Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Mediterranean Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 52
134
227 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 51
133
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 48
126
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 44
92
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
58
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
58
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
58
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
30
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
29
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mediterranean Sea
4 Families width 10 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Mediterranean Sea
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Mediterranean Sea
10 Species and 3 Subspecies | Coenonympha corinna Hübner, 1803 | Corsican Heath | | Coenonympha elbana Staudinger, 1887 | Corsican Heath | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Euchloe (Euchloe) tagis (Hübner, 1804) | ⇒ Iberochloe tagis Hübner, 1803 | | Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767 | Cleopatra | | Graphium aristeus aristeus | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mediterranean Sea | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 3
4 | 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
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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