Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Nicosia (Cyprus)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 29
56
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 29
56
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 27
53
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 19
43
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 7
18
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 7
18
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 7
18
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
17
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
17
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
14
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nicosia
4 Families width 14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Nicosia
14 Genera with 14 Species | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1894 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chazara Moore, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1855 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1767 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Hyponephele Muschamp, 1915 | Meadowbrowns | 0 | Species | Taxom | Luthrodes Moore, 1881 | Cupids | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1758 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nicosia
14 Species and 2 Subspecies | Anthocharis cardamines phoenissa von Kalchberg, 1894 | Orange Tip | | Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764 | Hermit | | Chilades (Lachides) galba Lederer, 1855 | Persian Grass Blue | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942 | Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr | | Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767 | Cleopatra | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) cypriensis Holik, 1949 | Cyprus Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) pellucida Stauder, 1923 | Lesbos Grayling | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Nicosia | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
2 | 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 | Papilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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