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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Mazandaran (North Iran, Iran)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
63
164
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
63
164
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
161
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
143
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
13
34
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
13
34
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
13
34
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
31
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
28
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mazandaran
4 Families width 25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals17SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mazandaran
20 Genera with 25 Species
Argynnis Fabricius, 1775Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Chazara Moore, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Fabriciana Reuss, 1758Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Hyponephele Muschamp, 1915
Meadowbrowns0SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1798Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1901Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1895Marbled white1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1846Small Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1781Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1758Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1869Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1877Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865Chequered Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Turanana Bethune-Baker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mazandaran
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764Hermit
Chazara persephone Hübner, 1805Dark Rockbrown
Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758Niobe Fritillary
Hipparchia turcmenica Heydemann, 1942
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798Yellow Pansy
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901Southern White Admiral
Melanargia meda Grum-Grshima..., 1895
Melitaea arduinna Esper, 1783Freyer's Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea interrupta Kolenati, 1846
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Esper, 1781Large Tortoiseshell
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Checkered Swallowtail
Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758Clouded Apollo
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869)⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphidamon Staudinger, 1899
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) phyllis Christoph, 1877Iranian Blue
Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865Eastern baton blue
Turanana panagea (Herrich-Schä..., 1851)⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mazandaran
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
3
4
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
14
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
2
3
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