Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region La Gomera (Canary Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 115
423
487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 113
421
487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 110
412
477 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 79
341
391 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
90
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
90
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
90
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
64
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
64
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
29
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for La Gomera
4 Families width 40 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for La Gomera
29 Genera with 40 Species #ACDGHILMNPSVZ
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1904 | Judies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1775 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1821 | Arguses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclyrius Butler, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1974 | Brimstones | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1808 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1758 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudotergumia Agenjo, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1819 | Admirals | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for La Gomera
40 Species and 6 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Abisara saturata meta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | Forest Judy | | Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Cardinal | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821 | Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905) | ⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871 | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Cyclyrius webbianus (Brullé, 1840) | ⇒ Cyclirius webbianus Brullé, 1840 | | Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942 | Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Doxocopa agathina agathis (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Doxocopa agathina agathina Cramer, 1777 | | Gonepteryx cleobule Hübner, 1831 | Canary Brimstone | | Gonepteryx eversi Rehnelt, 1974 | | | Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) bacchus Higgins, 1967 | El Hierro Grayling | | Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) gomera Higgins, 1967 | Gomera Grayling | | Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) wyssii Christ, 1889 | Canary Grayling | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillary | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pararge xiphioides Staudinger, 1871 | Canary speckled wood | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris cheiranthi Hübner, 1808 | Canary Islands Large White | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pseudotergumia wyssii (Christ, 1889) | ⇒ Hipparchia wyssii Christ, 1889 | | Pseudotergumia wyssii gomera | | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady | | Vanessa vulcania Godart, 1819 | Canary Red Admiral | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in La Gomera | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 8
9 | 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 | 11
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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