Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region County Galway (Connacht, Ireland)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 112
388
599 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 112
388
599 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 99
368
572 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 76
319
503 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
117
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
117
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
117
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
109
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
108
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
28
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for County Galway
4 Families width 34 Species and 21 Subspecies
Genera for County Galway
28 Genera with 34 Species #ABCEGHIJLMNPTV
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1915 | Orangetips | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1923 | Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1758 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1803 | Heaths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1928 | Checkerspots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1971 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idea Fabricius, 1773 | Paper butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1777 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1948 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1969 | Meadowbrowns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1821 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1847 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1893 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1758 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for County Galway
34 Species and 21 Subspecies | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Anthocharis cardamines hibernica Williams, 1915 | Orange-tip | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Argynnis aglaja scotica (Watkins, 1923) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Coenonympha tullia davus (Fabricius, 1777) | ⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | | Coenonympha tullia polydama Haworth, 1803 | Large Heath | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942 | Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr | | Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | Alpine Fritillary | | Euphydryas aurinia hibernica (Birchall, 1873) | ⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Euphydryas aurinia transversa Cabeau, 1928 | | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Hipparchia semele hibernica Howarth, 1971 | Grayling | | Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773 | Tree Nymph | | Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | | Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777 | | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Leptidea sinapis juvernica (Williams, 1946) | ⇒ Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas hibernica Goodson, 1948 | Small Copper | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina iernes Graves, 1930 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969 | Meadow Brown | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pararge aegeria tircis (Godart, 1821) | ⇒ Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | | Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793 | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris napi britannica Muller & Kautz, 1939 | Green-veined White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Polyommatus icarus mariscolore Kane, 1893 | Common Blue | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in County Galway | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
6 | 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 | 15
19 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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