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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
3942
8143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
65
1108
2366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1107
2365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1104
2362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
716
1569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
635
1343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
130
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
13
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
13 Genera with 27 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1889Pachliopta1SpeciesTaxom
Baronia Salvin, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17713SpeciesTaxom
Cressida Swainson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1777Kite Swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1902Bluebottles and Jays3SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1775Chilasa16SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1853Cattlehearts1SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1847Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pterourus Scopoli, 1777
Tiger swallowtails0SpeciesTaxom
Troides Hübner, 1908Birdwings1SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
27 Species and 14 Subspecies
Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889
Baronia brevicornis phronima (H.G. Dyar, 1912)⇒ Baronia brevicornis brevicornis Salvin, 1893
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Battus philenor astinous (D. Drury, 1773)⇒ Battus philenor philenor Linnaeus, 1771
Battus philenor philenor Linnaeus, 1771Pipevine Swallowtail
Cressida cressida Fabricius, 1775Big greasy
Eurytides (Neographium) marcellus Cramer, 1777Zebra Swallowtail
Graphium doson perillus Fruhstorfer, 1908
Graphium (Graphium) eurypylus Linnaeus, 1758Great Jay
Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902Spotted Zebra
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) brevicauda Saunders, 1869Short Tailed Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) polyxenes Fabricius, 1775'Desert' Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes asterius (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Papilio polyxenes stabilis Rothschild &..., 1906
Papilio polyxenes stabilis Rothschild &..., 1906Central American Black Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) fuscus Goeze, 1779Canopus Butterfly
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) troilus Linnaeus, 1758Blue swallowtail
Papilio arcturus arcturus Westwood, 1842Blue Peacock
Papilio jason ampyx (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Graphium doson Felder, 1864
Papilio menatius syndemis Tyler, Brown..., 1994
Papilio sataspes ahasverus Staudinger, 1895
Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775False Androgeus Swallowtail
Parides vertumnus cixius G.R. Gray, 1853
Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793
Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777Zebra Swallowtail
Troides helena azelia Jordan, 1908
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Virginia
SubfamilyBaroniinae
Bryk, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
10
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
2
2
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