Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region North China (China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 432
2094
4186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
2094
4186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 402
2028
4116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 250
1424
2869 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
209
315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
198
304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
196
297 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
149
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
144
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
81
133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for North China
5 Families width 133 Species and 22 Subspecies
Genera for North China
81 Genera with 133 Species #ABCDEFGHKLMNOPRSTVY
| Adelpha Hübner, 1935 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agapetes Billberg, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agriades Hübner, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aldania Moore, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatura Fabricius, 1859 | Emperors | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporia Hübner, 1927 | Blackveins | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Araschnia Hübner, 1758 | Mongols | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1763 | Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argyronome Hübner, 1771 | Eastern Silverstripes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1874 | Arguses | 2 | Species | Taxom | Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1864 | Pachliopta | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aulocera Butler, 1891 | Banded Satyrs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brenthis Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Byasa Moore, 1836 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calinaga Moore, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliploea Butler, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clossiana Moore, 1837 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1787 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1876 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Davidina Oberthür, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Diagora Snellen, 1894 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dilipa Moore, 1891 | Golden Emperor | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 0 | Alpines | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1881 | Checkerspots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fabriciana Reuss, 1862 | Silverstripes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1885 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1840 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hestina Westwood, 1850 | Circes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyponephele Muschamp, 1869 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kaniska Moore, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kirinia Moore, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1851 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Litinga Moore, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lopinga Moore, 1893 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Loxerebia Watkins, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1892 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1887 | Large blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1862 | Marbled white | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1874 | Small Fritillaries | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Mellicta Fabricius, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimathyma Moore, 1858 | Purple Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minois Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1771 | Sailer butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Niphanda Moore, 1853 | Pointed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1775 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1970 | Arctics | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pamiria Tutt, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1767 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1879 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pazala Moore, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1893 | Fetterbush | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1779 | Small Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1842 | Anglewings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1854 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1777 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | Precis Hübner, 1819 | Commodores | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1844 | Flashes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sericinus Westwood, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Sinia Forster, 1940 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1877 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stichophthalma Felder & Felder, 1851 | Jungle Queens | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Timelaea Lucas, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tongeia Tutt, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triphysa Zeller, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1794 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1911 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North China
133 Species and 22 Subspecies | Adelpha thessalia abia (ampla K.J. H..., 1935) | ⇒ Adelpha thessalia indefecta Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | Agapetes epimede | | | Agapetes halimede halimede | | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Agriades orbitulus shanxiensis Murayama, 1983 | | | Aldania themis muri Eliot, 1969 | | | Apatura chevana (Moore, 1865) | ⇒ Mimathyma chevana Moore, 1865 | | Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Lesser Purple Emperor | | Apatura nycteis (Ménétriés, 1859) | ⇒ Mimathyma nycteis Ménétriés, 1859 | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-veined White | | Aporia hippia Bremer, 1861 | | | Aporia intercostata (Bang-Haas, 1927) | ⇒ Aporia potanini Alpheraky, 1892 | | Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758 | European Map | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | Indian Fritillary | | Argyronome laodice (Pallas, 1771) | ⇒ Argynnis laodice Pallas, 1771 | | Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Aricia (Umpria) chinensis Murray, 1874 | | | Aulocera sybillina bianor Grum-Grschim..., 1891 | | | Boloria (Boloria) pales Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Shephard`s Fritillary | | Brenthis daphne Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Marbled Fritillary | | Brenthis ino Rottemburg, 1775 | Lesser Marbled Fritillary | | Byasa alcinous Klug, 1836 | Chinese Windmill | | Calinaga buddha Moore, 1857 | Freak | | Calliploea mariesis (Moore, 1883) | ⇒ Euploea tulliolus Fabricius, 1793 | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Clossiana gong Oberthür, 1884 | | | Clossiana selenis (Eversmann, 1837) | ⇒ Boloria selenis Eversmann, 1837 | | Coenonympha amaryllis Cramer, 1782 | Mustang Heath | | Coenonympha oedippus Fabricius, 1787 | False Ringlet | | Colias erate Esper, 1805 | Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855 | Danube Clouded Yellow | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876 | White Arab | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido argiades hellotia Ménétriés, 1857 | | | Cupido (Everes) lacturnus Godart, 1823 | Tailed Cupid | | Davidina armandi Oberthür, 1879 | | | Dilipa fenestra Leech, 1891 | | | Erebia aethiops isolata Goltz, 1939 | | | Erebia ajanensis Ménétriés, 1857 | | | Erebia ligea Linnaeus, 1758 | Arran Brown | | Erebia ligea mienschanica Goltz, 1939 | | | Erebia neriene neriene Böber, 1809 | | | Erebia sedakovii alcmenides | | | Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | Alpine Fritillary | | Euphydryas sibirica davidi Oberthür, 1881 | | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775 | High Brown Fritillary | | Fabriciana nerippe Felder, 1862 | | | Gonepteryx maxima Butler, 1885 | | | Graphium dorcus dorcus De Haan, 1840 | | | Hestina assimilis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hestina japonica Felder, 1862 | | | Hestina persimilis Westwood, 1850 | Siren | | Hipparchia (Hipparchia) autonoe Esper, 1783 | | | Hyponephele dysdora Lederer, 1869 | | | Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763 | Blue Admiral | | Kirinia epaminondas Staudinger, 1887 | | | Lasiommata deidamia (Eversmann, 1851) | ⇒ Hipparchia azorina Strecker, 1899 | | Leptidea amurensis Ménétriés, 1859 | | | Leptidea morsei Fenton, 1882 | Fenton's Wood White | | Litinga mimica mimica Poujade, 1885 | | | Loxerebia saxicola Oberthür, 1876 | | | Lycaeides subsolanus Eversmann, 1851 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena violaceus Staudinger, 1892 | | | Maculinea arionides (Staudinger, 1887) | ⇒ Phengaris xiushani M. Wang & Se..., 2010 | | Melanargia (Halimede) halimede Ménétriés, 1859 | Chinese Marbled White | | Melanargia (Halimede) meridionalis C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Melitaea arcesia Bremer, 1861 | Blackvein Fritillary | | Melitaea athene Staudinger, 1881 | | | Melitaea didymoides Eversmann, 1847 | | | Melitaea didymoides pekinensis Seitz, 1909 | | | Melitaea romanovi romanovi Grum-Grshimailo, 1891 | | | Melitaea romanovi shanshiensis Murayama, 1955 | | | Melitaea scotosia Butler, 1878 | | | Melitaea turanica Erschov, 1874 | | | Mellicta aurelia (NICKERL, 1850) | ⇒ Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850 | | Mimathyma schrenckii Ménétriés, 1858 | Schrenck´s Emperor | | Minois dryas Scopoli, 1763 | Dryad | | Neptis alwina Bremer, 1853 | | | Neptis nycteus Nicéville, 1890 | Hockeystick Sailer | | Neptis rivularis Scopoli, 1763 | Hungarian Glider | | Neptis sappho Pallas, 1771 | Common Glider | | Niphanda fusca BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Oeneis (Oeneis) magna Graeser, 1888 | | | Oeneis mongolica hoenei Gross, 1970 | | | Pamiria omphisa Moore, 1875 | Dusky green underwing | | Papilio (Achillides) maackii Ménétriés, 1859 | Alpine Black Swallowtail | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio (Sinoprinceps) xuthus Linnaeus, 1767 | Asia Swallowtail | | Parnassius bremeri Bremer, 1864 | Snow Apollo | | Parnassius nomion Fischer de W..., 1823 | Nomion Apollo | | Parnassius tianschanicus Oberthür, 1879 | Large Keeled Apollo | | Pazala eurous Leech, 1893 | Sixbar Swordtail | | Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768 | Asian cabbage white | | Pieris melete Ménétriés, 1857 | Asian Green-Veined White | | Pieris melete mandarina Leech, 1893 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) subsolanus Eversmann, 1851 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | | Polygonia comma Harris, 1842 | Comma Anglewing | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | Bath White | | Rapala caerulea BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Bush clover | | Rapala micans BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Rapala nissa Kollar, 1844 | Common Flash | | Satyrium grandis C. & R. Felder, 1862 | | | Satyrium latior Fixsen, 1887 | | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Sericinus montela BREMER & GREY, 1852 | Dragon Swallowtail | | Sericinus telamon (Donovan, 1798) | ⇒ Sericinus montela BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Speyeria aglaia Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Stichophthalma howqua Westwood, 1851 | Vietnamese Junglequeen | | Timelaea albescens Fruhstorfer, 1908 | Beautiful Leopard | | Timelaea maculata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Spotted Leopard Butterfly | | Tongeia filicaudis Pryer, 1877 | | | Triphysa albovenosa (Motschulsky, 1866) | ⇒ Triphysa nervosa Motschulsky, 1866 | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794 | Asian Admiral | | Ypthima multistriata ganus Fruhstorfer, , 1911 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in North China | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 17
28 | 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 | 48
77 | 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 | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 8
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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