Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Alaska North Slope (Alaska, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 75
187
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 75
187
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 73
185
216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 60
170
200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
65
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
65
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
65
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
45
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
42
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
13
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Alaska North Slope
4 Families width 20 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Alaska North Slope
13 Genera with 20 Species | Boloria Moore, 1877 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1812 | Clouded yellows | 4 | Species | Taxom | Epidemia Scudder, 1876 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1834 | Alpines | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1898 | Dappled whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1965 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1792 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1861 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alaska North Slope
20 Species and 3 Subspecies | Boloria (Clossiana) improba Butler, 1877 | 'Uncompahgre' Dingy Fritillary | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias gigantea inupiat Harry, 2007 | Giant Sulphur | | Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836 | Arctic Orange | | Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | Arctic Green Sulfur | | Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791 | Arctic Ringlet | | Erebia fasciata (Butler, 1868) | ⇒ Erebia zapateri Oberthür, 1875 | | Erebia magdalena (Strecker, 1880) | ⇒ Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777 | | Erebia occulta Roos & Kimmich, 1983 | Eskimo Alpine | | Erebia rossii Curtis, 1834 | Arctic Alpine | | Euchloe (Euchloe) creusa Doubleday, 1847 | California Marble | | Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898) | ⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Lepidochrysops dukei Cottrell, 1965 | Duke's Blue | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Oeneis (Oeneis) bore Schneider, 1792 | Arctic Grayling | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Alaska North Slope | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
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 | 5
9 | 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 | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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