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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Fenland (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		211
908
1436		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		211
908
1436		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		200
880
1389		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		145
746
1240		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		32
249
384		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		32
249
384		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
249
384		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
214
336		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
208
330		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
54
107		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fenland
5 Families width 107 Species and 16 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals52SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones17SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos8SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies29SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fenland
54 Genera with 107 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1758Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Archon Hübner, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1758Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1793Arguses2SpeciesTaxom
Azanus Moore, 1849Babul Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Bindahara Moore, 1905Plane1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1793Lesser Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Brenthis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins2SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1919Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1767Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1758Heaths4SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1780Clouded yellows5SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1775Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1775Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1781Alpines13SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1842Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1775Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1814Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Iphiclides Hübner, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1758Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper6SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1969Meadowbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1758Marbled white2SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1758Evening Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1789Small Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1793Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Phengaris Doherty, 1758Great Spotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1808Fetterbush6SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1781Small Jewel Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1758Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues6SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1800Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids2SpeciesTaxom
Tomares Rambur, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1819Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1862Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fenland
107 Species and 16 Subspecies
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Archon apollinus Herbst, 1798False Apollo
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793Mountain Argus
Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849African Babul Blue
Bindahara meeki Rothschild &..., 1905
Boloria (Boloria) napaea Hoffmannsegg, 1804Hall Fritillary
Boloria (Boloria) pales Denis & Schi..., 1775Shephard`s Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria (Clossiana) titania Esper, 1793Ingens Fritillary
Brenthis ino Rottemburg, 1775Lesser Marbled Fritillary
Callophrys (Callophrys) avis Chapman, 1909Chapman's Green Hairstreak
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919Holly Blue
Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767Foxy Charaxes
Coenonympha gardetta Prunner, 1798Alpine Heath
Coenonympha glycerion Borkhausen, 1788Chestnut Heath
Coenonympha lyllus Esper, 1806
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias croceus helice Hübner, 1799
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias phicomone Esper, 1780Mountain Clouded Yellow
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777Scotch Argus
Erebia epiphron Knoch, 1783Mountain Ringlet
Erebia euryale (Esper, 1805)⇒ Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777
Erebia gorge Hübner, 1804Silky Ringlet
Erebia ligea Linnaeus, 1758Arran Brown
Erebia manto Denis & Schi..., 1775Yellow-spotted Ringlet
Erebia melampus Fuessly, 1775Lesser Mountain Ringlet
Erebia oeme Hübner, 1804Bright Eyed Ringlet
Erebia pandrose Borkhausen, 1788Dewy Ringlet
Erebia pharte Hübner, 1804Blind Ringlet
Erebia pluto (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Percnodaimon merula Butler, 1876
Erebia pronoe Esper, 1780Water Ringlet
Erebia tyndarus Esper, 1781Swiss Brassy Ringlet
Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842Greenish Black-tip
Euphydryas cynthia Denis & Schi..., 1775Cynthia's Fritillary
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758
Graphium macleayanus Leech, 1814Green Fanny
Hipparchia semele semele (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Inachis io belisaria Oberthür & ..., 1889
Inachis io fischeri Standfuss, 1892
Inachis io fulva Oudemans, 1905
Inachis io splendens Reuss, 1909
Iphiclides feisthamelii Duponchel, 1832Iberian Scarce Swallowtail
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758Large Wall
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798Small Copper
Lycaena feredayi Bates, 1867Glade Copper
Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761Purple-edged Copper
Lycaena salustius Fabricius, 1793Common Copper
Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761Sooty Copper
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969Meadow Brown
Melanargia (Argeformia) arge Sulzer, 1776Italian Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758Marbled White
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melitaea aetherie Hübner, 1826Aetherie Fritillary
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pararge xiphioides Staudinger, 1871Canary speckled wood
Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758Apollo
Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845
Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827Green-veined White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris bryoniae Hübner, 1806Dark-veined White
Pieris cheiranthi Hübner, 1808Canary Islands Large White
Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798
Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775Damon Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808Common Meadow Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800Indian Lofty Bath White
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus britanniae Verity, 1915Gatekeeper
Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862Acadian Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787Cardenillo
Tomares callimachus Eversmann, 1848Caucasian Vernal Copper
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa gonerilla Fabricius, 1775New Zealand red admiral
Vanessa vulcania Godart, 1819Canary Red Admiral
Zerynthia (Allancastria) cretica Rebel, 1904Cretan Festoon
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758
Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862African Grass Blue

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Fenland
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		15
29		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		23
52		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		6
8		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		9
17		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



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