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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Lincolnshire (East Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
143
568
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
143
568
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
565
799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
126
538
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
122
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
122
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
122
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
110
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
107
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
38
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lincolnshire
4 Families width 47 Species and 46 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals25SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones8SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies13SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lincolnshire
38 Genera with 47 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1908Orangetips2SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1758Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1758Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1775Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries5SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1785Elfins2SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1919Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1803Heaths22SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1799Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1775Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1775Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hamearis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1957Walls and wallbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1764Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1798Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1969Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1946Small Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush5SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1758Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1758Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids2SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1758Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lincolnshire
47 Species and 46 Subspecies
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Anthocharis cardamines britannica Verity, 1908Orange-tip
Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758Lesser Purple Emperor
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia valesina (Esper, 1777)⇒ Argynnis paphia Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis adippe vulgoadippe Verity, 1929High Brown Fritillary
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria euphrosyne interligata Cabeau, 1919
Boloria euphrosyne pittionii Nitsche, 1926
Boloria euphrosyne tatrica Aigner, 1906
Boloria selene selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi caecus Geoffroy, 1785
Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919Holly Blue
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus anticrassipuncta Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus antiparvipuncta Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus antirufa Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus apicoextensa Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus balearica Muschamp, 1904
Coenonympha pamphilus biiregularia Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus biocellata Strand, 1904
Coenonympha pamphilus bipupillata Cosmovici, 1892
Coenonympha pamphilus caeca Oberthür & ..., 1896
Coenonympha pamphilus crassichevro Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus lineigera Strand, 1912
Coenonympha pamphilus murina Verity, 1913
Coenonympha pamphilus neca Strand, 1919
Coenonympha pamphilus obliquajuncta Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus obscura Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus pallidula Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus partimtransformis Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus postobsoletissima Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus unicolor Tutt, 1896
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia polydama Haworth, 1803Large Heath
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias croceus helice Hübner, 1799
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Gonepteryx rhamni rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758
Hamearis lucina Linnaeus, 1758Duke of Burgundy
Hipparchia semele semele (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Lasiommata megera apiciocellata Tutt, 1910
Lasiommata megera postdisconnula Lempke, 1957
Leptidea sinapis sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758
Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798Small Copper
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761
Lysandra coridon i-nigrum Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon postaurantiaextensa Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon roystonensis Pickett, 1914
Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969Meadow Brown
Melitaea aurinia (Bryk, 1946)⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775
Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Pararge aegeria tircis (Godart, 1821)⇒ Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827Green-veined White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris rapae praeterita Krulikowsky, 1908
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus britanniae Verity, 1915Gatekeeper
Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758Black Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758Brown Hairstreak
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Lincolnshire
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
19
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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