Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Crete (Aegean Islands, Greece)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 251
1472
2560 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 251
1472
2560 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 245
1458
2540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 169
1185
2140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
419
744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
419
744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
418
743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
298
533 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
285
518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
53
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Crete
5 Families width 75 Species and 12 Subspecies
Genera for Crete
53 Genera with 75 Species
| Adelpha Hübner, 1915 | Sister | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allancastria Bryk, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1775 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artogeia Schrank, 1828 | Garden whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1767 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1846 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 0 | Dappled whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1763 | Fig Eaters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1767 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1758 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hyponephele Muschamp, 1836 | Meadowbrowns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiclides Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kirinia Moore, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1824 | Walls and wallbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1782 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1908 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1916 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 0 | Fetterbush | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1845 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1775 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1777 | Checkered Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoaricia Kluk, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrus Latreille, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1773 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Crete
75 Species and 12 Subspecies | Adelpha capucinus velia C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Adelpha iphicleola gortyna Fruhstorfer, 1915 | Iphicleola Sister | | Allancastria cretica Rebel, 1904 | | | Allancastria speciosa Stichel, 1907 | | | Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Cardinal | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Artogeia ergane Geyer, 1828 | | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767 | Foxy Charaxes | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Coenonympha corinna Hübner, 1803 | Corsican Heath | | Coenonympha thyrsis FREYER, 1846 | Cretan Small Heath | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942 | Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872 | | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804) | ⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869 | | Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869 | Dappled White | | Euchloe (Euchloe) simplonia FREYER, 1829 | Dappled White | | Euchloe crameria | | | Euphaedra medon medon Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767 | Cleopatra | | Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) fatua FREYER, 1844 | Feyer´s Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) aristaeus Bonelli, 1826 | Southern Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) cretica Rebel, 1916 | Cretan Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) mersina Staudinger, 1871 | Mersin Grayling | | Hipparchia mersina cretica | | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) pellucida Stauder, 1923 | Lesbos Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Hyponephele lupina Costa, 1836 | Branded Meadow Brown | | Hyponephele lupinus (O. Costa, 1836) | ⇒ Hyponephele lupina Costa, 1836 | | Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758 | Pear-tree Swallowtail | | Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillary | | Kirinia roxelana Cramer, 1777 | Lattice Brown | | Kretania psylorita FREYER, 1845 | Cretan Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Lasiommata paramegaera Hübner, 1824 | Corsican Wall Brown | | Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758 | Real´s Wood White | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Libythea celtis Laicharting, 1782 | Common Beak | | Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | Southern White Admiral | | Limenitis reducta herculeana Stichel, , 1908 | Southern White Admiral | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pararge aegeria aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | | Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris dubiosa (Röber, 1907) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828 | Mountain Small White | | Pieris napae | | | Plebejus (Kretania) psylorita FREYER, 1845 | Cretan Argus | | Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775 | Eastern Comma | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | Bath White | | Pontia edusa edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | | Pseudoaricia hyacinthus | | | Pseudochazara amalthea Frivaldsky, 1845 | | | Pseudochazara anthelea Hübner, 1824 | White-banded Grayling | | Pseudochazara pellucida | | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Satyrus amalthea (Frivaldsky, 1845) | ⇒ Pseudochazara amalthea Frivaldsky, 1845 | | Speyeria idalia Drury, 1773 | Female Regal Fritillary | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zerynthia (Allancastria) cretica Rebel, 1904 | Cretan Festoon | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Crete | 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 | 16
16 | 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 | 22
34 | 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
6 | 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 | 8
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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