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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region South Aegean Islands (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
141
437
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
141
437
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
134
425
606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
375
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
127
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
127
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
127
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
90
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
88
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
36
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Aegean Islands
5 Families width 41 Species and 5 Subspecies
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies8SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos4SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals20SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones7SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae (Grote, 1895)Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Aegean Islands
36 Genera with 41 Species
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Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Allancastria Bryk, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Aloeides Hübner, 1973Coppers1SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1775Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Cassionympha van Son, G., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1785Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824Meadow blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1804Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Euchrysops Butler, 1887Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1767Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Iphiclides Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1777Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1965Giant Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyrina Butler, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Leucochimona Stichel, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1784Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1847Meadowbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1828Marbled white1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1775Small Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1777Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonympha Wallengren, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865Chequered Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Serradinga G.A. Henning..., 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Stygionympha Van Son, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1832Ringlets1SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 18241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Aegean Islands
41 Species and 5 Subspecies
Allancastria cerisyi (Godart, 1824)⇒ Zerynthia cerisy Godart, 1824
Aloeides plowesi Tite & Dickson, 1973Plowes´ Copper
Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775Lesser Purple Emperor
Cassionympha cassius Godart, 1824Rainforest Brown
Colias crocea (Fourcroy, 1785)⇒ Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824Common Meadow Blue
Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804)⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887Sabi Smoky Blue
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) hermione (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Hipparchia alcyone Denis & Schi..., 1775
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) syriaca Staudinger, 1871Eastern Rock Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) christenseni Kudrna, 1977Karpathos Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) senthes Fruhstorfer, 1908Balkan Grayling
Hipparchia alcyone Denis & Schi..., 1775Rock Grayling
Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758Pear-tree Swallowtail
Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965Variable Blue
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932)⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776
Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784Lesser Fiery Copper
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola telmessia Zeller, 1847Aegean Meadow Brown
Melanargia (Melanargia) larissa Geyer, 1828Balkan Marbled White
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793Silver-bottom Brown
Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865Eastern baton blue
Stygionympha vigilans Trimen, 1887Western Hillside Brown
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
Zerynthia (Allancastria) cerisy Godart, 1824Eastern Festoon

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in South Aegean Islands
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
10
8
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
20
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
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
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