Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Iraq (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 231
1332
2471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 229
1328
2467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 221
1311
2448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 146
949
1870 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
306
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
306
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
306
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
186
339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
163
284 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
66
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Iraq
5 Families width 114 Species and 8 Subspecies
Genera for Iraq
66 Genera with 114 Species
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allancastria Bryk, 1907 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1851 | Orangetips | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1854 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporia Hübner, 1758 | Blackveins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archon Hübner, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1775 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1793 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brintesia Fruhstorfer, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1861 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1758 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1855 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1804 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1800 | Dappled whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1900 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenis Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fixsenia Scudder, 1876 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1881 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1847 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1849 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hyponephele Muschamp, 1836 | Meadowbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiclides Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kirinia Moore, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1784 | Boulder Copper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1847 | Meadowbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1832 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nina Horsfield, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nordmannia Scudder, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1758 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1908 | Fetterbush | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1904 | Small Jewel Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1758 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1779 | Chequered Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1779 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrus Latreille, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1885 | Blue pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thaleropis Staudinger, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theope Doubleday, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thersamonia Fabricius, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tongeia Tutt, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Turanana Bethune-Baker, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zegris Boisduval, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iraq
114 Species and 8 Subspecies | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Allancastria cerisy Lederer, 1864 | | | Allancastria cerisyi (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Zerynthia cerisy Godart, 1824 | | Allancastria deyrollei Oberthür, 1869 | | | Allancastria speciosa Stichel, 1907 | | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Anthocharis damone Boisduval, 1836 | Eastern Orange Tip | | Anthocharis gruneri Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | Grí¼ner´s Orange Tip | | Apharitis epargyros Eversmann, 1854 | Yellow Silverline | | Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-veined White | | Archon apollinaris Staudinger, 1892 | | | Archon apollinus Herbst, 1798 | False Apollo | | Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Cardinal | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Brintesia (Kanetisa) circe Fabricius, 1775 | Great Banded Grayling | | Callophrys (Callophrys) avis Chapman, 1909 | Chapman's Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chilades (Lachides) galba Lederer, 1855 | Persian Grass Blue | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis cilissa Lederer, 1861 | | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855 | Danube Clouded Yellow | | Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804 | Large Salmon Arab | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842 | Greenish Black-tip | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804) | ⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869 | | Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800 | Green Stripped White | | Eumenis thelephassa (Geyer, 1827) | ⇒ Pseudochazara thelephassa Geyer, 1827 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche astraea FREYER, 1852 | Anatolian Black-Eyed Blue | | Gonepteryx farinosa Zeller, 1847 | Chitral Brimstone | | Hipparchia (Hipparchia) syriaca Staudinger, 1871 | Eastern Rock Grayling | | Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) fatua FREYER, 1844 | Feyer´s Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) pellucida Stauder, 1923 | Lesbos Grayling | | Hipparchia parisatis Kollar, 1849 | Mountain satyr | | Hyponephele lupina Costa, 1836 | Branded Meadow Brown | | Hyponephele lupinus (O. Costa, 1836) | ⇒ Hyponephele lupina Costa, 1836 | | Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816 | Iolas Blue | | Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758 | Pear-tree Swallowtail | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Kirinia roxelana Cramer, 1777 | Lattice Brown | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena asabinus Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | Anatolian Fiery Copper | | Lycaena phiala (Grum-Grshima..., 1890) | ⇒ Chilades galba Lederer, 1855 | | Lycaena primus Le Moult, 1946 | | | Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | Lesser Fiery Copper | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola telmessia Zeller, 1847 | Aegean Meadow Brown | | Melanargia hylata Ménétriés, 1832 | | | Nina baudii (Griffini, 1895) | ⇒ Dielocroce baudii Griffini, 1895 | | Nordmannia caudatula Zeller, 1848 | | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Checkered Swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Apollo | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768 | Asian cabbage white | | Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828 | Mountain Small White | | Pieris higginsi | | | Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860 | Green-banded White | | Pieris pseudorapae Verity, 1908 | | | Plebejus (Kretania) eurypilus FREYER, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii Zeller, 1847 | Loew's Blue | | Plebejus pylaon akbesiana Oberthür, 1904 | | | Plebejus (Plebijides) pylaon (Fischer von ..., 1832) | ⇒ Kretania pylaon Rambur, 1839 | | Plebejus akbesiana Oberthür, 1904 | | | Polygonia c-album hamigera Butler, 1877 | | | Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775 | Eastern Comma | | Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869) | ⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) antidolus Rebel, 1901 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dama Staudinger, 1892 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830) | ⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icadius Grum-Grshima..., 1890 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813 | Lesser Bath White | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pseudochazara thelephassa Geyer, 1827 | Baluchi Rockbrown | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Quercusia quercus longicauda Riley, 1921 | | | Satyrium abdominalis Gerhard, 1850 | Gerhard´s Black Hairstreak | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrus actaea Esper, 1781 | Black Satyr | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus rosaceus Austaut, 1885 | Mediterranean Blue | | Thaleropis ionia Fischer von ..., 1851 | | | Theope philotes Westwood, 1851 | | | Thersamonia ochimus Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | | | Thersamonia solskyi | | | Tomares callimachus Eversmann, 1848 | Caucasian Vernal Copper | | Tomares callimachus callimachus Eversmann, 1848 | | | Tomares romanovi Christoph, 1882 | | | Tongeia fischeri Eversmann, 1843 | Fischer'S Blue | | Turanana panagea (Herrich-Schä..., 1851) | ⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zegris (Zegris) eupheme Esper, 1804 | Sooty Orange Tip | | Zerynthia (Allancastria) cerisy Godart, 1824 | Eastern Festoon | | Zerynthia (Allancastria) deyrollei (Oberthur, 1869) | ⇒ Allancastria deyrollei Oberthür, 1869 | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Iraq | 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 | 28
49 | 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 | 19
26 | 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 | 6
12 | 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 | 12
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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