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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Hastings (East Sussex, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
496
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
496
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
137
480
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
115
423
576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
84
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
84
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
84
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
54
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
41
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
24
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hastings
3 Families width 30 Species and 10 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals12SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies8SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hastings
24 Genera with 30 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1775Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1919Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1785Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1871Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Iolaus Hübner, 1965Royals1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1936Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1798Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Oreixenica Waterhouse &..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1758Commodores1SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Tanaecia Butler, 1913Counts1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hastings
30 Species and 10 Subspecies
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Allotinus portunus portunus
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria selene selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793Red Banded Hairstreak
Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919Holly Blue
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871Olympia
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass Yellow
Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965)⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936)⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936
Lycaena (Chalceria) dione Scudder, 1868Gray Copper
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798Small Copper
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Oreixenica lathoniella Westwood, 1851Common Silver Xenica
Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827Green-veined White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Precis atlites laomedia Linnaeus, 1758
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Tanaecia cocytus ambrysus Fruhstorfer, 1913
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Hastings
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
7
8
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
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov