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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Jerusalem (Israel)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
119
413
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
119
413
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
115
408
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
353
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
143
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
143
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
143
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
93
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
91
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
40
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jerusalem
4 Families width 50 Species and 4 Subspecies
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals18SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos7SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones12SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jerusalem
40 Genera with 50 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Allancastria Bryk, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Apharitis Riley, 1834Tawny Silverline1SpeciesTaxom
Archon Hübner, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1758Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1775Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Azanus Moore, 1849Babul Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1767Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1785Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1804Arabs1SpeciesTaxom
Deudorix Hewitson, 1834Cornelians1SpeciesTaxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1907Autumn leaf1SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1800Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1767Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1901Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1784Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1847Meadowbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1832Marbled white1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1779Small Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1832Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1775Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865Chequered Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1816Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1832Ringlets1SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1865Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jerusalem
50 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Allancastria cerisyi (Godart, 1824)⇒ Zerynthia cerisy Godart, 1824
Allancastria deyrollei Oberthür, 1869
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Apharitis acamas (Klug, 1834)⇒ Apharitis acamus Klug, 1834
Archon apollinus Herbst, 1798False Apollo
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849African Babul Blue
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767Foxy Charaxes
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804Large Salmon Arab
Deudorix livia Klug, 1834Pomegranate butterfly
Doleschallia nacar trachelus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800Green Stripped White
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Itaballia demophile charopus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758Large Wall
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901Southern White Admiral
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784Lesser Fiery Copper
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola telmessia Zeller, 1847Aegean Meadow Brown
Melanargia titea Klug, 1832Levantine Marbled White
Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911Desert Fritillary
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Plebejus (Plebijides) pylaon (Fischer von ..., 1832)⇒ Kretania pylaon Rambur, 1839
Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775Eastern Comma
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865Eastern baton blue
Thecla lydus Hübner, 1816
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
Zerynthia (Allancastria) cerisy Godart, 1824Eastern Festoon
Zerynthia (Allancastria) deyrollei (Oberthur, 1869)⇒ Allancastria deyrollei Oberthür, 1869
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758
Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865African Grass Blue

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Jerusalem
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
12
13
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
14
18
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
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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