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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region South Argentina (Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1443
2056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
273
1443
2056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
260
1402
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1015
1408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
229
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
228
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
228
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
178
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
170
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
87
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Argentina
5 Families width 120 Species and 23 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones23SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals65SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos18SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Argentina
87 Genera with 120 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPSTVYZ
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1904Judies1SpeciesTaxom
Adelpha Hübner, 1864Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1763Peacocks3SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Apodemia C. Felder & ..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1758Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrophorus Blanchard, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Aricoris Westwood, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Auca Hayward, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Biblis Fabricius, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1799Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Brenthis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Brintesia Fruhstorfer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Catonephele Hübner, 1779Catones1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Chamaelimnas C. & R. Felder, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1837Checkerspots2SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1761Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1829Clouded yellows3SpeciesTaxom
Colobura Billberg, 1758Mosaics or Beauties1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmosatyrus dus�n..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1914Milkweeds3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyomma Macquart, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Dione Hübner, 1779Silverspots1SpeciesTaxom
Discophora Boisduval, 1902Duffers1SpeciesTaxom
Doxocopa Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dryadula Michener, 1758Banded Orange1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1775Julia Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Dynamine Hübner, 1837Sailors1SpeciesTaxom
Elymnias Hübner, 1907Palmflies1SpeciesTaxom
Epiphile Doubleday, 1857Banners1SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1910Crows1SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Euryades Felder & Felder, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1906Kite Swallowtails2SpeciesTaxom
Hamadryas Hübner, 1758Calicoes1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1758Brush-footed butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Hermeuptychia Forster, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Homoeonympha C. & R. Feld..., 19541SpeciesTaxom
Hypanartia Hübner, 1793Mapwings1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Hypsochila Ureta, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Manataria Kirby, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Marpesia Hübner, 1878Daggerwings2SpeciesTaxom
Mechanitis Fabricius, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1851Small Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Metamorpha Hübner, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Ministrymon Clench, 1961
Ministreaks0SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1862Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Myscelia Doubleday, 1840Bluewings1SpeciesTaxom
Napaea Hübner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Orimba Herrich-Schä..., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 0Chilasa5SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pareuptychia W. Forster, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1837Cattlehearts5SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1889Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pterourus Scopoli, 1777
Tiger swallowtails0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Siproeta Hübner, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Smyrna Hübner, 1781Beauties1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1877Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Tatochila Butler, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Tellervo Kirby, 1911Cracker1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1945Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1859Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Yramea Reuss, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom
Zischkaia Forster, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Argentina
120 Species and 23 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Abisara saturata meta Fruhstorfer, 1904Forest Judy
Adelpha iphicleola Bates, 1864Confusing Sister
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758Brown peacock
Anartia fatima moreno A. Kruck, 1931
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777Florida Sulphur
Apodemia palmerii Edwards, 1870Gray Metalmark
Archaeoprepona camilla metabus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Argyrophorus argenteus Blanchard, 1852Silver Satyr
Aricoris signata Stichel, 1910
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Auca coctei Guérin, 1832
Battus (Battuosa) madyes Doubleday, 1846Madyes Swallowtail
Battus crassus Cramer, 1777Crassus Swallowtail
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Battus polystictus Butler, 1874
Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779Crimson-banded Black
Boloria eunomia aphirape Hübner, 1799
Brenthis daphne Denis & Schi..., 1775Marbled Fritillary
Brintesia (Kanetisa) circe Fabricius, 1775Great Banded Grayling
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Catonephele numilia Cramer, 1779Blue-frosted Banner
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Chamaelimnas briola doryphora Stichel, 1910
Chlosyne ehrenbergii Geyer, 1833White-rayed Checkerspot
Chlosyne lacinia Geyer, 1837Adjutrix Patch
Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761Pearly Heath
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias lesbia Fabricius, 1775Lesbia Clouded Yellow
Colias vauthierii Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Colobura dirce Linnaeus, 1758Dirce Beauty
Cosmosatyrus leptoneuroides Felder, 1867
Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777Soldier
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Danaus affinis gelanor Waterhouse &..., 1914
Dasyomma caeruleum Macquart, 1840
Dasyomma poecilogaster Philippi, 1865
Dione juno Cramer, 1779Juno Heliconian
Discophora sondaica muscina Stichel, 1902
Doxocopa laure Drury, 1773Laure
Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758Banded Longwing
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Dynamine dyonis Hübner, 1837Blue-eyed Green Wing
Elymnias congruens photinus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Epiphile eriopis eriopis Hewitson, 1857
Euploea algea cissia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euptoieta hortensia Blanchard, 1852
Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832Jagged-edged Yellow
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Euryades corethrus Boisduval, 1836
Euryades duponchelii Lucas, 1836
Eurytides bellerophon Dalman, 1823
Eurytides serville acritus Rothschild &..., 1906
Hamadryas feronia Linnaeus, 1758Blue Cracker
Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819Juliette
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Hermeuptychia hermes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793
Homoeonympha schajovskoii Hayward, 1954
Hypanartia lethe Fabricius, 1793Orange Admiral
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Hypsochila wagenknechti Ureta, 1938
Ideopsis vitrea arachosia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Manataria hercyna Hübner, 1816White-spotted Satyr
Maniola jurtina janira Linnaeus, 1758
Marpesia chiron Fabricius, 1775Banded Daggerwing
Marpesia corita phiale Godman & Salvin, 1878Orange-banded Daggerwing
Mechanitis lysimnia Fabricius, 1793Confused Tigerwing
Melitaea didyma latonigena Eversmann, 1851
Metamorpha epaphus Latreille, 1811
Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Myscelia ethusa Doyère, 1840Blue Wave
Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883)⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867
Orimba aricoris Butler, 1877
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771King page
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio rumiko Shiraiwa & G..., 2014Western Giant Swallowtail
Papilio zagreus zagreus
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pareuptychia ocirrhoe Fabricius, 1776Banded White Ringlet
Parides agavus Drury, 1782Agavus Cattleheart
Parides anchises Linnaeus, 1758Anchises Cattleheart
Parides bunichus Hübner, 1821
Parides erithalion Boisduval, 1836Variable Cattleheart
Parides neophilus Hübner, 1837Neophilus Cattleheart
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pieriballia viardi Boisduval, 1836Painted White
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933
Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758Malachite
Siproeta superba Bates, 1864Broad-banded Page
Smyrna blomfildia Fabricius, 1781Blomfild's beauty
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Tatochila mercedis Eschscholtz, 1821
Tatochila theodice Boisduval, 1832
Tellervo ishmoides strymon Fruhstorfer, 1911
Thecla polybetes
Thecla pseudolongula (Clench, 1945)⇒ Cyanophrys pseudolongula Clench, 1944
Vanessa annabella Field, 1971West Coast Lady
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812Subtropical Lady
Vanessa terpsichore Philipi, 1859Chilean Lady
Yramea cytheris Drury, 1773Cytheris Fritillary
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in South Argentina
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
8
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
53
65
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
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
14
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov