Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Gower Peninsula (Swansea, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 239
1335
2575 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 238
1334
2574 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 233
1321
2554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 182
1171
2363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
284
404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
283
403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
279
399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
213
304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
187
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
24
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gower Peninsula
3 Families width 29 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Gower Peninsula
24 Genera with 29 Species #ABCGHLMNPSV
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1758 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1758 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronia Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gower Peninsula
29 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767 | Gatekeeper | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Gower Peninsula | 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 | 12
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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