Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Samos (East Aegean Islands, Greece)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 58
165
258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 58
165
258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 55
162
254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 47
146
238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
62
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
61
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
61
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
51
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
51
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
23
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Samos
4 Families width 28 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Samos
23 Genera with 28 Species
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apelles Hemming, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archon Hübner, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brenthis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1902 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1908 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Kirinia Moore, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1901 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1847 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1851 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1775 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1848 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1832 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Samos
28 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Apelles alexis | | | Archon apollinus Herbst, 1798 | False Apollo | | Brenthis daphne Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Marbled Fritillary | | Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823 | | | Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942 | Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr | | Elymnias nesaea apelles Fruhstorfer, 1902 | Tiger Palmfly | | Hipparchia (Hipparchia) fagi Scopoli, 1763 | Woodland Grayling | | Hipparchia (Hipparchia) syriaca Staudinger, 1871 | Eastern Rock Grayling | | Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) fatua FREYER, 1844 | Feyer´s Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) mersina Staudinger, 1871 | Mersin Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) senthes Fruhstorfer, 1908 | Balkan Grayling | | Kirinia roxelana Cramer, 1777 | Lattice Brown | | Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Wall | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | Southern White Admiral | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Maniola telmessia Zeller, 1847 | Aegean Meadow Brown | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Plebejus (Kretania) eurypilus FREYER, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775 | Eastern Comma | | Pseudochazara anthelea Hübner, 1824 | White-banded Grayling | | Satyrium ledereri Boisduval, 1848 | Orange Banded Hairstreak | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) | ⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | | Zerynthia (Allancastria) cerisy Godart, 1824 | Eastern Festoon |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Samos | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 5
5 | 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 | 15
20 | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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