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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Balearic Islands (Spain)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
250
1058
1628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
247
1052
1622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
241
1037
1598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
175
827
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
155
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
155
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
154
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
102
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
101
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
47
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Balearic Islands
5 Families width 62 Species and 13 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals34SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies13SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones11SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Balearic Islands
47 Genera with 62 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1758Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1821Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1758Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1767Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Charonias Röber, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1758Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows3SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1804Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1758Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1910Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1915Autumn leaf1SpeciesTaxom
Doxocopa Hübner, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1909Longwings1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1775Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1980Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Hamearis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Hyalyris Boisduval, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Hyponephele Muschamp, 1774Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1824Walls and wallbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1886Meadowbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1758Marbled white1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1775Small Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parathyma Moore, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1851Fetterbush4SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1845Commodores1SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1804Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Setabis Westwood, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Balearic Islands
62 Species and 13 Subspecies
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Allotinus portunus portunus
Archaeoprepona camilla camilla Godman & Salvin, 1884Pale Prepona
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767Foxy Charaxes
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804Provençal Short-tailed Blue
Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr
Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus genutia tychius Fruhstorfer, 1910
Doleschallia hexophthalmos donus Fruhstorfer, 1915
Doxocopa agathina agathis (Godart, 1824)⇒ Doxocopa agathina agathina Cramer, 1777
Eueides tales calathus Stichel, 1909
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Graphium monticolus textrix Tsukada & Ni..., 1980
Hamearis lucina Linnaeus, 1758Duke of Burgundy
Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) fidia Linnaeus, 1767Striped Grayling
Hyalyris fiametta (W.C. Hewitson, 1856)⇒ Hyalyris fiammetta Hewitson, 1854
Hyalyris fiammetta Hewitson, 1854
Hyponephele lycaon Kühn, 1774Dusky Meadow Brown
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758Large Wall
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Lasiommata paramegaera Hübner, 1824Corsican Wall Brown
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola monotoma Staudinger, 1886
Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758Marbled White
Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris mannii Mayer, 1851Southern Small White
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina Austaut, 1879Austaut'S Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845
Pyronia (Idata) bathseba Fabricius, 1793Spanish Gatekeeper
Pyronia (Idata) cecilia Vallantin, 1894Southern Gatekeeper
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Satyrium esculi Hübner, 1804False Ilex Hairstreak
Setabis epitus jaera J. Hübner, 1819
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Balearic Islands
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
11
13
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
26
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
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