Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Gilgit-Baltistan (East Pakistan, Pakistan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 20
40
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 20
40
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 20
40
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 19
39
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 6
17
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 6
17
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 6
17
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
17
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
17
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
15
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gilgit-Baltistan
4 Families width 12 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Gilgit-Baltistan
15 Genera with 12 Species | Afarsia Zhdanko, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpherakya Kluk, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1900 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryna Evans, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1874 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1771 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliophorus Geyer, 1844 | Sapphires | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ianussiusa Pyrcz & Viloria, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kanetisa Moore, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1865 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pamiria Tutt, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1874 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gilgit-Baltistan
12 Species and 2 Subspecies | Alpherakya sarta Alphéraky, 1881 | Brilliant meadow blue | | Bryna stoliczkana Felder, 1865 | | | Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874 | Pamir Clouded Yellow | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913 | | Heliophorus sena Kollar, 1844 | Sorrel Sapphire | | Ianussiusa maso polyommatus (Röber, 1927) | ⇒ Ianussiusa maso maso Godman, 1905 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena kasyapa Moore, 1865 | Green Copper | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi Staudinger, 1874 | Small Jewel Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Gilgit-Baltistan | 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 | 10
9 | 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 | 3
1 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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