Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Isle of Wight (Southeast England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 185
625
855 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 185
625
855 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 173
601
832 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 133
524
737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
115
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
114
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
112
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
74
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
71
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
43
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Isle of Wight
5 Families width 55 Species and 113 Subspecies
Genera for Isle of Wight
43 Genera with 55 Species
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1908 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1910 | Arguses | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1953 | Lesser Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1910 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1919 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1886 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1907 | Clouded yellows | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1908 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1812 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1956 | Checkerspots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1767 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamearis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Inachis Hübner, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1948 | Walls and wallbrowns | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1764 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithopsyche Butler, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1948 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1906 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1969 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1913 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1903 | Small Fritillaries | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1936 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalites Scudder, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1922 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1930 | Fetterbush | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1758 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1758 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronia Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1904 | Admirals | 11 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Isle of Wight
55 Species and 113 Subspecies | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Anthocharis cardamines britannica Verity, 1908 | Orange-tip | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Argynnis adippe vulgoadippe Verity, 1929 | High Brown Fritillary | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia agestis aestiva Zeller, 1847 | | | Aricia agestis elongata Courvoisier, 1910 | | | Aricia agestis radiata Courvoisier, 1910 | | | Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | | Boloria euphrosyne edna Lobb, 1953 | | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys rubi cinerascens Rebel, 1910 | | | Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919 | Holly Blue | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha pamphilus albescens Robson & Gar..., 1886 | | | Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905) | ⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871 | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias croceus atrofasciata Rocci, 1920 | | | Colias croceus basisuffusa Lempke, 1932 | | | Colias croceus brunnea Tutt, 1896 | | | Colias croceus crassesignata Kitt, 1924 | | | Colias croceus cremonae (Bang-Haas, 1912) | ⇒ Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | | Colias croceus dawsoni Krüger, 1900 | | | Colias croceus geisleri Bryk, 1923 | | | Colias croceus helice Hübner, 1799 | | | Colias croceus internodimidiata Rocci, 1920 | | | Colias croceus latemarginata Lempke, 1933 | | | Colias croceus magnipuncta Lempke, 1933 | | | Colias croceus radiata Nitsche, 1932 | | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias hyale flavofasciata Lambillion, 1907 | | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido minimus semiobsoleta Tutt, 1908 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Erebia epiphron mnemon Haworth, 1812 | Mountain Ringlet | | Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | Alpine Fritillary | | Euphydryas aurinia artemis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Euphydryas aurinia melanoleuca Cabeau, 1932 | | | Euphydryas aurinia nigromaculata Lempke, 1956 | | | Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767 | Cleopatra | | Hamearis lucina Linnaeus, 1758 | Duke of Burgundy | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Hipparchia semele scota Verity, 1911 | Grayling | | Hipparchia semele semele (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758 | | Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | | Inachis io belisaria Oberthür & ..., 1889 | | | Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillary | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Lasiommata megera albipuncta Lempke, 1947 | | | Lasiommata megera decorata Caruel, 1948 | | | Lasiommata megera mediolugens Fuchs, 1892 | | | Lasiommata megera postdisconnula Lempke, 1957 | | | Lasiommata megera postreducta Lempke, 1957 | | | Lasiommata megera simplex Caruel, 1948 | | | Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | | Lithopsyche antiqua ♰ Butler, 1889 | | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas hibernica Goodson, 1948 | Small Copper | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra bellargus subtus-partim-radiata Oberthür, 1896 | | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Lysandra coridon alba Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon albofimbriata Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon antico-extensa Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon antico-obsoleta Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon antiextrema Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon cinnameus Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon discreta Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon fowleri Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon fulvescens Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon glomerata Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon inaequalis Tutt, 1896 | | | Lysandra coridon irregularis-obsoleta Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon lacticolor Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon lucretia Gaschet, 1877 | | | Lysandra coridon pallida Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon pallidula Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon partimtransformis Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon postaurantiaextensa Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon postobsoleta Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon striata Tutt, 1896 | | | Lysandra coridon suffusa Tutt, 1896 | | | Lysandra coridon torgniensis Haverkampf, 1906 | | | Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969 | Meadow Brown | | Melanargia galathea serena (Verity, 1913) | ⇒ Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 | | Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | Heath Fritillary | | Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | Glanville fritellary | | Melitaea cinxia bifasciata Hartig, 1924 | | | Melitaea cinxia brenthis Reuss, 1921 | | | Melitaea cinxia deficiens Cabeau, 1922 | | | Melitaea cinxia expuncta Cabeau, 1926 | | | Melitaea cinxia fulla Quensel, 1791 | | | Melitaea cinxia gracilens Pionneau, 1932 | | | Melitaea cinxia horvathi Aigner, 1905 | | | Melitaea cinxia interligata Cabeau, 1926 | | | Melitaea cinxia interrupta Skala, 1907 | | | Melitaea cinxia jubilaris Cabeau, 1930 | | | Melitaea cinxia matisconensis André, 1899 | | | Melitaea cinxia mocsaryi Aigner, 1905 | | | Melitaea cinxia nigropunctata Caruel, 1944 | | | Melitaea cinxia obscurior Seitz, 1909 | | | Melitaea cinxia obsoleta Tutt, 1896 | | | Melitaea cinxia ocelliformis Reuss, 1921 | | | Melitaea cinxia paucimaculata Cockerell, 1899 | | | Melitaea cinxia pauper Caruel, 1944 | | | Melitaea cinxia semijubilaris Langer, 1956 | | | Melitaea cinxia semiobscura Pionneau, 1932 | | | Melitaea cinxia subtus-nigrescens Caruel, 1944 | | | Melitaea cinxia transversa Reuss, 1921 | | | Melitaea cinxia uhryki Aigner, 1905 | | | Melitaea cinxia wittei Geest, 1903 | | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Neozephyrus quercus bellus Gerhard, 1853 | | | Neozephyrus quercus bellus-obsoletus Tutt, 1907 | | | Neozephyrus quercus caerulescens Lempke, 1936 | | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Nymphalites zeuneri ♰ Jarzembowski, 1980 | | | Papilio machaon britannicus Seitz, 1907 | Swallowtail | | Papilio machaon gorganus (Fruhstorfer, 1922) | ⇒ Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pararge aegeria tircis (Godart, 1821) | ⇒ Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827 | Green-veined White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris rapae lacticolor Lempke, 1953 | | | Pieris rapae minor Agassiz, 1900 | | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris brassicae marginata Graham-Smith..., 1929 | | | Pieris brassicae pallida Graham-Smith..., 1930 | | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Pyronia tithonus britanniae Verity, 1915 | Gatekeeper | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa atalanta cabeauensis Lambillion, 1903 | | | Vanessa atalanta flavescens Fritsch, 1913 | | | Vanessa atalanta klemensiewiczi Schille, 1896 | | | Vanessa atalanta ochrobrunnea Fritsch, 1913 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa cardui conjuncta Verity, 1919 | | | Vanessa cardui ocellata Rebel, 1910 | | | Vanessa cardui ochracea Reuss, 1918 | | | Vanessa cardui pallida Schoyen, 1881 | | | Vanessa cardui priameis Schultz, 1904 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Isle of Wight | 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 | 10
13 | 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 | 24
29 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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