Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Afton (New Castle County, Delaware, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 66
136
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 66
136
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 65
135
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 49
109
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
52
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
52
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
52
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
39
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
35
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
14
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Afton (Delaware)
5 Families width 15 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Afton (Delaware)
14 Genera with 15 Species | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1852 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1798 | Anglewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Afton (Delaware)
15 Species and 3 Subspecies | Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775 | Meadow Fritillary | | Eunica alpais cinara (W.C. Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Eunica alpais alpais Godart, 1824 | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Limenitis astyanax Fabricius, 1775 | Red-spotted purple | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polygonia comma Harris, 1842 | Comma Anglewing | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Afton (Delaware) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies, Brush-footed butterflies, Brush-Footed Butterfly, Brushfoot butterflies, Brushfooted Butterflies, Checker-spots, Crescent-spots, Four-footed butterflies, Fritillaries, Mourningclocks, Nymphalids, Purples | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Papilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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