Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Cyprus (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 333
2233
4335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 332
2231
4333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 318
2204
4288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 210
1715
3531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
611
1173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
610
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
610
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
376
703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
334
629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
53
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cyprus
4 Families width 78 Species and 12 Subspecies
Genera for Cyprus
53 Genera with 78 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allancastria Bryk, 1907 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1894 | Orangetips | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1834 | Tawny Silverline | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aporia Hübner, 1758 | Blackveins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1775 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calais Laporte de C..., 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1767 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chazara Moore, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1834 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1869 | Dappled whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1767 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1758 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hyponephele Muschamp, 1921 | Meadowbrowns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kirinia Moore, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1782 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1901 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luthrodes Moore, 1855 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1784 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1928 | Meadowbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neohipparchia de Lesse, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1777 | Checkered Whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1929 | Chequered Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1877 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1844 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1883 | Ringlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cyprus
78 Species and 12 Subspecies | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | Allancastria cerisyi (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Zerynthia cerisy Godart, 1824 | | Allancastria cerisyi cerisyi | | | Allancastria speciosa Stichel, 1907 | | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Anthocharis cardamines phoenissa von Kalchberg, 1894 | Orange Tip | | Apharitis acamas (Klug, 1834) | ⇒ Apharitis acamus Klug, 1834 | | Apharitis acamus Klug, 1834 | Arab Leopard | | Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-veined White | | Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Cardinal | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Calais parreysii Steven, 1829 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767 | Foxy Charaxes | | Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764 | Hermit | | Chazara persephone Hübner, 1805 | Dark Rockbrown | | Chilades (Lachides) galba Lederer, 1855 | Persian Grass Blue | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis acamas Klug, 1834 | Arab Leopard | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942 | Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804) | ⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869 | | Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869 | Dappled White | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) paphos Chapman, 1920 | Paphos Blue | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767 | Cleopatra | | Hipparchia (Hipparchia) syriaca Staudinger, 1871 | Eastern Rock Grayling | | Hipparchia syriaca syriaca Staudinger, 1871 | | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) cypriensis Holik, 1949 | Cyprus Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) mersina Staudinger, 1871 | Mersin Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) pellucida Stauder, 1923 | Lesbos Grayling | | Hipparchia pellucida cypriaca | | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Hyponephele lupina Costa, 1836 | Branded Meadow Brown | | Hyponephele lupinus (O. Costa, 1836) | ⇒ Hyponephele lupina Costa, 1836 | | Hyponephele lupinus centralis Riley, 1921 | | | Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillary | | Kirinia roxelana Cramer, 1777 | Lattice Brown | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Wall | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Libythea celtis Laicharting, 1782 | Common Beak | | Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | Southern White Admiral | | Luthrodes galba Lederer, 1855 | Persian Grass Blue | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phiala (Grum-Grshima..., 1890) | ⇒ Chilades galba Lederer, 1855 | | Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | Lesser Fiery Copper | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola cypricola Graves, 1928 | Cyprus Meadow Brown | | Neohipparchia syriaca | | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813 | Lesser Bath White | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pontia daplidice daplidice Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | Bath White | | Pseudochazara anthelea Hübner, 1824 | White-banded Grayling | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Pseudophilotes vicrama schiffermuelleri Hemming, 1929 | | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) | ⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | | Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | Granular Ringlet | | Zerynthia (Allancastria) cerisy Godart, 1824 | Eastern Festoon | | Zerynthia cerisyi cypria (Stichel, 1907) | ⇒ Zerynthia cerisy Godart, 1824 | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria lysimon (Trimen, 1862) | ⇒ Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Cyprus | 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 | 20
29 | 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 | 21
31 | 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 | 3
5 | 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 | 9
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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