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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region West Sussex (Sussex, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
82
202
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
82
202
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
70
186
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
163
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
75
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
75
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
75
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
65
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
58
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
43
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Sussex
5 Families width 52 Species and 168 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals27SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones10SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies13SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Sussex
43 Genera with 52 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1908Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1758Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17645SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1758Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1888Fritillaries7SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1900Arguses3SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries8SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1919Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1803Heaths15SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows13SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1896Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1775Julia Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1775Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hamearis Hübner, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1892Walls and wallbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1884Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1798Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 191093SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1969Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1913Marbled white1SpeciesTaxom
Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1907Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush6SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1909Small Jewel Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1919Anglewings4SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1907Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1910Admirals6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Sussex
52 Species and 168 Subspecies
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Anthocharis cardamines britannica Verity, 1908Orange-tip
Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758Lesser Purple Emperor
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus caeca Fuchs, 1884
Aphantopus hyperantus hyperantoides Strand, 1919
Aphantopus hyperantus lanceolata Shipp, 1894
Aphantopus hyperantus vidua Müller, O.F., 1764
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia albomaculata Goodson, 1959
Argynnis adippe vulgoadippe Verity, 1929High Brown Fritillary
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis aglaja cadmeis Lempke, 1956
Argynnis aglaja pluriradiata Verity, 1950
Argynnis aglaja wimani Holmgren, 1888
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia agestis deleta Cockerell, 1889
Aricia agestis snelleni Ter Haar, 1900
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria euphrosyne conducta Nordstrom, 1933
Boloria euphrosyne interligata Cabeau, 1919
Boloria euphrosyne pittionii Nitsche, 1926
Boloria euphrosyne rabesina Cabeau, 1922
Boloria euphrosyne stramineus Frohawk, 1938
Boloria euphrosyne transversa Vorbrodt, 1911
Boloria selene selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919Holly Blue
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus antibipunctata Lempke, 1957
Coenonympha pamphilus antilacticolor Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus bipupillata Cosmovici, 1892
Coenonympha pamphilus brunnescens Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus detersa Verity, 1913
Coenonympha pamphilus fumidescens Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus impupillata Lempke, 1933
Coenonympha pamphilus major Agassiz, 1900
Coenonympha pamphilus murina Verity, 1913
Coenonympha pamphilus nosalica Prüffer, 1922
Coenonympha pamphilus partimtransformis Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus postcuneata Leeds, 1950
Coenonympha pamphilus semimarginata Rebel, 1924
Coenonympha tullia polydama Haworth, 1803Large Heath
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias croceus bimaculata Ricci, 1920
Colias croceus chrysothemeformis Verity, 1919
Colias croceus cremonae (Bang-Haas, 1912)⇒ Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785
Colias croceus divisa Rocci, 1920
Colias croceus flammea Kitt, 1924
Colias croceus helice Hübner, 1799
Colias croceus internodimidiata Rocci, 1920
Colias croceus magnipuncta Lempke, 1933
Colias croceus purpurascens Cockerell, 1889
Colias croceus radiata Nitsche, 1932
Colias croceus seriata Rocci, 1920
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido minimus obsoleta Tutt, 1896
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Dryas julia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Gonepteryx rhamni rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758
Hamearis lucina Linnaeus, 1758Duke of Burgundy
Hamearis lucina leucodes Lambillion, 1913
Hamearis lucina semibrunnea Osthelder, 1925
Hipparchia semele semele (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Inachis io diophthalmica Garbini, 1883
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Lasiommata megera bradanfelda Blackie, 1920
Lasiommata megera mediolugens Fuchs, 1892
Leptidea sinapis sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758
Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Limenitis camilla nigrina Weymer, 1884
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798Small Copper
Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lysandra bellargus grisea Courvoisier, 1910
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761
Lysandra coridon albescens Cockerell, 1887
Lysandra coridon albocrenata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon albonigrofimbriata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon antico-discreta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon antico-extensa Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon antico-obsoleta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon antiextrema Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon antiobsoleta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon antistriata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon arcuata-semiarcuata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon atrescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon auronulla Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon basijuncta Tutt, 1909
Lysandra coridon brunnescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon caeruleocuneata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon castanea Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon centrialbescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon confluens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon corydonis Bergstrasser, 1779
Lysandra coridon costajuncta Tutt, 1909
Lysandra coridon crassipuncta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon cuneata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon divisa Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon extensa Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon extrema Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon flavescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon fowleri Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon fowleri-margino Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon fulvescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon fumidescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon glomerata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon grisea Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon i-nigrum Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon i-nigrum-semi-i-nigrum Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon impar Cockayne, 1916
Lysandra coridon inaequalis Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon irregularia Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon irregularis-obsoleta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon khaki Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon latiora Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon limbojuncta Courvoisier, 1912
Lysandra coridon livida Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon marginata Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon minor Cockerell, 1889
Lysandra coridon nubila Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon obsolescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon obsoleta Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon ochrea Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon pallida Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon pallidula Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon parallela Courvoisier, 1907
Lysandra coridon parisiensis Gerhard, 1852
Lysandra coridon partimtransformis Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon parvipuncta Courvoisier, 1907
Lysandra coridon peraurantia Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon postaurantiaextensa Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postglomerata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postico-extensa Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon postico-obsoleta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon postradiata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postradiosa Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon pulla Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon punctata Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon radiata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon semialbescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon semibasijuncta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon semicostajuncta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon semifowleri Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon semifowleri-margino Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon seminigra Preissecker, 1906
Lysandra coridon semisyngrapha Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon striata Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon subradiosa Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon suffescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon suffusa Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon supraalbocrenata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon supramelaina Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon transformis Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon transiens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultraalbocrenata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultracaeruleo Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultrafowleri Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultrafowleri-margino Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultralavendula Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultramelaina Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultranubila Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultraradiata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultraviridescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon virgularia Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon viridescens Tutt, 1910
Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969Meadow Brown
Melanargia galathea serena (Verity, 1913)⇒ Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758
Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Papilio machaon britannicus Seitz, 1907Swallowtail
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria tircis (Godart, 1821)⇒ Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827Green-veined White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris rapae leucotera Stefanelli, 1869
Pieris rapae longomaculata Lempke, 1953
Pieris rapae marginata Graham-Smith..., 1929
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Plebejus argus cretaceus Tutt, 1909Silver-studded Blue
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia c-album cloqueti Clement, 1917
Polygonia c-album hutchinsoni Robson, 1896
Polygonia c-album pictior Verity, 1919
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus britanniae Verity, 1915Gatekeeper
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758Brown Hairstreak
Thecla betulae uncilinea Tutt, 1907
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta caerulocellata Lempke, 1956
Vanessa atalanta klemensiewiczi Schille, 1896
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa cardui carduelina Alphéraky..., 1908
Vanessa cardui ocellata Rebel, 1910

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in West Sussex
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
12
13
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
22
27
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
7
10
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