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Checklist for Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
and region North Carolina (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
4988
11427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
525
4982
11420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
4855
11099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
349
4006
9174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
1347
3463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1346
3462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1340
3454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
825
2238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
725
1813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
132
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
14
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Carolina
14 Genera with 24 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1889Pachliopta1SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1777Kite Swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1902Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Meandrusa Moore, 1909Hooked Swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1758Birdwings1SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1775Chilasa10SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1866Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pterourus Scopoli, 2002Tiger swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1908Birdwings1SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
24 Species and 9 Subspecies
Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Eurytides (Neographium) marcellus Cramer, 1777Zebra Swallowtail
Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902Spotted Zebra
Meandrusa payeni ciminius Fruhstrofer, 1909Yellow Gorgon
Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906
Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) priamus Linnaeus, 1758Cairns birdwing butterfly
Pachliopta liris liris
Papilio astyalus hippomedon C. & R. Felder, 1859
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) polyxenes Fabricius, 1775'Desert' Black Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) appalachiensis Pavulaan & W..., 2002Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758Canadian tiger swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) palamedes (Drury, 1770)⇒ Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775
Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853Western swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758Blue swallowtail
Papilio molops haeterius Rothschild, 1906
Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775False Androgeus Swallowtail
Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881Alaskan Parnassian
Parnassius (Driopa) glacialis Butler, 1866Glacial Apollo
Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777Zebra Swallowtail
Pterourus appalachiensis (Pavulaan & D..., 2002)⇒ Papilio appalachiensis Pavulaan & W..., 2002
Troides helena azelia Jordan, 1908
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in North Carolina
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
12
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)
Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Papilionidae at artfakta.se
Papilionidae at dyntaxa.se
Papilionidae at gbif.org
Papilionidae at irmng.org
Papilionidae at itis.gov