Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Libya (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 204
1125
2066 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 203
1122
2062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 199
1109
2043 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 125
760
1470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
199
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
199
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
199
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
97
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
83
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
16
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Libya
5 Families width 18 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Libya
16 Genera with 18 Species | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1867 | Dappled whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1779 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1804 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1911 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1837 | Chequered Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Libya
18 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Euchloe (Euchloe) aegyptiaca Verity, 1911 | | | Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800 | Green Stripped White | | Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869 | Dappled White | | Euchloe (Euchloe) falloui Allard, 1867 | Scarce Green Striped White | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) hansii Austaut, 1879 | Austaut's Grayling | | Ideopsis juventa tanais Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Melanargia (Argeformia) ines Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Spanish Marbled White | | Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911 | Desert Fritillary | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Pseudophilotes abencerragus Pierret, 1837 | False Baton Blue | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tomares ballus cyrenaicus Turati, 1924 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Libya | 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 | 6
5 | 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 | 6
6 | 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 | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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