ESM 1: Classification of Species in Functional Groups (Santin, 2004; Lafranchis, 2000;

ESM 1: Classification of species in functional groups (Santin, 2004; Lafranchis, 2000; Tolman and Lewington, 1999), species are ordered according to occurrence from the most frequent to the rarest

Voltinism / Larval diet / Functional group / Specialization rank / Species occurence
Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) / multivoltine / polyphagous / TG / 4 / 15
Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) / multivoltine / polyphagous / TG / 4 / 14
Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758) / multivoltine / polyphagous / TG / 4 / 14
Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) / multivoltine / polyphagous / TG / 4 / 14
Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) / multivoltine / polyphagous / TG / 4 / 13
Colias crocea (Geoffroy, 1785) / multivoltine / oligophagous / RS / 3 / 13
Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) / uni- or bivoltine / polyphagous / SeG / 2 / 12
Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) / uni- or bivoltine / polyphagous / SeG / 2 / 12
Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 12
Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) / multivoltine / polyphagous / TG / 4 / 11
Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780) / multivoltine / polyphagous / TG / 4 / 10
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) / multivoltine / polyphagous / TG / 4 / 9
Cacyreus marshalli (Butler, 1898) / multivoltine / oligophagous / RS / 3 / 9
Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761) / multivoltine / oligophagous / RS / 3 / 8
Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) / uni- or bivoltine / polyphagous / SeG / 2 / 8
Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758) / multivoltine / polyphagous / TG / 4 / 7
Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767) / multivoltine / oligophagous / RS / 3 / 7
Gonopteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 7
Papilio machaon (Linnaeus, 1758) / multivoltine / polyphagous / TG / 4 / 6
Polygonia c-album (Linnaeus, 1758) / uni- or bivoltine / polyphagous / SeG / 2 / 4
Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) / multivoltine / polyphagous / TG / 4 / 3
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) / multivoltine / polyphagous / TG / 4 / 3
Charaxes jasius (Linnaeus, 1767) / uni- or bivoltine / polyphagous / SeG / 2 / 3
Brintesia circe (Fabricius, 1775) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 3
Euchloe crameri (Butler, 1869) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 3
Limenitis reducta (Staudinger, 1901) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 3
Melanargia galathea (Linnaeus, 1758) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 3
Pyrgus cirsii (Rambur, 1839) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 3
Pyronia cecilia (Vallantin, 1894) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 3
Thymelicus acteon (Rottenburg, 1775) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 3
Pieris mannii (Linnaeus, 1758) / multivoltine / oligophagous / RS / 3 / 2
Pyronia bathseba (Fabricius, 1793) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 2
Everes argiades (Pallas, 1771) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 1
Melitaea didyma (Esper, 1779) / uni- or bivoltine / polyphagous / SeG / 2 / 1
Plebejus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) / uni- or bivoltine / polyphagous / SeG / 2 / 1
Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 1
Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 1
Coenonympha dorus (Esper, 1782) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 1
Libythea celtis (Laicharting, 1782) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 1
Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 1
Satyrium esculi (Hübner, 1804) / uni- or bivoltine / oligophagous / TS / 1 / 1