Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 278
2042
4455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 277
2041
4453 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 271
2029
4437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 188
1652
3788 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
705
1629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
705
1629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
705
1629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
473
1185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
422
1081 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
69
137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Saudi Arabia
5 Families width 137 Species and 53 Subspecies
Genera for Saudi Arabia
69 Genera with 137 Species #ABCDEHIJLMNPRTVYZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1880 | Acraeas | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1866 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1983 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1885 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1857 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calais Laporte de C..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopieris Aurivillius, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1764 | Emperors | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Charis Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1886 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1907 | Yeomans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1884 | Clouded yellows | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1876 | Arabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1845 | Milkweeds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1834 | Cornelians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1983 | Dappled whites | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1954 | Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1780 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1954 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1896 | Royals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1884 | Buckeyes | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1929 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1983 | Giant Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1763 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1954 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mcclungia Fox, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1932 | Small Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1954 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1980 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1921 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1881 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejidea Koçak, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1925 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1829 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1925 | Chequered Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronia Hübner, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhetus Swainson, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1999 | Pied pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1883 | Ringlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zegris Boisduval, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saudi Arabia
137 Species and 53 Subspecies | Acraea encedon rathjensi Le Doux, 1933 | Arabian Whitebar Acraea | | Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | | Acraea chilo yemensis Le Doux, 1931 | | | Acraea crystallina (Godman, 1880) | ⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | Acraea doubledayi (Guérin, 1849) | ⇒ Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | | Acraea doubledayi azvaki | | | Acraea gaekwari Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Acraea rosina (Godman, 1880) | ⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea wissmanni (Godman, 1880) | ⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Adelpha salmoneus salmoneus A. Butler, 1866 | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene arora Larsen, 1983 | | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868 | | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona leucogyne Butler, 1885 | | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Byblia anvatara acheloia Wallengren, 1857 | African Joker | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Calais wittmeri Chassain, 1983 | | | Calopieris eulimene Klug, 1829 | | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867 | Cream-banded Charaxes | | Charaxes hansalii (Felder, 1866) | ⇒ Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867 | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Charis cleonus Cramer, 1781 | | | Chilades (Lachides) galba Lederer, 1855 | Persian Grass Blue | | Chilades parrhasius Fabricius, 1793 | Indian Cupid | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis acamas bellatrix Butler, 1886 | | | Cirrochroa regina myra Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias electo meneliki Berger, 1940 | | | Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colotis amata calais Cramer, 1775 | | | Colotis antevippe zera Lucas, 1852 | | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829 | Black-Marked Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis danae eupompe Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis (Colotis) ephyia Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis euippe exole Reiche, 1850 | | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis fausta fausta Olivier, , 1804 | | | Colotis fausta vi Swinhoe, 1884 | | | Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829 | Dappled White | | Colotis (Colotis) liagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819 | Blue Spotted Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829) | ⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876 | | Colotis (Colotis) ungemachi Le Cerf, 1922 | | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis evarne Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis protractus Butler, 1876 | Blue-spotted Arab | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus dorippus Klug, 1845 | Dorippus Tiger | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix livia Klug, 1834 | Pomegranate butterfly | | Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842 | Greenish Black-tip | | Euchloe (Euchloe) aegyptiaca Verity, 1911 | | | Euchloe belemia abyssinica Stamm, 1928 | | | Euchloe (Euchloe) falloui Allard, 1867 | Scarce Green Striped White | | Euchloe falloui falloui Allard, 1867 | | | Euchloe falloui saudi Larsen, 1983 | | | Euchrysops lois Butler, 1886 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops philbyi Gabriel, 1954 | | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875 | | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurytela dryope brittoni Gabriel, 1954 | | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Hipparchia tewfiki Wiltshire, 1949 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolycaena aureolineata (Bethune-Baker, 1906) | ⇒ Hypolycaena pachalica Butler, 1888 | | Hypolycaena pachalica Butler, 1888 | Coast Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Epamera) glaucus Butler, 1886 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) nursei Butler, 1896 | | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798 | Yellow Pansy | | Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 | African Yellow Pansy | | Junonia aenaria Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Junonia chorimene Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | Golden Pansy | | Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777 | | | Junonia orithya here Lang, 1884 | Western Asia Blue Pansy | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lasiommata felix Warnecke, 1929 | Arabian Wall Brown | | Lepidochrysops forsskali Larsen, 1982 | Forsskaal´s Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops pittawayi Larsen, 1983 | Pittaway´s Giant Cupid | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lethe eurydice eurydice Linnaeus, 1763 | Eyed Brown | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas shima Gabriel, 1954 | | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911 | Desert Fritillary | | Melitaea deserticola macromaculata Belter, 1934 | | | Melitaea deserticola sargon Hemming, 1932 | | | Mylothris arabicus Gabriel, 1954 | | | Myrina silenus nzoiae | | | Nepheronia buquetii buchanani Rothschild, 1921 | | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio machaon syriacus Pfeiffer, 1931 | Swallowtail | | Papilio (Papilio) saharae Oberthür, 1879 | Desert Swallotail | | Papilio saharae rathjensi Warnecke, 1932 | | | Papilio saharae saharae Oberthür, 1879 | | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Checkered Swallowtail | | Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime Swallowtail | | Pararge felix (Warnecke, 1929) | ⇒ Lasiommata felix Warnecke, 1929 | | Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881 | Alaskan Parnassian | | Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829 | | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejidea loewii uranicola Walker, 1870 | | | Polyommatus loewii uranicola Walker, 1870 | | | Polyommatus pylaon philbyi Graves, 1925 | | | Pontia daplidice aethiops de Joannis &..., 1913 | | | Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 | Desert Bath White | | Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850 | Darker Commodore | | Precis limnoria Klug, 1845 | White-spotted Commodore | | Precis taveta (Klug, 1845) | ⇒ Precis limnoria Klug, 1845 | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Pseudophilotes abencerragus Pierret, 1837 | False Baton Blue | | Pseudophilotes abencerragus nabataeus Graves, 1925 | | | Pyronia (Idata) bathseba Fabricius, 1793 | Spanish Gatekeeper | | Pyronia (Idata) cecilia Vallantin, 1894 | Southern Gatekeeper | | Rhetus periander iphinoe (J.B. Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Rhetus periander periander Cramer, 1777 | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus rosaceus Austaut, 1885 | Mediterranean Blue | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tuxentius balkanica FREYER, 1843 | | | Tuxentius gabrieli Bálint, 1999 | Gabriel´s Pierrot | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) | ⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | | Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | Granular Ringlet | | Zegris eupheme larseni Pittaway, 1986 | | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Saudi Arabia | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 24
44 | 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 | 24
45 | 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
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 16
40 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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