Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Mechelen (Antwerp, Belgium)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 212
1043
1712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 212
1043
1712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 202
1023
1685 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 161
941
1595 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
299
418 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
299
418 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
296
415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
233
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
217
316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
39
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mechelen
4 Families width 55 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Mechelen
39 Genera with 55 Species
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araschnia Hübner, 1758 | Mongols | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1780 | Arguses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brenthis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1761 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1758 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euripus Doubleday, 1914 | Courtesans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fabriciana Reuss, 1775 | Silverstripes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1781 | Small Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1758 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1758 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1758 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mechelen
55 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758 | European Map | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak | | Boloria (Boloria) aquilonaris Stichel, 1908 | Cranberry Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Brenthis ino Rottemburg, 1775 | Lesser Marbled Fritillary | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942 | Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr | | Erebia ligea Linnaeus, 1758 | Arran Brown | | Euripus halitherses perithous Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775 | High Brown Fritillary | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillary | | Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Wall | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Lasiommata petropolitana Linnaeus, 1767 | Northern Wall Brown | | Limenitis populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar Admiral | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Speyeria aglaia Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mechelen | 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 | 13
18 | 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 | 20
28 | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
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 | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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