Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Palestine (West Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 175
872
1552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 175
872
1552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 171
865
1543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
585
1104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
213
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
213
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
213
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
12
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
11
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Palestine
1 Family width 20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Palestine
11 Genera with 20 Species | Carcharodus Hübner, 1913 | Mallow Skipper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1804 | Dingy Swifts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lucida Evans, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1832 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sloperia Tutt, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1845 | African grizzled skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syrichtus Boisduval, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Palestine
20 Species and 1 Subspecies | Carcharodus alceae Esper, 1780 | Mallow Skipper | | Carcharodus orientalis Reverdin, 1913 | Oriental Marbled Skipper | | Carcharodus stauderi Reverdin, 1913 | False Marbled Skipper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Gegenes gambica (Mabille, 1878) | ⇒ Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | | Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793 | Dingy Swift | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923) | ⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891 | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Pyrgus carlinae Rambur, 1839 | Carline Skipper | | Pyrgus melotis Duponchel, 1832 | Aegean skipper | | Sloperia proto Ochsenheimer, 1808 | | | Spialia orbifer Hübner, 1823 | Brick Skipper | | Spialia phlomidis Herrich-Schä..., 1845 | Balochi Skipper | | Syrichtus proto (Esper, 1808) | ⇒ Sloperia proto Ochsenheimer, 1808 | | Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775 | Lullworth Skipper | | Thymelicus hyrax Lederer, 1861 | Levantine Skipper | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth |
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Palestine
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