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Papilionoidea (butterfly)

Insecta - Lepidoptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Papilionoidea Latreille p. 387
2006Papilionoidea Peñalver and Grimaldi p. 3
2011Papilionoidea van Nieukerken et al. p. 216
2012Papilionoidea Sohn et al. p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAmphiesmenopteraKiriakoff 1948
RankNameAuthor
—Metamphiesmenoptera
—Euamphiesmenoptera
—Panendymenoptera
—Endymenoptera
—Stelloptera
orderLepidoptera
—Angiospermivora
suborderGlossata()
—CoelolepidaNielsen and Kristensen 1996
infraorderHeteroneuraTillyard 1918
—EulepidopteraKiriakoff 1948
—Euheteroneura
—DitrysiaBorner 1925
—ApoditrysiaMinet 1983
—ObtectomeraMinet 1986
superfamilyPapilionoidea
superfamilyPapilionoidea

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Papilionoidea Latreille 1802 [butterfly]
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G. †Archaeolycorea Martins-Neto 1989
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†Archaeolycorea ferreirai Martins-Neto 1989
Fm. Hesperiidae Leach 1815 [skipper]
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Subfm. Coeliadinae Evans 1937
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G. Burara Swinhoe 1893
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Invalid names: Ismene De Jong 1983 [replaced]
G. †Protocoeliades De Jong 2016
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Subfm. Hesperiinae Leach 1815
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Tr. Hesperiini Leach 1815
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G. Hesperia Fabricius 1893
G. Matapa Moore 1881
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Matapa aria Moore 1866
Matapa celsina Felder 1867
Matapa cresta Evans 1949
Matapa druna Moore 1866
Matapa intermedia De Jong 1983
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Matapa sasivarna Moore 1866
G. †Pamphilites Scudder 1875
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†Pamphilites abdita Scudder 1875
G. †Thanatites Scudder 1875
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†Thanatites vetula Von Heyden 1859
G. †Lithopsyche Butler 1889
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†Lithopsyche antiqua Butler 1889
Fm. Lycaenidae Leach 1815 [gossamer-winged butterfly]
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G. †Aquisextana Théobald 1937
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†Aquisextana irenaei Théobald 1937
G. †Lycaenites Rebel 1898
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†Lycaenites gabbroensis Rebel 1898
Fm. Nymphalidae Rafinesque 1815 [brush-footed butterfly]
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G. Apatura Fabricius 1807
Subfm. Biblidinae Boisduval 1833
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G. Dynamine Hübner 1819
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†Dynamine alexae Peñalver and Grimaldi 2006
Invalid names: Dynaminini Burmeister 1878 [empty]
G. Chlorippe Doubleday 1844
G. Eugonia Hübner 1819
Subfm. Libytheinae Boisduval 1836 [snout butterfly]
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G. Libythea Fabricius 1807
G. Libytheana Michener 1943
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Invalid names: Oligodonta Brown 1976 [synonym]
G. †Prolibythea Scudder 1889
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†Prolibythea florissanti Scudder 1892
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Invalid names: Oligodonta florissantensis Brown 1976 [synonym]
†Prolibythea vagabunda Scudder 1889
Invalid names: Barbarothea Scudder 1892 [synonym]
Subfm. Limenitidinae Behr 1864
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Tr. Neptini Newman 1870
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G. Neptis Fabricius 1807
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†Neptis kabutoiwaensis Aiba et al. 2023
Subfm. Nymphalinae Swinson 1827
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G. Aglais Dalman 1816
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†Aglais karaganica Nekrutenko 1965
G. †Apanthesis Scudder 1889
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†Apanthesis leuce Scudder 1889
G. Doxocopa Hübner 1819
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†Doxocopa wilmattae Cockerell 1907
G. Hestina Westwood 1850
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Hestina japonica Felder and Felder 1862
G. Junonia Hübner 1819
G. †Jupitellia Carpenter 1986
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†Jupitellia charon Scudder 1889
Invalid names: Jupiteria Scudder 1889 [replaced]
G. Limenitis Fabricius 1807
G. †Lithodryas Cockerell 1909
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†Lithodryas styx Scudder 1889
Invalid names: Lithopsyche Scudder 1889 [replaced]
Tr. Nymphalini Swinson 1827
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G. Vanessa Fabricius 1807
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†Vanessa amerindica Miller and Brown 1989
†Vanessa fossilis Nekrutenko 1965
G. †Nymphalites Scudder 1889
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†Nymphalites atavus Charpentier 1843
†Nymphalites obscurus Scudder 1889
†Nymphalites scudderi Beutenmüller and Cockerell 1908
†Nymphalites zeuneri Jarzembowski 1980
G. †Prodryas Scudder 1878
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†Prodryas persephone Scudder 1878
G. Nymphalis Linnaeus 1758
Subfm. Satyrinae [browns]
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G. Lethe Hübner 1819
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†Lethe corbieri Nel et al. 1993
G. †Mylothrites Scudder 1875
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†Mylothrites pluto Heer 1849
G. †Neorinella Martins-Neto et al. 1993
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†Neorinella garciae Martins-Neto et al. 1993
G. †Neorinopis Butler 1873
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†Neorinopis sepulta Boisduval 1840
G. †Pseudoneorina Nel and Descimon 1984
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†Pseudoneorina coulleti Nel and Descimon 1984
G. †Satyrites Scudder 1872
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†Satyrites reynesii Scudder 1872
Invalid names: Lethites Scudder 1875 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Danainae Boisduval 1833 [empty]
Fm. Papilionidae Latreille 1802 [swallowtail butterfly]
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G. Luehdorfia Kruger 1878
Subfm. Papilioninae Latreille 1802
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G. Papilio Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Papilio (Nymphalis) Linnaeus 1758
Papilio maackii Ménétriés 1859
Subfm. Parnassiinae Duponchel 1835
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Tr. Luehdorfiini Tutt 1896
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G. †Doritites Rebel 1898
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†Doritites bosniaskii Rebel 1898
Invalid names: Luehdorfitis Bryk 1912 [objective synonym]
G. †Thaites Scudder 1875
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†Thaites ruminiana Scudder 1875
Subfm. †Praepapilioninae Durden and Rose 1978
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G. †Praepapilio Durden and Rose 1978
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†Praepapilio colorado Durden and Rose 1978
†Praepapilio gracilis Durden and Rose 1978
Fm. Pieridae Swainson 1820
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Subfm. Pierinae Swainson 1820
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Tr. Pierini Swainson 1820
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Subtr. Aporiina Chapman 1895
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G. Aporia Hübner 1819
G. Belenois Hübner 1819 [caper whites]
G. †Coliates Scudder 1875
Subtr. Pierina Swainson 1820
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G. †Miopieris Zeuner 1942
G. Pontia Fabricius 1807
G. †Pierites Heer 1849
Fm. Riodinidae Grote 1895
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G. †Riodinella Durden and Rose 1978
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†Riodinella nympha Durden and Rose 1978
Subfm. Riodininae Grote 1895
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Tr. Mesosemiini Bates 1859
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G. Voltinia Stichel 1910
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†Voltinia dramba Hall et al. 2004
Invalid names: Napaeina Hall 2003 [empty]
Tr. Nymphidiini Bates 1859
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G. Theope Doubleday 1847
G. †Stolopsyche Scudder 1889
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†Stolopsyche libytheoides Scudder 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Denmark Protocoeliades kristenseni (181387)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Praepapilio colorado, Praepapilio gracilis, Riodinella nympha (156492)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Lithopsyche antiqua (21976) Nymphalites zeuneri (123959)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Barbarothea florissanti, Apanthesis leuce (121481) Chlorippe wilmattae (127219) Chlorippe wilmattae, Jupiteria charon (124624) Nymphalites scudderi (106381) Oligodonta florissantensis (122980) Prodryas persephone, Prolibythea vagabunda, Lithopsyche styx, Nymphalites obscurum, Stolopsyche libytheoides (106384) Vanessa amerindica (122978 122979)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4France Lethe corbieri (155713 157327) Pseudoneorina coulleti (122984)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany Vanessa vetula (123945)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Aquisextana irenaei (138838) Cyllo sepulta, Coliates proserpina (123943) Thaites ruminiana (123944)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Satyrites reynesii, Pamphilites abdita (122487)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Brazil Archaeolycorea ferreirai (162191) Archaeolycorea sp. A (162192) Archaeolycorea sp. B (162190) Neorinella garciae (153054)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Voltinia dramba (122473 124231 152281) Voltinia dramba, Dynamine alexae (122982)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Miopieris talboti (127614)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation Vanessa karaganica, Pyrameis fossilis (105571)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Wurttemberg) Apaturidi indet. (156762) Nymphalidae indet. (113752)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Croatia Pierites freyeri (117761) Sphinx atavus (117246) Vanessa pluto (117247)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Doritites bosniaskii, Lycaenites gabbroensis (113751)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan Neptis kabutoiwaensis (229456)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Niedersachsen) Aporia crataegi (109196)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Japan Hestina japonica, Papilio maackii (162750)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Belenois crawshayi (123991)