Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region South Iran (Iran)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 97
320
486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 97
320
486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 95
314
479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 70
210
333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
75
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
75
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
75
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
57
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
55
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
22
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Iran
4 Families width 33 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for South Iran
22 Genera with 33 Species #ABCDFHLMPV
| Allancastria Bryk, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1775 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Artogeia Schrank, 1828 | Garden whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1793 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chazara Moore, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1793 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1761 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1876 | Arabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Didymaeformia Verity, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fabriciana Reuss, 1758 | Silverstripes | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hyponephele Muschamp, 1915 | Meadowbrowns | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1901 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1758 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1828 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1956 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1827 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Iran
33 Species and 3 Subspecies | Allancastria deyrollei Oberthür, 1869 | | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758 | | Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Cardinal | | Artogeia ergane Geyer, 1828 | | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Chazara persephone Hübner, 1805 | Dark Rockbrown | | Chilades parrhasius Fabricius, 1793 | Indian Cupid | | Coenonympha arcania arcania (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761 | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804 | Large Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819 | Blue Spotted Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876 | White Arab | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Didymaeformia consulis | | | Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758 | Niobe Fritillary | | Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | Southern White Admiral | | Melitaea casta Kollar, 1850 | | | Melitaea casta brandti | | | Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | Glanville fritellary | | Melitaea consulis Wiltshire, 1941 | | | Melitaea didymaeformia Verity, 1950 | | | Melitaea sarvistana Wiltshire, 1941 | | | Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Apollo | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828 | Mountain Small White | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ardschira Brandt, 1938 | | | Polyommatus cyaneus brandti Forster, 1956 | | | Pseudochazara scharvdensis | | | Pseudochazara telephassa Geyer, , 1827 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in South Iran | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
4 | 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 | 11
17 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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