Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Paleogene (Cenozoic)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 634
4230
9101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 631
4225
9075 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 586
4092
8841 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 372
3170
7222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
162
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
159
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
157
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
82
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
71
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
50
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Paleogene
5 Families width 57 Species and 20 Subspecies
Genera for Paleogene
50 Genera with 57 Species #ACDEFGHIJLMNOPRSTVZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1782 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apanthesis Scudder, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aquisextana Theobald, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeolycorea Martins, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charis Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coliates Scudder, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1909 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fountainea Rydon, 1824 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1840 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1823 | Calicoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1781 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jupitellia Carpenter, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1993 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodryas Cockerell, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithopsyche Butler, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lystra Fabricius, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1911 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1892 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neorinella Martins Kuce..., 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neorinopis Butler, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalites Scudder, 1980 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphes Leach, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligodonta Brown, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1776 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1853 | Cattlehearts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1819 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieriballia Klots, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poladryas Bauer, 1861 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polystichtis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praepapilio Durden & Rose, 1978 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prodryas Scudder, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prolibythea Scudder, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoneorina Nel & Descimon, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinella Durden & Rose, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrites Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stolopsyche Scudder, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaites Scudder, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1859 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zeunera Piton, 1940 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Paleogene
57 Species and 20 Subspecies | Acraea zetes menippe Drury, 1782 | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Apanthesis leuce ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1889 | | | Aquisextana irenaei ♰ Theobald, 1938 | | | Archaeolycorea ferreirai ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1989 | | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Charis cleonus Cramer, 1781 | | | Coliates proserpina ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1875 | | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Doxocopa wilmattae ♰ Cockerell, 1907 | | | Eueides tales calathus Stichel, 1909 | | | Euptychia hermes sosybius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | | Fountainea halice halice Godart, 1824 | | | Graphium dorcus dorcus De Haan, 1840 | | | Hamadryas fornax fornax Hübner, 1823 | | | Iolaus eurisus helius Fabricius, 1781 | | | Jupitellia charon ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1889 | | | Lethe corbieri ♰ A. Nel, 1993 | | | Lithodryas styx ♰ Scudder, 1889 | | | Lithopsyche antiqua ♰ Butler, 1889 | | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Lystra leei ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890 | | | Lystra richardsoni ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1878 | | | Melanitis clya Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Mimoides lysithous athous (C. Felder & ..., 1864) | ⇒ Mimoides lysithous harrisianus Swainson, 1822 | | Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892) | ⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892 | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Neorinella garciae ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1993 | | | Neorinopis sepulta ♰ J. B. A. Boi..., 1840 | | | Nymphalites obscurus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1889 | | | Nymphalites scudderi ♰ Beutenmüller..., 1908 | | | Nymphalites zeuneri ♰ Jarzembowski, 1980 | | | Nymphes georgei ♰ Archibald, M..., 2009 | | | Oligodonta florissantensis ♰ (F. Brown, 1976) | ⇒ Libytheana florissanti Scudder, 1892 | | Papilio dardanus dardanus Brown, 1776 | | | Parides vertumnus cixius G.R. Gray, 1853 | | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819) | ⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775 | | Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | Poladryas minuta Edwards, 1861 | Beardtongue Checkerspot | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Polystichtis flegia Fabricius, 1787 | | | Praepapilio colorado ♰ Durden & Rose, 1978 | | | Praepapilio gracilis ♰ Durden & Rose, 1978 | | | Prodryas persephone ♰ Scudder, 1878 | | | Prolibythea florissanti ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1892 | | | Prolibythea vagabunda ♰ (S. H. Scudder, 1889) | ⇒ Libytheana vagabunda Scudder, 1889 | | Pseudoneorina coulleti ♰ A. Nel, 1984 | | | Riodinella nympha ♰ Durden & Rose, 1978 | | | Satyrites reynesii ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1872 | | | Stolopsyche libytheoides ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1889 | | | Thaites ruminiana ♰ Scudder, 1875 | | | Vanessa amerindica ♰ J.Y. Miller ..., 1989 | | | Vanessa vetula ♰ C. von Heyden, 1859 | | | Zeunera madeleinae ♰ L. Piton, 1936 | | | Zeunera superba ♰ L. Piton, 1940 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Paleogene | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
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 | 28
33 | 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
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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