Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Eocene (Paleogene)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 582
3588
7202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 579
3583
7176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 540
3487
7033 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 347
2726
5741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
126
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
123
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
121
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
53
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
43
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
30
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Eocene
5 Families width 35 Species and 13 Subspecies
Genera for Eocene
30 Genera with 35 Species #ACDEGHIJLMNOPRSV
| Acraea Fabricius, 1782 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apanthesis Scudder, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1840 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1823 | Calicoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1781 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jupitellia Carpenter, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodryas Cockerell, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithopsyche Butler, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lystra Fabricius, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1911 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalites Scudder, 1980 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphes Leach, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligodonta Brown, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1819 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polystichtis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praepapilio Durden & Rose, 1978 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prodryas Scudder, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prolibythea Scudder, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinella Durden & Rose, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stolopsyche Scudder, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1989 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eocene
35 Species and 13 Subspecies | Acraea zetes menippe Drury, 1782 | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Apanthesis leuce ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1889 | | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Doxocopa wilmattae ♰ Cockerell, 1907 | | | Euptychia hermes sosybius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | | Graphium dorcus dorcus De Haan, 1840 | | | Hamadryas fornax fornax Hübner, 1823 | | | Iolaus eurisus helius Fabricius, 1781 | | | Jupitellia charon ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1889 | | | Lithodryas styx ♰ Scudder, 1889 | | | Lithopsyche antiqua ♰ Butler, 1889 | | | Lystra leei ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890 | | | Lystra richardsoni ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1878 | | | Melanitis clya Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Mimoides lysithous athous (C. Felder & ..., 1864) | ⇒ Mimoides lysithous harrisianus Swainson, 1822 | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Nymphalites obscurus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1889 | | | Nymphalites scudderi ♰ Beutenmüller..., 1908 | | | Nymphalites zeuneri ♰ Jarzembowski, 1980 | | | Nymphes georgei ♰ Archibald, M..., 2009 | | | Oligodonta florissantensis ♰ (F. Brown, 1976) | ⇒ Libytheana florissanti Scudder, 1892 | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819) | ⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775 | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Polystichtis flegia Fabricius, 1787 | | | Praepapilio colorado ♰ Durden & Rose, 1978 | | | Praepapilio gracilis ♰ Durden & Rose, 1978 | | | Prodryas persephone ♰ Scudder, 1878 | | | Prolibythea florissanti ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1892 | | | Prolibythea vagabunda ♰ (S. H. Scudder, 1889) | ⇒ Libytheana vagabunda Scudder, 1889 | | Riodinella nympha ♰ Durden & Rose, 1978 | | | Stolopsyche libytheoides ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1889 | | | Vanessa amerindica ♰ J.Y. Miller ..., 1989 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Eocene | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
3 | 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 | 17
21 | 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
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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