Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Lebanon (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 339
1949
3578 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 338
1948
3577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 327
1917
3538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 217
1548
2998 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
504
867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
503
866 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
503
866 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
371
657 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
342
594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
81
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lebanon
4 Families width 166 Species and 40 Subspecies
Genera for Lebanon
81 Genera with 166 Species #ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPQSTUYZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actizera Chapman, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1847 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albulina Tutt, 1931 | Mountain Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allancastria Bryk, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Aloeides Hübner, 1819 | Coppers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anaphaeis Hübner, 1793 | Pioneers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1836 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archon Hübner, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1831 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 0 | Arguses | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1793 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryna Evans, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chazara Moore, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1804 | Arabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Didymaeformia Verity, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1893 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1804 | Dappled whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eumedonia Forster, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euriphene Boisduval, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fabriciana Reuss, 1758 | Silverstripes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1767 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1980 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Hyponephele Muschamp, 1915 | Meadowbrowns | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ianussiusa Pyrcz & Viloria, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiclides Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1839 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1947 | Foresters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1901 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1775 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1910 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Manastigma Nicolay, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 0 | Meadowbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1832 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Neohipparchia de Lesse, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neonympha Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nordmannia Scudder, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1977 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1787 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1758 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philotes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1835 | Small Jewel Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Plebicula Latreille, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1798 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1778 | Meadow Blues | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1758 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoaricia Kluk, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1827 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudotergumia Agenjo, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1775 | Satyr Orchids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrus Latreille, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1885 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Turanana Bethune-Baker, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ultraaricia Kluk, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1844 | Ringlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lebanon
166 Species and 40 Subspecies | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Actizera panagaea (Herrich-Schä..., 1851) | ⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | | Adelpha aricia aricia Hewitson, 1847 | | | Agrodiaetus alcestis Zerny, 1932 | | | Albulina loewi antilibanotica | | | Albulina ellisoni Pfeiffer, 1931 | | | Allancastria cerisyi (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Zerynthia cerisy Godart, 1824 | | Allancastria deyrollei Oberthür, 1869 | | | Allancastria speciosa Stichel, 1907 | | | Anaphaeis aurota (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | | Anthocharis damone Boisduval, 1836 | Eastern Orange Tip | | Archon apollinaris Staudinger, 1892 | | | Archon apollinus Herbst, 1798 | False Apollo | | Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758 | | Argynnis childreni Gray, 1831 | Himalayan fritillary | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Eumedonia) mylitta Hemming, 1932 | | | Aricia (Ultraaricia) bassoni Larsen, 1974 | Steely Argus | | Aricia deleta (Cockerell, 1889) | ⇒ Phaonia deleta Stein, 1898 | | Aricia isauricoides | | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775 | Meadow Fritillary | | Bryna stoliczkana Felder, 1865 | | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Chazara pelopea | | | Chazara persephone Hübner, 1805 | Dark Rockbrown | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias erate Esper, 1805 | Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804 | Large Salmon Arab | | Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942 | Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Didymaeformia collina | | | Didymaeformia didyma libanotica | | | Doxocopa agathina agathis (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Doxocopa agathina agathina Cramer, 1777 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Elymnias glauconia Staudinger, 1893 | | | Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842 | Greenish Black-tip | | Euchloe (Elphinstonia) penia FREYER, 1851 | Eastern Greenish Black-tip | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804) | ⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869 | | Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | Geranium Argus | | Eumedonia eumedon mylitta Hemming, 1932 | | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Euriphene doriclea lysandra Stoll, 1790 | | | Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758 | Niobe Fritillary | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767 | Cleopatra | | Graphium monticolus textrix Tsukada & Ni..., 1980 | | | Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) fatua FREYER, 1844 | Feyer´s Grayling | | Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) pisidice Klug, 1832 | | | Ianussiusa maso polyommatus (Röber, 1927) | ⇒ Ianussiusa maso maso Godman, 1905 | | Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758 | Pear-tree Swallowtail | | Kretania eurypilus Freyer, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Kretania eurypilus euaemon | | | Kretania nichollae | | | Kretania pylaon Rambur, 1839 | Fischer's Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue | | Leptidea amurensis vibilia Janson, 1878 | | | Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936) | ⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936 | | Lethe (Satyrodes) appalachia R. Chermock, 1947 | Appalachian Brown | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | Southern White Admiral | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena dispar rutilus WERNEBURG, 1864 | Large Copper | | Lycaena ellisoni Peiffer, 1931 | | | Lycaena semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Lysandra coridon syriaca | | | Lysandra isauricoides | | | Lysandra syriaca Tutt, 1910 | | | Manastigma primno Godman & Salvin, 1887 | | | Maniola jurtina janira Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Maniola telemessia | | | Melanargia titea Klug, 1832 | Levantine Marbled White | | Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | Glanville fritellary | | Melitaea collina (Lederer, 1861) | ⇒ Phyciodes mylitta W.H. Edwards, 1861 | | Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911 | Desert Fritillary | | Melitaea didymaeformia Verity, 1950 | | | Melitaea dodgsoni Smith, 1887 | | | Melitaea dodgsoni montium | | | Melitaea persea Kollar, 1850 | Desert Fritillary | | Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779) | ⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | | Melitaea phoebe punica Oberthür, 1876 | | | Melitaea sibina Alpheraky, 1882 | | | Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | | Neohipparchia sichaea | | | Neonympha areolatus Smith, 1797 | Georgia Satyr | | Nordmannia ilicis (Esper, 1779) | ⇒ Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | | Nordmannia myrtale Klug, 1834 | | | Oeneis pseudosculda Korshunov, 1977 | | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue swallowtail | | Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787 | Banded Peacock | | Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Apollo | | Philotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | | | Phyciodes mylitta W.H. Edwards, 1861 | Mylitta Crescenspot | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White | | Plebejus (Kretania) eurypilus FREYER, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii Zeller, 1847 | Loew's Blue | | Plebejus pylaon nicholli Elwes, 1901 | | | Plebejus sephirus nichollae Elwes, 1901 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebijides) pylaon (Fischer von ..., 1832) | ⇒ Kretania pylaon Rambur, 1839 | | Plebejus pylaon nichollae Elwes, 1901 | | | Plebejus sephyrus Frivaldsky, 1835 | | | Plebicula addenda Tutt, 1898 | | | Plebicula amanda anthea | | | Plebicula amanda brenda | | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) alcestis Zerny, 1932 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus poseidon deebi Larsen, 1974 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830) | ⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | | | Polyommatus (Bryna) annamaria Bálint, 1992 | | | Polyommatus (Kretania) euaemon Hemming, 1931 | | | Polyommatus isaurica dorsumstellae Graves, 1923 | | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) syriaca Tutt, 1914 | | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus daphnis hayesi Larsen, 1974 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) anthea Hemming, 1932 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icadius Grum-Grshima..., 1890 | | | Polyommatus icadius juno Hemming, 1933 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarius (Schneider, 1792) | ⇒ Polyommatus amandus Schneider, 1792 | | Polyommatus icarius anthea Hemming, 1932 | | | Polyommatus icarius brenda Hemming, 1932 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus amanda | | | Polyommatus icarus juko | | | Polyommatus icarus juno Hemming, 1933 | | | Polyommatus icarus lucetta Colot, 1915 | | | Polyommatus icarus lucia Culot, 1905 | | | Polyommatus (Sublysandra) isauricoides Gerhard, 1851 | Lebanon Mountain Blue | | Polyommatus therites gravesi Chapman, 1912 | | | Polyommatus anna Edwards, 0 | | | Polyommatus boisduvali Herrich-Schä..., 1843 | | | Polyommatus euripylus | | | Polyommatus eurypilus FREYER, 1852 | | | Polyommatus striata Tutt, 1896 | | | Polyommatus thetis Esper, 1778 | | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pseudoaricia dorsurastellae | | | Pseudoaricia isaurica dorsomstellae | | | Pseudoaricia isaurica dorsumstellae | | | Pseudochazara pelopea Klug, 1832 | | | Pseudochazara telephassa Geyer, , 1827 | | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Pseudotergumia pisidice Klug, 1832 | | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue Spot Hairstreak | | Satyrus actaea Esper, 1781 | Black Satyr | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus rosaceus Austaut, 1885 | Mediterranean Blue | | Tomares nogelii Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | Nogel's Hairstreak | | Turanana endymion (Herrich-Schä..., 1851) | ⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | | Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | Anatolian Odd-spot Blue | | Turanana panagea (Herrich-Schä..., 1851) | ⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | | Ultraaricia basipuncta Silbernagel, 1946 | | | Ultraaricia crassipuncta | | | Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) | ⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | | Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | Granular Ringlet | | Ypthima nareda Kollar, 1844 | Large Three-Ring | | Zerynthia (Allancastria) cerisy Godart, 1824 | Eastern Festoon | | Zerynthia (Allancastria) deyrollei (Oberthur, 1869) | ⇒ Allancastria deyrollei Oberthür, 1869 |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Lebanon | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 29
80 | 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 | 34
54 | 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 | 7
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 11
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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