Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region West Midlands (English Midlands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 425
3413
8111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 425
3413
8111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 400
3364
8028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 293
2941
7315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
811
1724 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
810
1720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
803
1707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
531
1031 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
451
793 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
59
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for West Midlands
5 Families width 83 Species and 89 Subspecies
Genera for West Midlands
59 Genera with 83 Species #ABCDEFGHIJLMNPSTV
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1915 | Orangetips | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Apatura Fabricius, 1758 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrissa Butler, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporia Hübner, 1758 | Blackveins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araschnia Hübner, 1758 | Mongols | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1896 | Arguses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1768 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1907 | Elfins | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 2005 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1847 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1901 | Heaths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1852 | Pearl-whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1917 | Alpines | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1773 | Checkerspots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hamearis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronympha Wallengren, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachis Hübner, 1925 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1775 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1957 | Walls and wallbrowns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1764 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1798 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1896 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1969 | Meadowbrowns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1913 | Marbled white | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1906 | Anglewing butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1821 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1919 | Fetterbush | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1938 | Anglewings | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1758 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protogryllus Handlirsch, 1937 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronia Hübner, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1823 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Troides Hübner, 1908 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1889 | Admirals | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Midlands
83 Species and 89 Subspecies | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Anthocharis cardamines britannica Verity, 1908 | Orange-tip | | Anthocharis cardamines hibernica Williams, 1915 | Orange-tip | | Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758 | Lesser Purple Emperor | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921 | | Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-veined White | | Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758 | European Map | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Argynnis paphia confluens Spuler, 1901 | | | Argynnis paphia ocellata Frings, 1888 | | | Argynnis paphia transversa Lempke, 1956 | | | Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Argynnis adippe vulgoadippe Verity, 1929 | High Brown Fritillary | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia agestis subtus-radiata Oberthür & ..., 1896 | | | Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768 | Caper White | | Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775 | Meadow Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | | Boloria euphrosyne conducta Nordstrom, 1933 | | | Boloria euphrosyne interligata Cabeau, 1919 | | | Boloria euphrosyne pallida Spuler, 1901 | | | Boloria euphrosyne pittionii Nitsche, 1926 | | | Boloria euphrosyne stramineus Frohawk, 1938 | | | Boloria euphrosyne tatrica Aigner, 1906 | | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Boloria selene selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys rubi bipunctata Tutt, 1907 | | | Callophrys rubi brunnea Tutt, 1896 | | | Callophrys rubi incompleta Tutt, 1907 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919 | Holly Blue | | Celastrina serotina Pavulaan & W..., 2005 | Cherry Gall Azure | | Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810 | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha pamphilus biocellata Strand, 1904 | | | Coenonympha pamphilus neca Strand, 1919 | | | Coenonympha pamphilus ocellata Tutt, 1896 | | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Coenonympha tullia davus (Fabricius, 1777) | ⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | | Coenonympha tullia polydama Haworth, 1803 | Large Heath | | Coenonympha tullia scotica Staudinger, 1901 | Large Heath | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias croceus helice Hübner, 1799 | | | Colias croceus semidermarginata Pionneau, 1929 | | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colotis halimede acaste Klug, 1829 | | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Elodina angulipennis Lucas, 1852 | Common Pearl White | | Erebia epiphron Knoch, 1783 | Mountain Ringlet | | Erebia epiphron mnemon Haworth, 1812 | Mountain Ringlet | | Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | Alpine Fritillary | | Euphydryas aurinia ocellata Caruel, 1944 | | | Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773 | Baltimore | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Gonepteryx rhamni rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hamearis lucina Linnaeus, 1758 | Duke of Burgundy | | Heteronympha merope Fabricius, 1775 | Common Brown | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Hipparchia semele semele (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758 | | Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | | Inachis io belisaria Oberthür & ..., 1889 | | | Inachis io prochnovi Pronin, 1925 | | | Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775 | | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Lasiommata megera anticrassipuncta Lempke, 1957 | | | Lasiommata megera postannulata Lempke, 1957 | | | Lasiommata megera postdisconnula Lempke, 1957 | | | Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758 | Real´s Wood White | | Leptidea sinapis sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758 | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Lysandra coridon albipuncta Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon antico-juncta Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon aurantia Tutt, 1896 | | | Lysandra coridon chlorescens Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon furva Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon grisescens Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon infraaurantia Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon lavendula Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon minor Cockerell, 1889 | | | Lysandra coridon parvipuncta Courvoisier, 1907 | | | Lysandra coridon postcaerucincta Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon semiarcuata Courvoisier, 1903 | | | Lysandra coridon subalbolunulata Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon suffusa Tutt, 1896 | | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina iernes Graves, 1930 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969 | Meadow Brown | | Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Marbled White | | Melanargia galathea serena (Verity, 1913) | ⇒ Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 | | Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Nymphalis polychloros magnipuncta Lempke, 1956 | | | Nymphalis polychloros quinquepunctata Raynor, 1906 | | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pararge aegeria tircis (Godart, 1821) | ⇒ Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827 | Green-veined White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris rapae obsoleta Lempke, 1953 | | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris brassicae flava Kane, 1893 | | | Pieris brassicae postice-ochreata Verity, 1919 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Polygonia c-album delta-album Joseph, 1919 | | | Polygonia c-album dilutus Frohawk, 1938 | | | Polygonia c-album g-album Tutt, 1896 | | | Polygonia c-album hutchinsoni Robson, 1896 | | | Polygonia c-album i-album Tutt, 1896 | | | Polygonia c-album imperfecta Blachier, 1908 | | | Polygonia c-album iota-album Newnham, 1894 | | | Polygonia c-album nigracastanea Verity, 1950 | | | Polygonia c-album nubilata Lempke, 1956 | | | Polygonia c-album o-album Tutt, 1896 | | | Polygonia c-album obscura Closs, 1916 | | | Polygonia c-album pictior Verity, 1919 | | | Polygonia c-album reichstettensis Fettig, 1893 | | | Polygonia c-album suffusa Frohawk, 1938 | | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Protogryllus (Archaegryllodes) magnus ♰ F. E. Zeuner, 1937 | | | Protogryllus (Protogryllus) grandis ♰ F. E. Zeuner, 1937 | | | Protogryllus (Protogryllus) parallelus ♰ F. E. Zeuner, 1937 | | | Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767 | Gatekeeper | | Pyronia tithonus britanniae Verity, 1915 | Gatekeeper | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787 | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Taenaris catops catops Westwood, 1851 | | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Thecla betulae unistrigata Schultz, 1909 | | | Thecla irus Godart, 1823 | | | Troides helena azelia Jordan, 1908 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa cardui priameis Schultz, 1904 | | | Vanessa cardui semisuffusa (T.D.A. Cocke..., 1889) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in West Midlands | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 13
17 | 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 | 29
42 | 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
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 13
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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