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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Ishikawa (Chubu, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
199
1427
1976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
199
1427
1976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
186
1378
1911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
1200
1669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
45
747
1065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
45
747
1065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
44
746
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
577
846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
543
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
60
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ishikawa
5 Families width 75 Species and 18 Subspecies
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies16SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones11SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals36SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ishikawa
60 Genera with 75 Species
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Amblypodia Horsfield, 1875Oakblues1SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1866Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Antigius Sibatani & Ito, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1829Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Araschnia Hübner, 1861Mongols1SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1763Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Artopoetes Chapman, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1866Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cethosia Fabricius, 1912Lacewings1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1866Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1805Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Curetis Hübner, 1877Sunbeams1SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoe Hübner, 1887Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1758Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1877Alpines4SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1869Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Euthalia Hübner, 1857Barons1SpeciesTaxom
Fabriciana Reuss, 1775Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1858Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1758Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Hestina Westwood, 1850Circes2SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Japonica Tutt, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Kaniska Moore, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1851Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1862Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Luehdorfia Crüger, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Maculinea Van Eecke, 1887Large blues1SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1789Small Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Minois Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1857Bushbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Narathura Boisduval, 1832
Oakblues0SpeciesTaxom
Neope Moore, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Nephargynnis Shirozu, 1973
0SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1859Sailer butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Nw1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1877Chilasa6SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1931Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Pedaliodes Butler, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1857Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1842Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Pronophila Doubleday, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844Pale grass blue1SpeciesTaxom
Rapala Moore, 1861Flashes1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids2SpeciesTaxom
Sibataniozephyrus Inomata, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1878Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1794Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1853Ringlets2SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1910
Grass blues0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ishikawa
75 Species and 18 Subspecies
Amblypodia japonica (Murray, 1875)⇒ Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874
Anthocharis scolymus Butler, 1866Yellow Tip
Antigius butleri Fenton, 1882
Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Apatura metis FREYER, 1829Freyer's Purple Emperor
Araschnia burejana Bremer, 1861Large Map
Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763Indian Fritillary
Artopoetes pryeri Murray, 1873
Callophrys ferrea Butler, 1866
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Cethosia biblis nacoleia Fruhstorfer, 1912
Charaxes affinis demonax Felder, 1866
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Curetis acuta Moore, 1877Acute sunbeam
Cymothoe herminia herminia Grose-Smith, 1887
Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Erebia ligea Linnaeus, 1758Arran Brown
Erebia neriene Janson, 1877
Erebia neriene neriene Böber, 1809
Erebia niphonica Janson, 1877
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema mandarina de l´Orza, 1869Japanese Common Grass Yellow
Euthalia anosia anosia Moore, 1857Grey Baron
Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775High Brown Fritillary
Favonius (Favonius) orientalis Murray, 1875
Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriés, 1858Lesser Brimstone
Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle
Hestina japonica Felder, 1862
Hestina persimilis Westwood, 1850Siren
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Japonica (Japonica) saepestriata Hewitson, 1865
Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lasiommata deidamia (Eversmann, 1851)⇒ Hipparchia azorina Strecker, 1899
Lethe sicelis Hewitson, 1862
Luehdorfia japonica Leech, 1889Gifu Butterfly
Luehdorfia puziloi Erschoff, 1872
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Maculinea arionides (Staudinger, 1887)⇒ Phengaris xiushani M. Wang & Se..., 2010
Melete lycimnia aelia C. & R. Felder, 1861
Melete lycimnia daulia (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Melete lycimnia petronia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Minois dryas Scopoli, 1763Dryad
Mycalesis francisca Stoll, 1780Lilacine Bushbrown
Mycalesis gotama Moore, 1857Chinese Bushbrown
Neope goschkevitschii Ménétriés, 1857
Neozephyrus taxila Bremer, 1861
Neptis harita harita Moore, 1874Chocolate Sailor
Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758Common Plain Sailor
Neptis philyra Ménétriés, 1859Long-Streak Sailor
Nw thecla danaus
Papilio (Achillides) maackii Ménétriés, 1859Alpine Black Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) helenus Linnaeus, 1758Red Helen
Papilio (Princeps) protenor Cramer, 1775Spangle
Papilio (Sinoprinceps) xuthus Linnaeus, 1767Asia Swallowtail
Papilio macilentus Janson, 1877Long Tail Spangle
Parnassius (Driopa) glacialis Butler, 1866Glacial Apollo
Parnassius mnemosyne parnassius Bryk, 1931
Pedaliodes palpita palpita Adams, 1986
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris melete Ménétriés, 1857Asian Green-Veined White
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Pronophila cordillera colocasia Thieme, 1907
Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844Pale Grass Blue
Rapala arata Bremer, 1861Japanese Flash
Satyrium favonius favonius J. E. Smith, 1797'Southern' Oak Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Sibataniozephyrus fujisanus Matsumura, 1910
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Ypthima argus (Butler, 1866)⇒ Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1864
Ypthima motschulskyi BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Three-ring

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Ishikawa
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
17
16
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
30
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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