Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region West Iran (Iran)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 75
174
275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 75
174
275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 68
161
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 57
133
233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
32
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
32
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
32
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
27
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
24
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Iran
4 Families width 20 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for West Iran
18 Genera with 20 Species | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allancastria Bryk, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archon Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chazara Moore, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyponephele Muschamp, 1774 | Meadowbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 1775 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1758 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenos Hübner, 1874 | Clipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1951 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Iran
20 Species and 3 Subspecies | Agrodiaetus demavendi Pfeiffer, 1938 | | | Allancastria deyrollei Oberthür, 1869 | | | Allancastria louristana (Le Cerf, 1908) | ⇒ Zerynthia louristana Le Cerf, 1908 | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Archon apollinaris Staudinger, 1892 | | | Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764 | Hermit | | Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819 | Blue Spotted Arab | | Hyponephele lupinus (O. Costa, 1836) | ⇒ Hyponephele lupina Costa, 1836 | | Hyponephele lycaon Kühn, 1774 | Dusky Meadow Brown | | Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillary | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | | Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775 | Common Rose | | Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Apollo | | Parthenos sylvia salentia Hopffer, 1874 | | | Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869) | ⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) morgani (Le Cerf, 1909) | ⇒ Agrodiaetus morgani Le Cerf, 1909 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) peilei Bethune-Baker, 1921 | | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in West 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 | 8
8 | 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 | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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