| European | Non-European | |||
| GENERAL BUTTERFLY WORK & BASELINE INFORMATION | Bridges, C.A. 1988-1989. Catalogues of Lycaenidae + Riodinidae, Hesperiidae, Papilionidae + Pieridae; lacks Nymphalidae. Electronic copies exist in BMNH. | Checklists: Gerardo Lamas (Peru), Olaf Mielke (Brazil), Bob Robbins (USA), & Curtis Callaghan (USA); Neotropical more or less complete list, in press. | ||
| World genus and species group names
& types of butterflies: about 69,000, of which 25,000 types are
in BM. Database of nomenclature from BMNH cards to 1981: George Beccaloni,
UK, in prep. 2002. Similar databases exist or are in prep. for Geometridae
and Pyraloidea.
(see also George Beccaloni's response to request for information) |
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| Illustrations: Many rare illustrations of types in European museum, university and national libraries. | Type photos: Gerardo Lamas, Peru, has many neotropical types photographed on 35mm slides and prints | |||
| Ackery, Smith & Vane-Wright 1995.
Carcasson's African Butterflies. 3593 species in 300 genera. All
10,500 genus-group, species-group and infra-subspecific names for Afrotropical
butterflies. |
Carcasson's African Butterflies formed the basis for Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers (new web version 7, 2008) with images, updated to include about 500 new species and subspecies added since 1990, by Mark Williams. See also: | |||
| Butterflies and moths of the world. Generic group names. Brian Pitkin and Paul Jenkins (BMNH). 2002. Based on Hemming 1967 and subsequent authors; current up to year 2000. See website | Lamas, G; Callaghan, C; Casagrande, MM; Mielke, O; Pyrcz, T; Robbins, R; Viloria, A (2004): Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea. (Ed: Heppner, JB. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera, Checklist: Part 3) Association for Tropical Lepidoptera, Gainesville, Florida. (in press) | |||
| <>Dr. Vladimir Lukhtanov, St. Petersburg State University, is preparing a Palaearctic butterfly checklist | ||||
| HESPERIOIDEA | Rienk de Jong, Holland
Bernard Hermier, ex. French Guiana |
Olaf Mielke, Brazil
George Austin, Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas Andy Warren, Oregon State Africa: ask Steve Collins & Alan Heath for Africa Frank Yu-Feng Hsu, Taipei |
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| Hesperiidae | Coeliadinae | |||
| Pyrrhopyginae | ||||
| Pyrginae | ||||
| Heteropterinae | ||||
| Trapezitinae | ||||
| Hesperiinae | ||||
| PAPILIONOIDEA | ||||
| Papilionidae | Baroniinae | |||
| Parnassiinae | ||||
| Papilioninae | Mike Parsons, UK (now in Florida)
Campbell Smith, UK |
Saigusa??, Japan
Keith Brown, Brazil Molecular phylogeny, genetics: Felix Sperling, Canada & Mark Scriber, USA |
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| Pieridae | Dismorphiinae | Leptidea molec. work: J-F Martin, France | Saigusa??, Japan
G. Lamas, Peru |
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| Pseudopontinae | ||||
| Pierinae | Christoph Hauser, Germany | Delias: Mike Braby, Australia | ||
| Coliadinae | Molecular phylogeny COI/COII: Ward Watt,
USA
Yata, Japan (Kyushu) |
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| Lycaenidae | Riodininae | Jason Hall, UK (currently in USA)
Brevignon & Brevignon, France Jean Yves Gallard, France |
Curtis Callahan, USA
Phil DeVries, USA Don Harvey, USA |
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| Poritiinae | Molecular phylogeny: Naomi Pierce,
USA
Alan Heath? |
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| Miletinae | Molecular phylogeny: Naomi Pierce, USA | |||
| Curetinae | ||||
| Lycaeninae & Theclinae |
Liebert, France (a prof. of chemistry)
Germans? Szolt Balint, Hungary Zdravko Kolev (Bulgarian living in Finland) |
Bob Robbins, USA
Molecular phylogeny: Naomi Pierce, USA Mike Braby, Australia T. Hirowatari, Japan Alan Heath Frank Yu-Feng Hsu, Taipei |
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| Nymphalidae | Libytheinae | Akito Hu, Japan (undergrad.) | ||
| Heliconiinae | Acraeini: Jacques Pierre, France
Andrew Neild, UK Argynnina (generic): Djunijanti Peggy Molecular work on Heliconiina: Margarita Beltrán (Colombian in UK) & Vanessa Bull, UK |
Molecular work on Heliconiina:
Andy Brower
Molecular work on Speyeria: Barry Williams, USA Keith Brown, Brazil |
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| Nymphalinae | Molecular phylogeny (+ whole Nymphalidae
in prep.): Niklas Wahlberg, Finland/Sweden
Biblidini-Eurytelini: Andrew Neild, UK |
Molecular phylogeny: Andrew Brower,
USA
Biblidini-Eurytelini: Daniel Otero, Venezuela; Dale Jenkins, USA (?+) Nymphalini: Hugo Kons, USA |
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| Limenitinae | Adelpha: Keith Willmott, UK
Amiet, ?France (retired but good work) |
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| Charaxinae | Keith Willmott, UK
Barselou, France |
Steve Collins, Kenya | ||
| Apaturinae | Jorge Bizarro, ?country | |||
| Morphinae | Roger Bristow, UK | Morphini: Carla Penz, USA
Brassolini: Mirna Casagrande, ?country Amathusiini: Uemura, Japan |
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| Satyrinae | David Lees, UK
B...??, Italy J-F Martin, France Valerio Sbordoni, Italy (inc. molecular work) |
Lee & Jackie Miller, USA
Angel Viloria, Venezuela Euptychiina: Debra Murray, USA; Carlos Peña, Peru Mycalesina: Uemura Calisto: Sourakov Tomas Pyrcz, Peru (Polish Embassy worker) ???, Russia, St Petersburg, (Andy Brower has name) Gorbunov, Butterflies of Russia |
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| Calinaginae | Dick Vane-Wright, UK | |||
| Danainae | Danaini | Dick Vane-Wright, Phil Ackery, UK, Ian
Kitching, UK
Michael Boppré, Germany |
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| Tellervini | Phil Ackery, UK | |||
| Ithomiini | Keith Willmott, UK
Molecular phylogeny: Alaine Whinnett, UK |
Gerardo Lamas, Peru
André Freitas, Brazil Keith Brown, Brazil |
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| HEDYLOIDEA | Malcolm Scoble, UK | |||
| Hedylidae | ||||