Table 4.
Species richness of European butterfly families and subfamilies.
| Family | Subfamily | Genera | Species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperiidae | 13 | 47 | |
| Hesperiinae | 6 | 11 | |
| Heteropterinae | 2 | 3 | |
| Pyrginae | 5 | 33 | |
| Lycaenidae | 39 | 130 | |
| Aphnaeinae | 1 | 1 | |
| Lycaeninae | 1 | 13 | |
| Polyommatinae | 30 | 98 | |
| Theclinae | 7 | 18 | |
| Nymphalidae | 41 | 246 | |
| Apaturinae | 1 | 3 | |
| Charaxinae | 1 | 1 | |
| Danainae | 1 | 2 | |
| Heliconiinae | 6 | 32 | |
| Libytheinae | 1 | 1 | |
| Limenitidinae | 2 | 5 | |
| Nymphalinae | 8 | 37 | |
| Satyrinae | 21 | 165 | |
| Papilionidae | 5 | 15 | |
| Papilioninae | 2 | 5 | |
| Parnassiinae | 3 | 10 | |
| Pieridae | 11 | 57 | |
| Coliadinae | 3 | 18 | |
| Dismorphiinae | 1 | 5 | |
| Pierinae | 7 | 34 | |
| Riodinidae | 1 | 1 | |
| Nemeobiinae | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 110 | 496 |