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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Galicia (Northwest Spain, Spain)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		161
716
1009		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		161
716
1009		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		152
693
966		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		113
585
832		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		35
352
506		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		35
352
506		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
351
505		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
285
422		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
277
414		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
56
92		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Galicia
5 Families width 92 Species and 4 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals56SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones11SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies21SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Galicia
56 Genera with 92 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Altinote Potts, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1869Orangetips2SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1758Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1758Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Arethusana de Lesse, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1775Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1821Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Brenthis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Brintesia Fruhstorfer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Clossiana Moore, 1767Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1758Heaths3SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1785Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1771Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1798Alpines4SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1869Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1775Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1828Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hamearis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Iphiclides Hübner, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1777Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Laeosopis Rambur, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1901Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1758Boulder Copper4SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1790Marbled white2SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1775Small Fritillaries6SpeciesTaxom
Mellicta Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1774Sailer butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1758Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1779Chequered Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1758Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1758Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Galicia
92 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Altinote tenebrosa erebia Oberthür, 1917
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869Moroccan Orange Tip
Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775Lesser Purple Emperor
Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758Lesser Purple Emperor
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Arethusana arethusa Denis & Schi..., 1775False Grayling
Arethusana boabdil Rambur, 1938Southern False Grayling
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus
Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Brenthis daphne Denis & Schi..., 1775Marbled Fritillary
Brintesia (Kanetisa) circe Fabricius, 1775Great Banded Grayling
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767Violet Fritillary
Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761Pearly Heath
Coenonympha glycerion Borkhausen, 1788Chestnut Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr
Erebia meolans Prunner, 1798De Prunner’s Ringlet
Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917
Erebia palarica Chapman, 1905Chapman's Ringlet
Erebia triarius Prunner, 1798De Prunner's Ringlet
Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869Dappled White
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops Boisduval, 1828Black-eyed Blue
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Hamearis lucina Linnaeus, 1758Duke of Burgundy
Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) statilinus Hufnagel, 1766Tree Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) fidia Linnaeus, 1767Striped Grayling
Iphiclides feisthamelii Duponchel, 1832Iberian Scarce Swallowtail
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777
Laeosopis roboris Esper, 1794Spanish Purple Hairstreak
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758Large Wall
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901Southern White Admiral
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775Purple-shot Copper
Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761Sooty Copper
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) lachesis Hübner, 1790Iberian Marbled White
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea deione Geyer, 1832Provençal Fritillary
Melitaea nevadensis Oberthür, 1904
Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851Meadow Fritillary
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Neptis aceris (Lepechin, 1774)⇒ Neptis sappho Pallas, 1771
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
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779
Pyronia (Idata) cecilia Vallantin, 1894Southern Gatekeeper
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Speyeria aglaia Linnaeus, 1758
Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758Brown Hairstreak
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) rumina Linnaeus, 1758Spanish Festoon

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Galicia
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		14
21		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		30
56		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		3
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		8
11		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