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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
85
268
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
85
268
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
85
268
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
244
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
54
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
54
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
54
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
39
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
38
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
28
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Algeria
5 Families width 39 Species and 5 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones7SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals19SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies10SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Algeria
28 Genera with 39 Species
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Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1869Orangetips2SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1908Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1775Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Callithomia Bates, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1837Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Didymaeformia Verity, 01SpeciesTaxom
Epinephile Kirby, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1800Dappled whites2SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1767Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lyropteryx Westwood, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1858Marbled white2SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1778Small Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1869Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1767Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1837Chequered Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1804Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1816Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Tomares Rambur, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Algeria
39 Species and 5 Subspecies
Anthocharis belia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869Moroccan Orange Tip
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Argynnis auresiana Fruhstorfer, 1908False Grayling
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Coenonympha arcanioides Pierret, 1837Moroccan Pearly Heath
Didymaeformia didyma mauretanica
Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842Greenish Black-tip
Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800Green Stripped White
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) aristaeus Bonelli, 1826Southern Grayling
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lyropteryx terpsichore zygaena Stichel, 1910
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Melanargia (Argeformia) ines Hoffmannsegg, 1804Spanish Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) lucasi Rambur, 1858Moroccan Marbled White
Melitaea aetherie Hübner, 1826Aetherie Fritillary
Melitaea athene Staudinger, 1881
Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911Desert Fritillary
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869)⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969
Polyommatus baeticus Linnaeus, 1767
Pseudophilotes abencerragus Pierret, 1837False Baton Blue
Pyronia (Idata) bathseba Fabricius, 1793Spanish Gatekeeper
Pyronia (Idata) cecilia Vallantin, 1894Southern Gatekeeper
Pyronia janiroides Herrich-Schä..., 1851False Meadow Brown
Satyrium esculi Hübner, 1804False Ilex Hairstreak
Thecla lydus Hübner, 1816
Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787Cardenillo
Tomares manretanicus
Tomares mauretanicus Lucas, 1849Moroccan Hairstreak
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) rumina Linnaeus, 1758Spanish Festoon

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in North Algeria
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
8
10
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
13
19
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
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
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