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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Portland Bill (Isle of Portland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
27
71
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
26
70
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
23
64
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
18
53
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
23
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
23
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
8
23
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
6
20
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
5
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portland Bill
3 Families width 9 Species and 7 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portland Bill
9 Genera with 9 Species
Colias Fabricius, 1891Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1798Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1969Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1913Marbled white1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1909Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1761Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portland Bill
9 Species and 7 Subspecies
Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Hipparchia semele semele (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798Small Copper
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761
Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969Meadow Brown
Melanargia galathea serena (Verity, 1913)⇒ Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Plebejus argus cretaceus Tutt, 1909Silver-studded Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761Chalk Hill Blue

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Portland Bill
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
4
4
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
3
3
Genera
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