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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Marina Alta (Alicante, Spain)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
14
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
14
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
14
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
9
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
6
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
6
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
6
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Marina Alta
3 Families width 6 Species
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Marina Alta
6 Genera with 6 Species
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1767Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1779Chequered Blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Marina Alta
6 Species
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767Foxy Charaxes
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Marina Alta
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
3
3
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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