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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Central Macedonia (Northern Greece, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
102
321
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
102
321
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
102
321
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
71
268
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
102
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
101
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
101
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
70
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
61
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
34
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Macedonia
4 Families width 53 Species and 2 Subspecies
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals28SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies16SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Macedonia
34 Genera with 53 Species
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Allancastria Bryk, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1758Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Arethusana de Lesse, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1775Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1780Arguses2SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Brenthis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chazara Moore, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoritis Butler, 1947Coppers1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1785Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1788Alpines1SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1804Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Hyponephele Muschamp, 1774Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Iphiclides Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1758Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyrina Butler, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1901Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1758Boulder Copper5SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1828Marbled white2SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1775Small Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Tarucus Moore, 1764Blue pierrots2SpeciesTaxom
Telipna Aurivillius, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Macedonia
53 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allancastria cerisyi (Godart, 1824)⇒ Zerynthia cerisy Godart, 1824
Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775Lesser Purple Emperor
Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758Lesser Purple Emperor
Arethusana arethusa Denis & Schi..., 1775False Grayling
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793Mountain Argus
Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Brenthis daphne Denis & Schi..., 1775Marbled Fritillary
Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764Hermit
Chrysoritis dicksoni Gabriel, 1947Dickson's Copper
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr
Erebia pandrose Borkhausen, 1788Dewy Ringlet
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804)⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) fagi Scopoli, 1763Woodland Grayling
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) syriaca Staudinger, 1871Eastern Rock Grayling
Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) fatua FREYER, 1844Feyer´s Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) senthes Fruhstorfer, 1908Balkan Grayling
Hyponephele lycaon Kühn, 1774Dusky Meadow Brown
Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758Pear-tree Swallowtail
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758Large Wall
Leptidea duponcheli Staudinger, 1871Eastern Wood White
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901Southern White Admiral
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775Purple-shot Copper
Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784Lesser Fiery Copper
Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761Sooty Copper
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) larissa Geyer, 1828Balkan Marbled White
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) admetus Esper, 1783Anomalous Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) aroaniensis Brown, 1976Grecian Anomalous Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808Common Meadow Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844Balkan Pierrot
Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764Fynbos Blue
Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Central Macedonia
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
7
16
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
19
28
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
7
Genera
Species

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