Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Tehran (Central Iran, Iran)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 70
205
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 70
205
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 68
201
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 47
139
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
54
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
54
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
54
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
49
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
48
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
30
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tehran
4 Families width 43 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Tehran
30 Genera with 43 Species
| Argynnis Fabricius, 1775 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brenthis Hübner, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chazara Moore, 1805 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1848 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1872 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euriphene Boisduval, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1847 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1849 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyponephele Muschamp, 1836 | Meadowbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiclides Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kirinia Moore, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1784 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1783 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1781 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1758 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejides Kluk, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1878 | Meadow Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1758 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Turanana Bethune-Baker, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tehran
43 Species and 3 Subspecies | Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758 | | Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Cardinal | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Brenthis mofidii Wyatt, 1968 | | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764 | Hermit | | Chazara enervata Alpheraky, 1881 | | | Chazara persephone Hübner, 1805 | Dark Rockbrown | | Coenonympha saadi Kollar, 1848 | Small Heath | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias staudingeri Alpheraky, 1881 | | | Colias thisoa Ménétriés, 1852 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Euriphene doriclea lysandra Stoll, 1790 | | | Gonepteryx farinosa Zeller, 1847 | Chitral Brimstone | | Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) fatua FREYER, 1844 | Feyer´s Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) pellucida Stauder, 1923 | Lesbos Grayling | | Hipparchia parisatis Kollar, 1849 | Mountain satyr | | Hyponephele lupinus (O. Costa, 1836) | ⇒ Hyponephele lupina Costa, 1836 | | Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758 | Pear-tree Swallowtail | | Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | Purple-shot Copper | | Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | Lesser Fiery Copper | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Melanargia (Melanargia) russiae Esper, 1783 | Esper's Marbled White | | Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | Glanville fritellary | | Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778 | Fiery Fritillary | | Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Esper, 1781 | Large Tortoiseshell | | Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Apollo | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Plebejides loewii | | | Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775 | Eastern Comma | | Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869) | ⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icadius Grum-Grshima..., 1890 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus birunii Eckweiler & ..., 2001 | | | Polyommatus kashgharensis Moore, 1878 | | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Turanana panagea (Herrich-Schä..., 1851) | ⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Tehran | 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 | 6
10 | 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 | 17
23 | 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 | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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