Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Fuerteventura (Canary Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 61
159
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 60
158
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 57
153
181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 41
110
124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
39
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
39
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
39
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
27
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
27
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
15
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Fuerteventura
3 Families width 23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Fuerteventura
15 Genera with 23 Species | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1913 | Dappled whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1808 | Fetterbush | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1879 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1758 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1819 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Fuerteventura
23 Species and 1 Subspecies | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842 | Greenish Black-tip | | Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800 | Green Stripped White | | Euchloe (Euchloe) hesperidum Rothschild, 1913 | Canary Green-striped White | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris cheiranthi Hübner, 1808 | Canary Islands Large White | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina Austaut, 1879 | Austaut'S Blue | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa vulcania Godart, 1819 | Canary Red Admiral | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Fuerteventura | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 7
7 | 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 | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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