Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Gibraltar (Iberian Peninsula)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 61
132
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 61
132
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 57
128
183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 43
111
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
30
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
30
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
30
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
23
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
21
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
20
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gibraltar
5 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Gibraltar
20 Genera with 22 Species | Adelotypa Warren, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brenthis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1767 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1767 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphilaria Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleria Godman & Salvin, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1782 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1836 | Cattlehearts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudotergumia Agenjo, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1775 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gibraltar
22 Species and 1 Subspecies | Adelotypa alector Butler, , 1867 | | | Brenthis daphne Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Marbled Fritillary | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767 | Foxy Charaxes | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767 | Cleopatra | | Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) fidia Linnaeus, 1767 | Striped Grayling | | Hyphilaria nicia Hübner, 1819 | | | Hypoleria xenophis Haensch, 1909 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Mechanitis mazaeus Hewitson, 1860 | Mazaeus Tigerwing | | Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Parides erithalion Boisduval, 1836 | Variable Cattleheart | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pseudotergumia fidia (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Hipparchia fidia Linnaeus, 1767 | | Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue Spot Hairstreak | | Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787 | Cardenillo | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) rumina Linnaeus, 1758 | Spanish Festoon |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Gibraltar | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
4 | 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 | 9
11 | 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
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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