UTirana Fluturat introduction

Fluturat e Shqipërisë
Butterflies of Albania

Sylvain Cuvelier =
Anila Paparisto =

LAUNCH: 30.x.2023

Tirana University
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Department of Biology

Introduction

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Hesperiidae	Anatomy	Size	♂♂ <=> ♀♀	Subfamilies	----Go to Hesperiidae

	Head: as wide or broader than thorax Antennae: short, widely separated Wings: often elongated Resting position: wings angled upwards Legs: 6 fully developed	Very small to small	♂♂ ≠ ♀♀	Hesperiinae

				Heteropterinae

				Pyrginae



Papilionidae	Anatomy	Size	♂♂ <=> ♀♀	Subfamilies	-----Go to Papilionidae
	Head: smaller than thorax Antennae: long, close together Hindwing: one tail or scalloped (except 2 Parnassius spec.) Resting position: wings closed Legs: 6 fully developed	Medium sized to very large	♂♂ ~ ♀♀	Papilioninae
		Medium sized to very large	♂♂ ¹ ♀♀	Parnassiinae
Pieridae	Anatomy	Size	♂♂ <=> ♀♀	Subfamilies	-----Go to Pieridae
	Head: smaller than thorax Antennae: long, close together Legs: 6 fully developed	Medium sized to large	♂♂ ¹ ♀♀	Coliadinae
			♂♂ ¹ ♀♀	Dismorphiinae
			♂♂ ¹ ♀♀	Pierinae
Lycaenidae	Anatomy	Size	♂♂ <=> ♀♀	Subfamilies	-----Go to Lycaenidae
	Head: smaller than thorax Antennae: long, close together Legs: 6 fully developed	Very small to small	♂♂ ¹¹ ♀♀	Lycaeninae
			♂♂ ¹¹ ♀♀	Polyommatinae
			♂♂ ~ ♀♀	Theclinae
Riodinidae	Anatomy	Size	♂♂ <=> ♀♀	Subfamilies	-----Go to Riodinidae
	Head: smaller than thorax Antennae: long, close together Legs: 6 fully developed	Small	♂♂ ~ ♀♀	Riodininae


Nymphalidae except Satyrinae	Anatomy	Size	♂♂ <=> ♀♀	Subfamilies	-----Go to Nymphalidae except Satyrinae
	Head: smaller than thorax Antennae: long, close together Legs: only 4 fully developed	Small to very large	♂♂ ¹ ♀♀	Apaturinae
			♂♂ ~ ♀♀	Charaxinae
			♂♂ ~ ♀♀	Danainae
			♂♂ ~ ♀♀	Heliconiinae
			♂♂ ~ ♀♀	Libytheinae
			♂♂ ~ ♀♀	Limenitidinae
			♂♂ ~ ♀♀	Nymphalinae

Nymphalidae only Satyrinae	Anatomy	Size	♂♂ <=> ♀♀	Subfamilies	-----Go to Nymphalidae only Satyrinae
	Head: smaller than thorax Antennae: long, close together Legs: only 4 fully developed	Small to large	♂♂ ¹ ♀♀	Satyrinae

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