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | Pearl Bordered Fritillary | | Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761 | Pearly Heath | | Coenonympha glycerion Borkhausen, 1788 | Chestnut Heath | | Coenonympha hero Linnaeus, 1761 | Scarce Heath | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905) | ⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871 | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942 | Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr | | Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777 | Scotch Argus | | Erebia epiphron Knoch, 1783 | Mountain Ringlet | | Erebia medusa Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Arctic Woodland Ringlet | | Erebia melampus Fuessly, 1775 | Lesser Mountain Ringlet | | Erebia meolans Prunner, 1798 | De Prunner’s Ringlet | | Euphydryas maturna Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce fritillary | | Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775 | High Brown Fritillary | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Hamearis lucina Linnaeus, 1758 | Duke of Burgundy | | Hipparchia (Hipparchia) fagi Scopoli, 1763 | Woodland Grayling | | Hipparchia (Hipparchia) hermione (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Hipparchia alcyone Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | | Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758 | Pear-tree Swallowtail | | Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillary | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Wall | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Leptidea reali REISSINGER, 1989 | Réal's Wood White | | Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758 | Real´s Wood White | | Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | | Limenitis populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar Admiral | | Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | Southern White Admiral | | Lopinga achine Scopoli, 1763 | Woodland Brown | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | Purple-shot Copper | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761 | Sooty Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Marbled White | | Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | Heath Fritillary | | Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850 | Nickerl's Fritillary | | Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | Glanville fritellary | | Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789 | False Heath Fritillary | | Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778 | Fiery Fritillary | | Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851 | Meadow Fritillary | | Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779) | ⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | | Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Mellicta parthenoides (Keferstein, 1851) | ⇒ Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851 | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Minois dryas Scopoli, 1763 | Dryad | | Nymphalis (Inachis) io (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Parides (Parides) eurimedes Stoll, 1782 | Arcas Cattleheart | | Parides iphidamas Fabricius, 1793 | Iphidamas Cattleheart | | Parides montezuma Westwood, 1842 | Montezuma's cattleheart | | Parides panares Gray, 1853 | Wedge-spotted Cattleheart | | Parides photinus Doubleday, 1845 | Pink-spotted Cattleheart | | Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758 | Apollo | | Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Phengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | Amanda´S Blue | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | Bath White | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767 | Gatekeeper | | Satyrium acaciae Fabricius, 1787 | Sloe Hairstreak | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Hairstreak | | Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue Spot Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Speyeria aglaia Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Alsace | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 15
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
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 | 34
64 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Papilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians | 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 7
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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