A dynamic checklist of the Western Palearctic butterflies hyperlinked to the original descriptions
at species, genus and family level
(Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea)
List of the genera found in the Western Palearctic: Hesperia Fabricius, 1793 ; Ochlodes Scudder, 1872 ; Thymelicus Hübner, [1819].
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List of the genera not found in the Western Palearctic: Decinea Evans, 1955 ; Conga Evans, 1955 ; Paratrytone Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900] ; Oligoria Scudder, 1872 ; Xeniades Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900] ; Metron Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900] ; Mnaseas Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900] ; ….
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New taxon: Thymelicinae.
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New taxon: Hesperiidae.
Archives of Western Palearctic Lepidoptera 2025 Editors-in-Chief: Michel Taymans & Sylvain Cuvelier This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) ISSN 3041-6531
