Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies) for Merseyside (Northwest England, United Kingdom)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	49 112 142	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	49 112 142	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	47 110 140	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	39 99 129	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	10 30 40	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	10 30 40	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	10 30 40	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	8 28 37	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	8 28 37	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	4 11 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Merseyside
4 Families width 14 Species and 11 Subspecies

Genera for Merseyside
11 Genera with 14 Species

Species list for Merseyside
14 Species and 11 Subspecies

Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758	Orange Tip
Anthocharis cardamines britannica Verity, 1908	Orange-tip
Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872
Hipparchia semele semele (Linnaeus, 1758)	⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798	Small Copper
Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)	⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)	⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761
Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969	Meadow Brown
Pararge aegeria tircis (Godart, 1821)	⇒ Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827	Green-veined White
Pieris brassicae fasciata Kiefer, 1918
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)	⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Vanessa atalanta ochrobrunnea Fritsch, 1913
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758	Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Merseyside

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	3 4	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	5 6	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	2 3	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Riodinidae Grote, 1895 Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

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