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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Värmland County (Svealand, Sweden)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		360
2645
5010		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		359
2644
5009		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		339
2593
4915		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		259
2264
4475		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		57
774
1481		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		56
773
1479		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
767
1470		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
492
962		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
417
742		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
68
114		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Värmland County
5 Families width 114 Species and 16 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals55SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones17SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies35SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Värmland County
68 Genera with 114 Species
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Acraea Fabricius, 1875Acraeas2SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Agrias Doubleday, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1758Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1758Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Araschnia Hübner, 1758Mongols1SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1758Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1830Arguses4SpeciesTaxom
Atlides Huebner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1768Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1799Lesser Fritillaries5SpeciesTaxom
Brenthis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1823Elfins2SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths4SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1761Clouded yellows3SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1775Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1775Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1790Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1793Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1853Pearl-whites1SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1917Alpines3SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1869Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hypocysta Westwood, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ianussiusa Pyrcz & Viloria, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Jalmenus Hübner, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1787Buckeyes3SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lucia Swainson, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1758Boulder Copper5SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1789Small Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1892Bushbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1781Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1806Arctics1SpeciesTaxom
Ogyris Westwood, 1862Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 0Chilasa3SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pareuptychia W. Forster, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1825Cattlehearts2SpeciesTaxom
Phengaris Doherty, 1758Great Spotted Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1781Small Jewel Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1758Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1866Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1775Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1758Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Värmland County
114 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acraea andromacha andromacha Fabricius, 1775Glasswing
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875Lygus Acraea
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Agrias amydon tryphon Fruhstorfer, 1916
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758Lesser Purple Emperor
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758European Map
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793Mountain Argus
Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Aricia (Pseudoaricia) nicias Meigen, 1830Silvery Argus
Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak
Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768Caper White
Boloria (Boloria) aquilonaris Stichel, 1908Cranberry Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775Meadow Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper, 1799)⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799
Brenthis ino Rottemburg, 1775Lesser Marbled Fritillary
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823Eastern Pine Elfin
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761Pearly Heath
Coenonympha hero Linnaeus, 1761Scarce Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr
Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Delias argenthona Fabricius, 1793Northern Jezabel
Elodina padusa Hewitson, 1853Narrow-winge Pearl White
Erebia ligea Linnaeus, 1758Arran Brown
Erebia neriene neriene Böber, 1809
Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass Yellow
Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Glaucopsyche lygdamus orcus W. H. Edwards, 1869Silvery Blue
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hypocysta pseudirius Butler, 1875Dingy Ringlet
Ianussiusa maso polyommatus (Röber, 1927)⇒ Ianussiusa maso maso Godman, 1905
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Jalmenus daemeli Semper, 1879D├ñmel´s Blue
Jalmenus eubulus (Miskin, 1876)⇒ Jalmenus evagoras Donovan, 1805
Jalmenus evagoras Donovan, 1805Common Imperial Blue
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775
Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787Albin's Hampstead Eye
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758Large Wall
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Lasiommata petropolitana Linnaeus, 1767Northern Wall Brown
Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946Cryptic Wood White
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Limenitis populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar Admiral
Lucia limbaria Swainson, 1833Grassland Copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775Violet Copper
Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761Purple-edged Copper
Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761Sooty Copper
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906
Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892)⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Esper, 1781Large Tortoiseshell
Oeneis (Oeneis) jutta Hübner, 1806Baltic Grayling
Ogyris amaryllis Hewitson, 1862Amaryllis Azure
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio jason ampyx (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Graphium doson Felder, 1864
Papilio tydeus tydeus
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pareuptychia poltys Prittwitz, 1865
Parides bunichus Hübner, 1821
Parides proneus Hübner, 1825
Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775
Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Speyeria cybele cybele Fabricius, 1775Common Great Spangled Fritillary
Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758Brown Hairstreak
Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868Australian Painted Lady
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Värmland County
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		20
35		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		32
55		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		3
6		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		12
17		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov