Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Lanzarote (Canary Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 44
111
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 44
111
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 43
110
124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 30
77
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
23
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
23
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
23
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Lanzarote
3 Families width 11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Lanzarote
10 Genera with 11 Species | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1842 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1879 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1819 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lanzarote
11 Species and 2 Subspecies | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842 | Greenish Black-tip | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina Austaut, 1879 | Austaut'S Blue | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa vulcania Godart, 1819 | Canary Red Admiral |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Lanzarote | 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 | 3
3 | 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 | 3
4 | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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