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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Saaremaa (Moonsund archipelago, Estonia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
82
261
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
82
261
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
77
249
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
241
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
76
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
76
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
75
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
60
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
59
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
23
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saaremaa
4 Families width 29 Species and 3 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals19SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saaremaa
23 Genera with 29 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1758Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1758Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1965Bush Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Brenthis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1758Heaths2SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1829Arabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1823Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1758Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1758Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lopinga Moore, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1758Small Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Napeogenes Bates, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saaremaa
29 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Bicyclus smithi eurypterus Condamin, 1965
Brenthis ino Rottemburg, 1775Lesser Marbled Fritillary
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Coenonympha glycerion Borkhausen, 1788Chestnut Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Colotis halimede acaste Klug, 1829
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823
Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Euphydryas maturna Linnaeus, 1758Scarce fritillary
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Lopinga achine Scopoli, 1763Woodland Brown
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761Purple-edged Copper
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899Tolosa Tigerwing
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Saaremaa
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
4
6
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
15
19
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
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