Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Finland Proper (Western Finland, Finland)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 144
548
784 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 144
548
784 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 139
542
777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 123
525
760 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
178
257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
178
257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
177
256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
112
145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
99
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
20
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Finland Proper
4 Families width 23 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Finland Proper
20 Genera with 23 Species | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Altinote Potts, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brenthis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1761 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1915 | Alpines | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1775 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1758 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1764 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1866 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1758 | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1775 | Anglewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Finland Proper
23 Species and 3 Subspecies | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Altinote tenebrosa erebia Oberthür, 1917 | | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Brenthis ino Rottemburg, 1775 | Lesser Marbled Fritillary | | Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | | Erebia ligea Linnaeus, 1758 | Arran Brown | | Erebia ligea bryki Strand, 1915 | | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Wall | | Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Morpho menelaus terrestris Butler, 1866 | | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Apollo | | Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758 | Apollo | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775 | Eastern Comma | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Finland Proper | 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 | 12
14 | 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 | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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