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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Rhine (Europe)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		276
1213
1808		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		275
1212
1807		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		259
1179
1745		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		195
966
1486		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		38
204
260		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		38
204
260		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
201
257		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
139
169		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
132
162		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
52
74		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rhine
5 Families width 74 Species and 8 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals39SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones12SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies18SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae (Grote, 1895)Metalmark Butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rhine
52 Genera with 74 Species
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Acraea Fabricius, 1875Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1758Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1758Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Araschnia Hübner, 1758Mongols1SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1775Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1906Arguses3SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1767Lesser Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1758Heaths2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows3SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1771Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1775Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1775Alpines2SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Hamearis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyalyris Boisduval, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Hyponephele Muschamp, 1915
Meadowbrowns0SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Iphiclides Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Lopinga Moore, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1758Marbled white1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1789Small Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1782Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Napaea Hübner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Napeogenes Bates, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1763Sailer butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phengaris Doherty, 1779Great Spotted Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1758Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1758Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1779Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1878Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1758Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rhine
74 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875Lygus Acraea
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775Lesser Purple Emperor
Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758Lesser Purple Emperor
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758European Map
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Aricia brunnescens (Harrison, 1906)⇒ Delia brunnescens Zetterstedt, 1845
Boloria (Boloria) napaea Hoffmannsegg, 1804Hall Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761Pearly Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Colias chrysotheme Esper, 1781Lesser Clouded Yelllow
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777Scotch Argus
Erebia medusa Denis & Schi..., 1775Arctic Woodland Ringlet
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Gonepteryx cleobule Hübner, 1831Canary Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Hamearis lucina Linnaeus, 1758Duke of Burgundy
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hyalyris leptalina fenella (W.C. Hewitson, 1867)⇒ Hyalyris leptalina leptalina C. Felder & ..., 1865
Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867
Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758Pear-tree Swallowtail
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946Cryptic Wood White
Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Limenitis populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar Admiral
Lopinga achine Scopoli, 1763Woodland Brown
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761Sooty Copper
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758Marbled White
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883)⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867
Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899Tolosa Tigerwing
Neptis rivularis Scopoli, 1763Hungarian Glider
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Phengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779
Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823Chalk-Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779Ilex Hairstreak
Speyeria aglaia Linnaeus, 1758
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758Brown Hairstreak
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Rhine
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		11
18		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		29
39		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		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

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

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks		3
3		Genera
Species
Taxom



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