Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Madeira Island (Madeira)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 294
1683
3013 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 291
1678
3006 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 287
1673
2998 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 199
1269
2340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
207
322 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
207
322 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
207
322 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
92
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
75
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
13
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Madeira Island
3 Families width 17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Madeira Island
13 Genera with 17 Species | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1863 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1891 | | 1 | 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, 1901 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1886 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1819 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Madeira Island
17 Species and 2 Subspecies | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Gonepteryx maderensis C. Felder, 1863 | Madeira Brimstone | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) maderensis Bethune-Baker, 1891 | Madeira 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 phlaeas phlaeoides Staudinger, 1901 | | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pararge xiphia Fabricius, 1775 | Madeiran Speckled Wood | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris brassicae wollastoni (Butler, 1886) | ⇒ Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa vulcania Godart, 1819 | Canary Red Admiral |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Madeira Island | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, 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 | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
|
