Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Yemen (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 282
2118
4495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 279
2111
4485 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
2091
4462 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 179
1681
3772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
745
1952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
744
1950 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
744
1950 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
517
1452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
484
1391 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
72
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Yemen
5 Families width 158 Species and 49 Subspecies
Genera for Yemen
72 Genera with 158 Species #ABCDEGHIJLMNPSTVYZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1880 | Acraeas | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaphaeis Hübner, 1881 | Pioneers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1932 | Ciliate Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1935 | Scarlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 0 | Caper Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1881 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calais Laporte de C..., 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopieris Aurivillius, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1899 | Emperors | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1793 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroselas Butler, 1983 | Gems | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1886 | Barred Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1884 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1876 | Arabs | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1899 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Desmolycaena Trimen, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1834 | Cornelians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1954 | Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1780 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1954 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 0 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1896 | Royals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1884 | Buckeyes | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1849 | Walls and wallbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1983 | Giant Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1899 | Common Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Luthrodes Moore, 1832 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1954 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1886 | Small Fritillaries | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 0 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1954 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1980 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1921 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1982 | Sailer butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1798 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pareronia Bingham, 1872 | Wanderers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1829 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Selenophanes Staudinger, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1885 | Silverlines | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1999 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1883 | Ringlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | Zizeera | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Yemen
158 Species and 49 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Acraea | | Acraea encedon rathjensi Le Doux, 1933 | Arabian Whitebar Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | | Acraea chilo yemensis Le Doux, 1931 | | | Acraea crystallina (Godman, 1880) | ⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | Acraea doubledayi (Guérin, 1849) | ⇒ Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | | Acraea doubledayi azvaki | | | Acraea gaekwari Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Acraea rosina (Godman, 1880) | ⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea wissmanni (Godman, 1880) | ⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944 | | | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anaphaeis anomala Butler, 1881 | | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene arora Larsen, 1983 | | | Anthene butleri arabicus Gabriel, 1954 | | | Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932 | Mashuna Hairtail | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935 | | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Belenois anomala Butler, 1881 | Socotran Caper White | | Belenois creona leucogyne Butler, 1885 | | | Belenois thysa biton | | | Bicyclus anynana socotrana Butler, 1881 | | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Byblia anvatara acheloia Wallengren, 1857 | African Joker | | Byblia anvatara boydi Dixey, 1898 | | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Cacyreus niebuhri Larsen, 1982 | | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Calais sulcicollis Gahan, 1900 | | | Calopieris eulimene Klug, 1829 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes (Stonehamia) balfouri Butler, 1881 | | | Charaxes balfourii Butler, 1881 | | | Charaxes bernstorffi Rydon, 1982 | | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope velox Grant, 1899 | | | Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867 | Cream-banded Charaxes | | Charaxes hansali yemeni Turlin, 1998 | | | Charaxes hansalii (Felder, 1866) | ⇒ Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867 | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes varanes bertrami Riley, 1931 | | | Charaxes varanes torbeni Turlin, 1999 | | | Charaxes velox Ogilvie-Grant, 1899 | | | Chilades parrhasius Fabricius, 1793 | Indian Cupid | | Chloroselas arabica Riley, 1932 | | | Chloroselas bilqis | | | Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886 | Somali Gem | | Chloroselas esmeralda bilqis Larsen, 1983 | | | Cigaritis scotti Gabriel, 1954 | | | Cigaritis somalina Butler, 1886 | Somali Silverline | | Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis antevippe zera Lucas, 1852 | | | Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883 | African Golden | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829 | Black-Marked Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) ephyia Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis euippe exole Reiche, 1850 | | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis evagore evagore Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis evagore niveus Butler, 1881 | | | Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829 | Dappled White | | Colotis (Colotis) liagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819 | Blue Spotted Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829 | Orange Patch Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829) | ⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876 | | Colotis (Colotis) ungemachi Le Cerf, 1922 | | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis eris contractus Gabriel, 1954 | | | Colotis antigone niveus | | | Colotis evarne Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis protractus Butler, 1876 | Blue-spotted Arab | | Cupido quadratus Grant, 1899 | | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus alcippus Cramer, 1777 | | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Desmolycaena arabica (Riley, 1932) | ⇒ Chloroselas arabica Riley, 1932 | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Deudorix livia Klug, 1834 | Pomegranate butterfly | | Eicochrysops distractus Joannis & Ve..., 1913 | | | Eicochrysops pusillus Ungemach, 1932 | | | Epamera glaucus | | | Euchrysops lois Butler, 1886 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops philbyi Gabriel, 1954 | | | Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833 | Malagasy Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurytela dryope brittoni Gabriel, 1954 | | | Graphium aristeus aristeus | | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913 | | Hipparchia tewfiki Wiltshire, 1949 | | | Hypolimnas bolina jacintha Drury, 1773 | Great Eggfly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolycaena aureolineata (Bethune-Baker, 1906) | ⇒ Hypolycaena pachalica Butler, 1888 | | Hypolycaena pachalica Butler, 1888 | Coast Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Epamera) glaucus Butler, 1886 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) nursei Butler, 1896 | | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 | African Yellow Pansy | | Junonia chorimene Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | Golden Pansy | | Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777 | | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Junonia orithya here Lang, 1884 | Western Asia Blue Pansy | | Lasiommata felix Warnecke, 1929 | Arabian Wall Brown | | Lasiommata maderakal Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | | Lepidochrysops arabicus Gabriel, 1954 | Arabian Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops forsskali Larsen, 1982 | Forsskaal´s Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops haveni Larsen, 1983 | | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes socotranus Oglivie-Grant, 1899 | | | Luthrodes poeta Boisduval, 1832 | | | Lycaena phlaeas shima Gabriel, 1954 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911 | Desert Fritillary | | Melitaea deserticola scotti Higgins, 1941 | | | Melitaea sultanensis Staudinger, 1886 | | | Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873 | | | Mycalesis socotra | | | Mylothris arabicus Gabriel, 1954 | | | Myrina silenus nzoiae | | | Nepheronia buquetii buchanani Rothschild, 1921 | | | Neptis philyra philyra Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955 | River Sailer | | Neptis serena annah Larsen, 1982 | | | Papilio saharae rathjensi Warnecke, 1932 | | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio demodocus bennetti Dixey, 1898 | | | Papilio demodocus demodocus Esper, , 1798 | | | Pararge felix (Warnecke, 1929) | ⇒ Lasiommata felix Warnecke, 1929 | | Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872 | | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White | | Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 | Desert Bath White | | Precis limnoria Klug, 1845 | White-spotted Commodore | | Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845 | | | Precis taveta (Klug, 1845) | ⇒ Precis limnoria Klug, 1845 | | Protogoniomorpha anacardii Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Mother-of-Pearl | | Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa Trimen, 1881 | Clouded Mother-of-pearl | | Selenophanes cassiope caryatis (J.B. Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Selenophanes cassiope cassiope Cramer, 1775 | | Spindasis scotti (Gabriel, 1954) | ⇒ Cigaritis scotti Gabriel, 1954 | | Spindasis somalina (Butler, 1885) | ⇒ Cigaritis somalina Butler, 1886 | | Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | | | Syntarucus socotranus | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Tarucus grammicus Grose-Smith ..., 1893 | Black Pierrot | | Tarucus indica Evans, 1932 | Indian Pierrot | | Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | Kiki´s Pierrot | | Tarucus louisae (Grose-Smith ..., 1893) | ⇒ Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | | Tarucus quadratus Oglivie-Grant, 1899 | | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tuxentius gabrieli Bálint, 1999 | Gabriel´s Pierrot | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) | ⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | | Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | Granular Ringlet | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Yemen | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 30
65 | 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 | 23
51 | 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
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 15
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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