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: Pyrgus Hübner, [1819].
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List of the genera not found in the Western Palearctic: Celotes Godman & Salvin, [1899] ; Heliopetes Billberg, 1820 ; Zopyrion Godman & Salvin, [1896] ; Anisochoria Mabille, [1877] ; Carrhenes Godman & Salvin, [1895] ; Paches Godman & Salvin, [1895] ; …
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New taxon: Pyrgidae.
Reference publications
Jong R. de -. 1972.
Systematics and geographic history of the genus Pyrgus in the Palaearctic region (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 115(1): 1-121, pl. 1-6. (url)
Warren B. C. S. 1926.
Monograph of the Tribe Hesperiidi (european species) with revised classification of the subfamily Hesperiinae (palearctic species) based on the genital armature of the males. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1926(1): 1-170, fig. (url)
Zhang J., Cong Q., Shen J. & Grishin N. V. 2022.
Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Insecta Mundi 0921: 1-135, fig. (url)
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
