Dynamic Checklist of the Western Palearctic butterflies
(Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) Hyperlinked to Systematics, Genetics and Distribution Papilionoidea Synonyms
List of the genera or subgenera found in the Western Palearctic: Leptotes Scudder, 1876 ; Syntarucus Butler, [1901] ; Cyclyrius Butler, 1897 ;Lampides Hübner, [1819] ; Cacyreus Butler, 1898.
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List of the genera or subgenera not found in the Western Palearctic: Uranothauma Butler, 1895 ; Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 ; Harpendyreus Heron, 1909 ; …
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New taxon: Lampididi.
Reference publications
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A global phylogeny of butterflies reveals their evolutionary history, ancestral hosts and biogeographic origins. Nature Ecology & Evolution 7: 903-913. Article: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02041-9. Supplementary Materials: (url)
Taymans M. & Cuvelier S., 2026.
Toward a revised checklist of the Western Palearctic butterflies, hyperlinked to the original descriptions at species, genus and family level (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) Part V: Rationale and framework for the Lycaenidae (part II). AWPL 2026(2): 27-35. (url)
Archives of Western Palearctic Lepidoptera Editors-in-Chief: Michel Taymans & Sylvain Cuvelier
