German species names of Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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German species names of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	322 33641 568299	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802

Family	Acraeidae Boisduval, 1833 ⇒ Nymphalidae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Brassolidae Boisduval, 1836 ⇒ Brassolini	5 4	Genera Species
Family	Danaidae Boisduval, 1833 ⇒ Danainae Milkweed Butterflies	20 257	Genera Species
Family	Heliconiidae Swainson, 1822 ⇒ Heliconiinae Heliconians	6 45	Genera Species
Family	Libytheidae Boisduval, 1833 ⇒ Libytheinae Snout butterflies, Snout butterfly, Snouts	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings	1005 38169	Genera Species
Family	Morphidae Newman, 1834 ⇒ Morphinae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies	1533 72196	Genera Species
Family	Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails	160 14145	Genera Species
Family	Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs	230 13433	Genera Species
Family	Pierididae Reuter, 1896 ⇒ Pieridae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Riodinidae Grote, 1895 Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks	279 6693	Genera Species
Family	Satyridae Boisduval, 1833 Browns, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs	9 18	Genera Species
Genus	Asthipa Moore, 1883 ⇒ Danaus	5	Species
Genus	Athesia	1	Species
Genus	Atyma Ménétriés, 1858	1	Species
Genus	Caduga Moore, 1883 ⇒ Danaus	8	Species
Genus	Coenonympa	1	Species
Genus	Cybelis	1	Species
Genus	Epinephilesic	1	Species
Genus	Euthalis	1	Species
Genus	Godartia Lucas, 1843 ⇒ Pycnosiphorus (Pycnosiphorus)	6	Species
Genus	Hadrodontis	1	Species
Genus	Hipparchoides	1	Species
Genus	Lasiomatasic	1	Species
Genus	Limnitis	1	Species
Genus	Nytha Billberg, 1820 ⇒ Hipparchia	3	Species
Genus	Pierello	2	Species
Genus	Ravadebrasic	1	Species
Genus	Satyrys	1	Species
Genus	Tenarissic	1	Species
Genus	Thiridia Huebner, 1818	1	Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Papilionoidea

German	Tagfalter
English	Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
Swedish	Äkta dagfjärilar, Tjockhuvudfjärilar
Finnish	Päiväperhoset, Paksupäät
Norwegian	Dagsommerfugler
French	Papillons

Distribution and Species lists of Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802

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Afghanistan
5 Families  84 Genera  211 SpeciesAlbania
5 Families  83 Genera  227 SpeciesAlgeria
5 Families  104 Genera  232 SpeciesAndorra
5 Families  78 Genera  198 SpeciesAngola
5 Families  211 Genera  952 SpeciesAntigua and Barbuda
4 Families  10 Genera  12 SpeciesArgentina
7 Families  463 Genera  1449 SpeciesArmenia
4 Families  137 Genera  415 SpeciesAustralia
6 Families  451 Genera  1480 SpeciesAustria
5 Families  168 Genera  464 SpeciesAzerbaijan
5 Families  86 Genera  238 SpeciesBahamas
5 Families  130 Genera  220 SpeciesBahrain
4 Families  14 Genera  18 SpeciesBangladesh
6 Families  178 Genera  392 SpeciesBarbados
5 Families  57 Genera  81 SpeciesBelarus
5 Families  67 Genera  155 SpeciesBelgium
5 Families  145 Genera  308 SpeciesBelize
5 Families  259 Genera  643 SpeciesBenin
5 Families  110 Genera  366 SpeciesBhutan
5 Families  217 Genera  576 SpeciesBolivia
5 Families  481 Genera  1924 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
5 Families  88 Genera  242 SpeciesBotswana
5 Families  113 Genera  282 SpeciesBrazil
8 Families  713 Genera  4539 SpeciesBrunei
5 Families  45 Genera  76 SpeciesBulgaria
5 Families  105 Genera  355 SpeciesBurkina Faso
5 Families  80 Genera  219 SpeciesBurundi
5 Families  65 Genera  256 SpeciesCambodia
5 Families  124 Genera  273 SpeciesCameroon
6 Families  261 Genera  2281 SpeciesCanada
5 Families  340 Genera  1039 SpeciesCape Verde
5 Families  127 Genera  172 SpeciesCentral African Republic
4 Families  157 Genera  994 SpeciesChad
4 Families  35 Genera  76 SpeciesChile
5 Families  176 Genera  437 SpeciesChina
7 Families  513 Genera  2700 SpeciesColombia
7 Families  711 Genera  4254 SpeciesComoros
4 Families  42 Genera  90 SpeciesCook Islands
4 Families  21 Genera  23 SpeciesCosta Rica
5 Families  527 Genera  2040 SpeciesCroatia
5 Families  109 Genera  281 SpeciesCuba
6 Families  236 Genera  519 SpeciesCyprus
4 Families  53 Genera  78 SpeciesCzech Republic
5 Families  125 Genera  297 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
5 Families  264 Genera  2513 SpeciesDenmark
5 Families  111 Genera  206 SpeciesDjibouti
3 Families  10 Genera  15 SpeciesDominica
5 Families  51 Genera  92 SpeciesDominican Republic
5 Families  90 Genera  189 SpeciesEast Timor
5 Families  53 Genera  86 SpeciesEcuador
5 Families  559 Genera  2622 SpeciesEgypt
4 Families  68 Genera  107 SpeciesEl Salvador
5 Families  130 Genera  217 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
4 Families  101 Genera  443 SpeciesEritrea
4 Families  48 Genera  83 SpeciesEstonia
5 Families  121 Genera  247 SpeciesEthiopia
5 Families  145 Genera  636 SpeciesFiji
4 Families  73 Genera  187 SpeciesFinland
5 Families  133 Genera  358 SpeciesFrance
5 Families  464 Genera  1495 SpeciesGabon
5 Families  167 Genera  1007 SpeciesGambia
4 Families  92 Genera  253 SpeciesGeorgia
5 Families  143 Genera  314 SpeciesGermany
5 Families  298 Genera  848 SpeciesGhana
5 Families  207 Genera  1237 SpeciesGreece
5 Families  212 Genera  565 SpeciesGrenada
5 Families  39 Genera  59 SpeciesGuatemala
5 Families  326 Genera  893 SpeciesGuinea
5 Families  168 Genera  768 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
4 Families  70 Genera  206 SpeciesGuyana
5 Families  224 Genera  568 SpeciesHaiti
5 Families  83 Genera  173 SpeciesHonduras
6 Families  319 Genera  912 SpeciesHungary
5 Families  113 Genera  315 SpeciesIceland
5 Families  112 Genera  180 SpeciesIndia
7 Families  588 Genera  2817 SpeciesIndonesia
6 Families  564 Genera  3828 SpeciesIran
5 Families  204 Genera  703 SpeciesIraq
5 Families  66 Genera  116 SpeciesIreland
5 Families  106 Genera  168 SpeciesIsrael
5 Families  91 Genera  161 SpeciesItaly
5 Families  201 Genera  649 SpeciesIvory Coast
6 Families  189 Genera  1099 SpeciesJamaica
6 Families  133 Genera  263 SpeciesJapan
6 Families  337 Genera  951 SpeciesJordan
5 Families  70 Genera  109 SpeciesKazakhstan
5 Families  110 Genera  301 SpeciesKenya
6 Families  263 Genera  1471 SpeciesKiribati
5 Families  19 Genera  21 SpeciesKosovo
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesKuwait
5 Families  11 Genera  11 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
5 Families  95 Genera  276 SpeciesLaos
6 Families  239 Genera  716 SpeciesLatvia
5 Families  75 Genera  166 SpeciesLebanon
4 Families  81 Genera  166 SpeciesLesotho
5 Families  74 Genera  140 SpeciesLiberia
5 Families  270 Genera  928 SpeciesLibya
5 Families  16 Genera  18 SpeciesLiechtenstein
5 Families  71 Genera  181 SpeciesLithuania
5 Families  66 Genera  156 SpeciesLuxembourg
5 Families  95 Genera  192 SpeciesMadagascar
5 Families  217 Genera  609 SpeciesMalawi
6 Families  196 Genera  867 SpeciesMalaysia
6 Families  341 Genera  1442 SpeciesMaldives
5 Families  16 Genera  17 SpeciesMali
4 Families  43 Genera  94 SpeciesMalta
4 Families  85 Genera  147 SpeciesMarshall Islands
5 Families  21 Genera  21 SpeciesMauritania
5 Families  26 Genera  46 SpeciesMauritius
5 Families  106 Genera  150 SpeciesMexico
7 Families  559 Genera  2389 SpeciesMicronesia
5 Families  170 Genera  283 SpeciesMoldova
5 Families  77 Genera  151 SpeciesMonaco
5 Families  14 Genera  20 SpeciesMongolia
5 Families  103 Genera  299 SpeciesMontenegro
5 Families  80 Genera  193 SpeciesMorocco
5 Families  104 Genera  237 SpeciesMozambique
6 Families  198 Genera  617 SpeciesMyanmar
6 Families  285 Genera  1061 SpeciesNamibia
6 Families  153 Genera  356 SpeciesNauru
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesNepal
5 Families  265 Genera  732 SpeciesNetherlands
6 Families  284 Genera  837 SpeciesNew Zealand
5 Families  149 Genera  268 SpeciesNicaragua
5 Families  298 Genera  715 SpeciesNiger
4 Families  41 Genera  84 SpeciesNigeria
5 Families  227 Genera  1763 SpeciesNiue
4 Families  11 Genera  12 SpeciesNorth Korea
5 Families  97 Genera  239 SpeciesNorway
5 Families  172 Genera  456 SpeciesOman
5 Families  64 Genera  99 SpeciesPakistan
5 Families  203 Genera  544 SpeciesPalau
5 Families  114 Genera  190 SpeciesPalestine
5 Families  75 Genera  123 SpeciesPanama
5 Families  446 Genera  1551 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
6 Families  286 Genera  1344 SpeciesParaguay
5 Families  210 Genera  478 SpeciesPeru
6 Families  684 Genera  3566 SpeciesPhilippines
6 Families  323 Genera  1278 SpeciesPoland
5 Families  116 Genera  281 SpeciesPortugal
5 Families  188 Genera  379 SpeciesQatar
4 Families  19 Genera  23 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
5 Families  164 Genera  1226 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
6 Families  360 Genera  1347 SpeciesRomania
5 Families  107 Genera  294 SpeciesRussia
6 Families  296 Genera  1227 SpeciesRwanda
5 Families  108 Genera  356 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
4 Families  37 Genera  47 SpeciesSaint Lucia
5 Families  82 Genera  110 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
5 Families  36 Genera  42 SpeciesSamoa
4 Families  30 Genera  43 SpeciesSan Marino
4 Families  18 Genera  23 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
4 Families  35 Genera  89 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
5 Families  69 Genera  137 SpeciesSenegal
5 Families  123 Genera  394 SpeciesSerbia
5 Families  86 Genera  235 SpeciesSeychelles
4 Families  41 Genera  57 SpeciesSierra Leone
5 Families  199 Genera  1021 SpeciesSingapore
5 Families  194 Genera  525 SpeciesSlovakia
5 Families  84 Genera  226 SpeciesSlovenia
5 Families  94 Genera  249 SpeciesSolomon Islands
6 Families  244 Genera  559 SpeciesSomalia
5 Families  66 Genera  190 SpeciesSomaliland
5 Families  52 Genera  126 SpeciesSouth Korea
5 Families  185 Genera  437 SpeciesSouth Sudan
4 Families  111 Genera  378 SpeciesSpain
5 Families  308 Genera  795 SpeciesSri Lanka
5 Families  205 Genera  486 SpeciesSudan
5 Families  136 Genera  559 SpeciesSuriname
5 Families  263 Genera  783 SpeciesSweden
5 Families  357 Genera  947 SpeciesSwitzerland
5 Families  214 Genera  595 SpeciesSyria
4 Families  64 Genera  111 SpeciesTaiwan
6 Families  286 Genera  1146 SpeciesTajikistan
5 Families  102 Genera  253 SpeciesTanzania
6 Families  271 Genera  1893 SpeciesThailand
7 Families  367 Genera  1472 SpeciesTogo
5 Families  145 Genera  599 SpeciesTonga
4 Families  32 Genera  43 SpeciesTransnistria
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
6 Families  262 Genera  609 SpeciesTunisia
5 Families  71 Genera  122 SpeciesTurkey
5 Families  195 Genera  750 SpeciesTurkmenistan
5 Families  84 Genera  174 SpeciesTuvalu
2 Families  7 Genera  7 SpeciesUganda
5 Families  251 Genera  1962 SpeciesUkraine
5 Families  116 Genera  289 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
5 Families  25 Genera  37 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
6 Families  384 Genera  924 SpeciesUruguay
5 Families  82 Genera  149 SpeciesUSA
5 Families  628 Genera  2717 SpeciesUzbekistan
5 Families  90 Genera  262 SpeciesVanuatu
6 Families  60 Genera  106 SpeciesVenezuela
5 Families  440 Genera  1468 SpeciesVietnam
6 Families  294 Genera  877 SpeciesYemen
5 Families  72 Genera  158 SpeciesZambia
5 Families  217 Genera  1095 SpeciesZimbabwe
6 Families  214 Genera  740 Species

Distribution on islands

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
5 Families  34 Genera  41 SpeciesGreen River Formation
5 Families  18 Genera  23 SpeciesMuch Wenlock Limestone Formation
3 Families  22 Genera  27 SpeciesPosidonia Shale
1 Family  1 Genus  11 SpeciesRott Formation
5 Families  25 Genera  30 SpeciesSarka Formation
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesSekwi Formation
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species

Links, sources and further information

Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov