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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Caernarfon (Gwynedd, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
63
115
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
62
113
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
58
105
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
47
92
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
32
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
32
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
12
32
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
25
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caernarfon
4 Families width 14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals9SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caernarfon
12 Genera with 14 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1758Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1785Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Lyropteryx Westwood, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caernarfon
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Lyropteryx terpsichore zygaena Stichel, 1910
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Caernarfon
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
1
1
Genus
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
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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