Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Isle of Purbeck (Dorsetshire, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 157
676
1011 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 157
676
1011 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 149
659
983 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 127
613
928 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
226
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
226
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
224
303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
175
250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
161
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
24
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Isle of Purbeck
3 Families width 31 Species and 40 Subspecies
Genera for Isle of Purbeck
24 Genera with 31 Species
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1908 | Orangetips | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1919 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1950 | Heaths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1892 | Walls and wallbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1764 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1798 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1938 | | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1969 | Meadowbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1913 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronia Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Isle of Purbeck
31 Species and 40 Subspecies | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Anthocharis cardamines britannica Verity, 1908 | Orange-tip | | 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 | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919 | Holly Blue | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha pamphilus antiexcessa Leeds, 1950 | | | Coenonympha pamphilus rufa Leeds, 1950 | | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Hipparchia semele semele (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758 | | Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Lasiommata megera mediolugens Fuchs, 1892 | | | Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Lysandra coridon albipuncta Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon apicojuncta Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon atrescens Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon brunnescens Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon caeruleo Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon castanea Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon centrialbescens Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon cinnameus Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon fowleri Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon grisea Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon inaequalis Tutt, 1896 | | | Lysandra coridon limbojuncta Courvoisier, 1912 | | | Lysandra coridon lucretia Gaschet, 1877 | | | Lysandra coridon marginata Tutt, 1896 | | | Lysandra coridon minor Cockerell, 1889 | | | Lysandra coridon obsolescens Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon ochracea Frohawk, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon pallidula Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon parallela Courvoisier, 1907 | | | Lysandra coridon partimtransformis Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon postaurantiaextensa Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon postico-obsoleta Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon postultrafulvescens Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon punctata Tutt, 1896 | | | Lysandra coridon semifowleri Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon semilimbojuncta Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon transformis Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon ultrafowleri Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969 | Meadow Brown | | Melanargia galathea serena (Verity, 1913) | ⇒ Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827 | Green-veined White | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767 | Gatekeeper | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Isle of Purbeck | 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 | 9
12 | 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
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 | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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