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ARCHIVES WPL CL Papilionoidea
CHECKLIST PAPILIONOIDEA W-PAL

A dynamic checklist of the Western Palearctic butterflies hyperlinked to the original descriptions
at species, genus and family level
(Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea)

Michel Taymans

Sylvain Cuvelier

27.v.2024


Introduction	Papilionoidea	Papilionidae	Hesperiidae	Pieridae	Riodinidae	Lycaenidae	Nymphalidae	Sources	Thx	Updates

Status

Genitalia

BOLD

Range

Synonyms

G♂ G♀

Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758

ORIG: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10)1: 341, 343, 458.

Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775

ORIG: Glossata Fabricius, 1775. Syst. entomol.: 442.

Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, [1802]

ORIG: Papilionides Latreille, [1802]. Hist. Nat. Crust. Ins. 3: 387.
TG: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758.

Family Pieridae Duponchel, [1835]

ORIG: Pierides Duponchel, [1835]. In Godart, Hist. nat. Lépid. suppl. 1: 381-382.
TG: Pieris Schrank, 1801.

Subfamily Dismorphiinae Schatz, 1886

ORIG: Dismorphiden Schatz, 1886. In: Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 2(2): 56-57.
TG: Dismorphia Hübner, [1816] [Neotropical].

Tribe Leptideini Verity, 1947

ORIG: Leptideidi Verity, 1947. Farfalle diurne Italia 3: 114.
TG: Leptidea Billberg, 1820.

Genus Leptidea Billberg, 1820

ORIG: Leptidea Billberg, 1820. Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb.: 76.
TS: Papilio sinapis Linnaeus, 1758.

Leptidea duponcheli (Staudinger, 1871)

ORIG: Leucophasia duponcheli Staudinger, 1871. Catal. Lepid. eur. Faunengeb. 1: 5.
TL: S France.

Leptidea morsei (Fenton, 1882)

ORIG: Leucophasia morsei Fenton, 1882. In: Ishikawa, Papilio 2(3): 35-36, fig.
TL: Hokkaidō Isl. (Japan).

Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946

ORIG: Leptidea sinapis ssp. juvernica Williams, 1946. Entomologist 79(992): 1-3.
TL: Kildare (Leinster prov., W Ireland).

Leptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)

ORIG: Papilio sinapis Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10)1: 468.
TL: Sweden.

Leptidea reali Reissinger, [1990]

ORIG: Leptidea sinapis reali Reissinger, 1989. Atalanta 20: 173.
TL: Nohèdes (Pyrénées-Orientales dep., S France).

Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827

ORIG: Coliana Swainson, 1827. Phil. Mag., n.s. 1(3): 188.
TG: Colias Fabricius, 1807.

Tribe Rhodocerini Duponchel, [1835]

ORIG: Rhodocerides Duponchel, [1835]. In: Godart, Hist. nat. Lépid. suppl. 1: 385.
TG: Rhodocera Boisduval & Leconte, [1830] (= Gonepteryx Leach, [1815])

Genus Gonepteryx Leach, 1815

ORIG: Gonepteryx Leach, 1815. In: Brewster, Edinburgh Encycl. 9: 127-128.
TS: Papilio rhamni Linnaeus, 1758.

Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)

ORIG: Papilio rhamni Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10)1: 470.
TL: Sweden.

Gonepteryx cleobule (Hübner, [1824])

ORIG: Anteos cleobule Hübner, [1824]. Zutr. Samml. exot. Schmett. 3: pl. [79], fig. 455-456, [1831]: 17-18.
TL: Tenerife (Canary Isl., Spain).

Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767)

ORIG: Papilio cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767. Syst. Nat. (ed. 12) 1(2): 765.
TL: Algeria.

Gonepteryx palmae Stamm, 1963

ORIG: Gonepteryx cleopatra ssp. palmae Stamm, 1963. Entomol. Z. 73(6): 49-50, fig. 5.
TL: La Palma (Canary Isl., Spain).

Gonepteryx maderensis C. Felder, 1862

ORIG: Gonopteryx [sic] cleopatra var. maderensis Felder, 1862. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 12: 473.
TL: Madeira (Portugal).

Gonepteryx farinosa (Zeller, 1847)

ORIG: Rhodocera farinosa Zeller, 1847. Isis von Oken 1847(1): 5-6.
TL: Fethiye (Aegean reg., Turkey).

Tribe Coliadini Swainson, 1827

ORIG: Coliana Swainson, 1827. Phil. Mag., n.s.1(3): 188.
TG: Colias Fabricius, 1807.

Genus Catopsilia Hübner, [1819]

ORIG: Catopsilia Hübner, [1819]. Verz. bekannt. Schmett.: 98.
TS: Papilo crocale Cramer, 1775 (= Papilio pomona Fabricius, 1775) [SE Asia and Australian fauna].

Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)

ORIG: Papilio florella Fabricius, 1775. Syst. entomol.: 479.
TL: Sierra Leone (SW coast of W Africa).

Genus Colias Fabricius, 1807

ORIG: Colias Fabricius, 1807. In: Illiger, Mag. Insektenk. 6: 284.
TS: Papilio hyale Linnaeus, 1758.

Colias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)

ORIG: Papilio hyale Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10)1: 469.
TL: Essex and Canterbury (UK).

Colias alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905

ORIG: Colias hyale ab.[var.] alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905. Societas entomol. 20(18): 137.
TL: Sierra de Alfacar (Granada prov., S Spain).

Colias phicomone (Esper, [1780])

ORIG: Papilio phicomone Esper, [1780]. Schmett. Abb. Nat. 1(2): 32-33, pl. 56 (cont. 6), fig. 1-2.
TL: Styria (Austria).

Colias aurorina Herrich-Schäffer, [1850]

ORIG: Colias aurorina Herrich-Schäffer, [1850]. Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Eur. 1: pl. 95, fig. 453-453 ; 6 (Nachtrag): 22 [1851].
TL: Azerbaijan.

Colias chrysotheme (Esper, [1781])

ORIG: Papilio chrysotheme Esper, [1781]. Schmett. Abb. Nat. 1(2): 89-90, pl. 65 (cont. 15), fig. 3-4.
TL: Kremnica (Slovakia).

Colias chlorocoma Christoph, 1888

ORIG: Colias chlorocoma Christoph, 1888. Horae Soc. entomol. Ross. 22: 308.
TL: Kazikkiran (Kars prov., E Turkey).

Colias thisoa Ménétriés, 1832

ORIG: Colias thisoa Ménétriés, 1832. Cat. rais. Caucase: 244-245.
TL: Mount Shahdagh (Azerbaijan).

Colias erate (Esper, [1805])

ORIG: Papilio erate Esper, [1805]. Schmett. Abb. Nat. Suppl. 2: 13-14, pl. 119 (cont. 74), fig. 3.
TL: Volgograd oblast (Russian Federation).

Colias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785)

ORIG: Papilio croceus Geoffroy, 1785. In: Fourcroy, Entomol. Paris. 2 : 250.
TL: Paris (France).

Colias myrmidone (Esper, [1781])

ORIG: Papilio myrmidone Esper, [1781]. Schmett. Abb. Nat. 1(2): 88-89, pl. 65 (cont. 15), fig. 1-2.
TL: Trnava (Slovakia).

Colias caucasica Staudinger, 1871

ORIG: Colias myrmidone var. caucasica Staudinger, 1871. Catal. Lepid. eur. Faunengeb. 1: 6.
TL: Georgia.

Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)

ORIG: Papilio palaeno Linnaeus, 1761. Fauna Suec. (ed. 2): 272.
TL: Uppsala (Sweden).

Colias tyche (Boeber, 1812)

ORIG: Papilio tyche Boeber, 1812. Mém. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 3: 21, pl. 1, fig. 3-4.
TL: Siberia (Russian Federation).

Colias hecla Lefebvre, 1836

ORIG: Colias hecla Lefebvre, 1836. Ann. Soc. entomol. Fr. 5: 383-387, pl. 9.
TL: Groenland.

Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, [1835]

ORIG: Pierides Duponchel, [1835]. In: Godart, Hist. nat. Lépid. suppl. 1: 381-382.
TG: Pieris Schrank, 1801.

Tribe Aporiini Chapman, 1895

ORIG: Aporinae Chapman, 1895. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 6(6): 127.
TG: Aporia Hübner, [1819].

Genus Aporia Hübner, [1819]

ORIG: Aporia Hübner, [1819]. Verz. bekannt. Schmett.: 90.
TS: Papilio crataegi Linnaeus, 1758.

Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)

ORIG: Papilio crataegi Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10)1: 467.
TL: Sweden.

Tribe Pierini Duponchel, [1835]

ORIG: Pierides Duponchel, [1835]. In Godart, Hist. nat. Lépid. suppl. 1: 381-382.
TG: Pieris Schrank, 1801.

Genus Pontia Fabricius, 1807

ORIG: Pontia Fabricius, 1807. In: Illiger, Mag. Insektenk. 6: 283.
TS: Papilio daplidice Linnaeus, 1758.

Pontia chloridice (Hübner, [1813])

ORIG: Papilio chlorodice Hübner, [1813]. Samml. eur. Schmett. 1: pl. 141, fig. 712-715.
TL: Volga (Russian Federation).

Pontia callidice (Hübner, [1800])

ORIG: Papilio callidice Hübner, [1800]. Samml. eur. Schmett. 1: pl. 81, fig. 408-409, [1806]: 63.
TL: Switzerland.

Pontia edusa (Fabricius, 1777)

ORIG: Papilio edusa Fabricius, 1777. Gen. Ins.: 255-256.
TL: Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany).

Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)

ORIG: Papilio daplidice Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10)1: 468.
TL: NW Africa.

Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829

ORIG: Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829. Symb. Phys. (Evertebrata): [28], pl. 7, fig. 18-19.
TL: Mount Sinai (Egypt).

Genus Pieris Schrank, 1801

ORIG: Pieris Schrank, 1801. Fauna Boica 2(1): 152, 160-170.
TS: Papilio brassicae Linnaeus, 1758.

Subgenus Pieris Schrank, 1801

ORIG: Pieris Schrank, 1801. Fauna Boica 2(1): 152, 160-170.
TS: Papilio brassicae Linnaeus, 1758.

Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)

ORIG: Papilio brassicae Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10)1: 467-468.
TL: Sweden.

Pieris wollastoni (Butler, 1886) (critically endangered, possibly extinct)

ORIG: Ganoris wollastoni Butler, 1886. Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. Zool. Bot. Geol. (5)17: 430.
TL: Madeira (Portugal).

Pieris cheiranthi (Hübner, [1808])

ORIG: Papilio cheiranthi Hübner, [1808]. Samml. eur. Schmett. 1: pl. 127, fig. 647-648, [1824]: 4.
TL: Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain).

Subgenus Artogeia Verity, 1947

ORIG: Pieris (Artogeia) Verity, 1947. Farfalle diurne Italia 3: 192-193.
TS: Papilio napi Linnaeus, 1758.

Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860

ORIG: Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860. Wiener entomol. Monatschr. 4(1): 19-20.
TL: Greece.

Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)

ORIG: Papilio rapae Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10)1: 468.
TL: Sweden.

Pieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)

ORIG: Pontia mannii Mayer, 1851. Entomol. Ztg. 12(5): 151.
TL: Split (Croatia).

Pieris ergane (Geyer, [1828])

ORIG: Papilio ergane Geyer, [1828]. In: Hübner, Samml. eur. Schmett. 1: pl. 184, fig. 904-907.
TL: Ragusa (Sicily, Italy).

Pieris bryoniae (Hübner, [1806])

ORIG: Papilio bryoniae Hübner, [1806]. Samml. eur. Schmett. 1: 62, pl. 81, fig. 407 (P. napi).
TL: Geneva (Switzerland).

Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)

ORIG: Papilio napi Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10)1: 468.
TL: Sweden.

Pieris segonzaci Le Cerf, 1923

ORIG: Pieris napi ssp. segonzaci Le Cerf, 1923. Bull. Soc. entomol. Fr. 1923(15): 197.
TL: upper valley of Ourika (High Atlas Mts., Morocco).

Pieris balcana Lorković, [1969]

ORIG: Pieris balcana Lorković, [1969]. Bioloski Glasnik 21(1-4): 114-120, fig.
TL: Treska river (N Macedonia).

Tribe Teracolini Reuter, 1896

ORIG: Teracolidi Reuter, 1986. Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn. 22(1): 236.
TG: Teracolus Swainson, [1833].

Genus Colotis Hübner, [1819]

ORIG: Colotis Hübner, [1819]. Verz. bekannt. Schmett.: 97.
TS: Papilio amata Fabricius, 1775 [African and asian fauna].

Colotis evagore (Klug, 1829)

ORIG: Pontia evagore Klug, 1829. Symb. Phys. (Evertebrata): [28], pl. 8, fig. 5-6.
TL: Arabia.

Colotis danae (Fabricius, 1775)

ORIG: Papilio danae Fabricius, 1775. Syst. entomol.: 476.
TL: India.

Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)

ORIG: Pontia chrysonome Klug, 1829. Symb. Phys. (Evertebrata): [27], pl. 7, fig. 9-11.
TL: Sudan.

Colotis fausta (Olivier, [1804])

ORIG: Papilio fausta Olivier, [1804]. Atlas Voyage Emp. Othom. 2: vii, pl. 33, fig. 4.
TL: Lebanon.

Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819)

ORIG: Pieris phisadia Godart, 1819. Encycl. Méth. Entomol. 9(1): 132.
TL: uncertain [Senegal or Arabia ?].

Genus Belenois Hübner, [1819]

ORIG: Belenois Hübner, [1819]. Verz. bekannt. Schmett.: 92.
TS: Papilio calypso Drury, 1773 [African fauna].

Subgenus Anaphaeis Hübner, [1819]

ORIG: Anaphaeis Hübner, [1819]. Verz. bekannt. Schmett.: 93.
TS: Papilio creona Cramer, 1776 [Afrotropical fauna].

Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)

ORIG: Papilio aurota Fabricius, 1793. Entomol. Syst. 3(1): 197.
TL: uncertain [India ?].

Tribe Anthocharini Scudder, 1889

ORIG: Anthocharidi Scudder, 1889. Butt. east U.S. & Canada 2: 1039.
TG: Anthocharis Boisduval, Rambur & Graslin, [1833].

Genus Euchloe Hübner, [1819]

ORIG: Euchloe Hübner, [1819]. Verz. bekannt. Schmett.: 94.
TS: Euchloe ausonia var. esperi Kirby, 1871.

Euchloe insularis (Staudinger, 1861)

ORIG: Antocharis [sic] tagis var. insularis Staudinger, 1861. Cat. Lepid. Eur.: 2.
TL: Sardinia (Italy) ; Corsica (S. France).

Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869

ORIG: Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869. Entomol. mon. mag. 5: 271.
TL: Spain.

Euchloe melanochloros Röber, 1907

ORIG: Euchloe belia f. [race] melanochloros Röber, 1907. In: Seitz, Gross-Schmet. Erde (1)1: 52, pl. 3, fig. 3-5.
TL: Batna (Algeria).

Euchloe simplonia (Freyer, 1829)

ORIG: Pontia simplonia Freyer, 1829. Beitr. Gesch. eur. Schmett. 2(13): 87-89, pl. 73, fig. 2.
TL: Croatia.

Euchloe ausonia (Hübner, [1804])

ORIG: Papilio ausonia Hübner, [1804]. Samml. eur. Schmett. 1: pl. 113, fig. 582-583, [1806]: 64-65.
TL: Italy.

Euchloe eversi Stamm, 1963

ORIG: Euchloe belemia ssp. eversi Stamm, 1963. Entomol. Z. 73(6): 47-48, fig. 1-2.
TL: Tenerife (Canary Isl., Spain).

Euchloe grancanariensis Acosta, 2008

ORIG: Euchloe belemia ssp. grancanariensis Acosta, 2008. SHILAP 36(142): 176-178, fig. 2, 7-12.
TL: Gran Canaria (Canary Isl., Spain).

Euchloe hesperidum Rothschild, 1913

ORIG: Euchloe belemia ssp. hesperidum Rothschild, 1913. Novit. Zool. 20: 111.
TL: Fuerteventura (Canary Isl., Spain).

Euchloe belemia (Esper, [1800])

ORIG: Papilio belemia Esper, [1800]. Schmett. Abb. Nat. Suppl. 1(1): 92-93, pl. 110 (cont. 65), fig. 2.
TL: Belem (Portugal).

Euchloe falloui (Allard, 1867)

ORIG: Anthocharis falloui Allard, 1867. Ann. Soc. entomol. Fr. (4)7: 312, 318-319, pl. 6, fig. 1a-b.
TL: Biskra (Algeria).

Subgenus Iberochloe Back, Knebelsberger & Miller, 2008

ORIG: Iberochloe Back, Knebelsberger & Miller, 2008. Entomol. Z. 118(4): 162.
TS: Papilio tagis Hübner, [1804].

Euchloe tagis (Hübner, [1804])

ORIG: Papilio tagis Hübner, [1804]. Samml. eur. Schmett. 1: pl. 110, fig. 565-566, [1806]: 64.
TL: River Tagus (Portugal).

Euchloe pechi (Staudinger, 1885)

ORIG: Anthocharis pechi Staudinger, 1885. Entomol. Nachr. 11(1): 10-11.
TL: Tazoult (Algeria).

SubgenusElphinstonia Klots, 1930

ORIG: Euchloe (Elphinstonia) Klots, 1930. Bull. Brooklyn Entomol. Soc. 25(2): 87.
TS: Anthocharis charlonia Donzel, 1842.

Euchloe charlonia (Donzel, 1842)

ORIG: Anthocharis charlonia Donzel 1842. Ann. Soc. entomol. Fr. 11(2): 197-198, pl. 8, fig. 1.
TL: M'Sila (Algeria).

Euchloe penia (Freyer, [1851])

ORIG: Pontia penia Freyer, [1851]. Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 6(96): 149-150, pl. 574, fig. 4.
TL: Turkey ?

Euchloe bazae Fabiano, 1993

ORIG: Euchloe charlonia ssp. bazae Fabiano, 1993. Linneana Belgica 14(4): 207-209, pl. 1, fig. 1-2.
TL: Hoya de Baza (Granada prov., S Spain).

Genus Zegris Boisduval, 1836

ORIG: Zegris Boisduval, 1836. Hist. Nat. Ins. Lépid. 1: 552-553.
TS: Papilio eupheme Esper, 1804.

Zegris pyrothoe (Eversmann, 1832)

ORIG: Pontia pyrothoe Eversmann, 1832. Nouv. Mém. Soc. imp. nat. Moscou 2: 352, pl. 20, fig. 3-4.
TL: Kazakhstan.

Zegris eupheme (Esper, [1804])

ORIG: Papilio eupheme Esper, [1804]. Schmett. Abb. Nat. Suppl. 1(1): 105-106, pl. 113 (cont. 68), fig. 2-3.
TL: Sevastopol (Crimea Rep.).

Genus Anthocharis Boisduval, Rambur & Graslin, [1833]

ORIG: Anthocharis Boisduval, Rambur & Graslin, [1833]. Coll. icon. hist. Chen. Eur.: [31], pl. [Papillonides] 5.
TS: Papilio cardamines Linnaeus, 1758.

Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)

ORIG: Papilio cardamines Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10)1: 468-469.
TL: Sweden.

Anthocharis belia (Linnaeus, 1767)

ORIG: Papilio belia Linnaeus, 1767. Syst. Nat.(ed. 12) 1(2): 761.
TL: Algeria.

Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869

ORIG: Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869. Entomol. Ztg. 30(1-3): 92-93.
TL: S Europe (Spain).

Anthocharis gruneri Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]

ORIG: Anthocharis gruneri Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]. Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Eur. 1: pl. 115, fig. 551-554 ; 6 (Nachtrag): 20.
TL: Kreta [Error] ; Turkey ?

Anthocharis damone Boisduval, 1836

ORIG: Anthocharis damone Boisduval, 1836. Hist. Nat. Ins. Lépid. 1: 564.
TL: Sicily (S Italy).