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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
330
2426
16572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
328
2421
16566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
318
2403
16536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
1361
12592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
109
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
109
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
13
101
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
96
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
94
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Asia
4 Families width 23 Species and 9 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals8SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies12SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Asia
15 Genera with 23 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Agriades Hübner, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Albulina Tutt, 1781Mountain Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1986Darkies4SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1793Lesser Fritillaries7SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1761Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1809Alpines1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1775Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1806Arctics2SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1793Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1781Small Jewel Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Vacciniina Tutt, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Asia
23 Species and 9 Subspecies
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Albulina optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Allotinus bidiensis Eliot, 1986
Allotinus (Allotinus) agnolia Eliot, 1986
Allotinus (Allotinus) albifasciatus Eliot, 1980
Allotinus (Allotinus) otsukai Takanami & Seki, 1990
Allotinus (Fabitaras) bidiensis Eliot, 1986
Boloria (Boloria) napaea Hoffmannsegg, 1804Hall Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) frigga Thunberg, 1791Frigga Fritillary
Boloria frigga frigga Becklin, 1791
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Boloria selene selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) titania Esper, 1793Ingens Fritillary
Boloria titania titania (Esper, 1793)⇒ Boloria titania Esper, 1793
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina argiolus argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias palaeno palaeno Linnaeus, 1761
Erebia theano Tauscher, 1809Banded Alpine
Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775Comma Tortoiseshell
Oeneis (Oeneis) jutta Hübner, 1806Baltic Grayling
Oeneis jutta jutta Hübner, 1806
Parnassius phoebus phoebus Fabricius, 1793'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris napi napi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris napi castoria Reakirt, 1866
Plebeius optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781
Plebejus (Albulina) optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern blue
Plebejus argyrognomon argyrognomon (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Plebejus argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779
Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781
Vacciniina optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in North Asia
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
7
12
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
5
8
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
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov