Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Alma (Ellis County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 81
176
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 81
176
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 75
167
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 59
139
133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
36
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
36
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
36
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
30
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
29
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Alma (Ellis County Texas)
5 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Alma (Ellis County Texas)
15 Genera with 17 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1875 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apodemia C. Felder & ..., 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1907 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrocheilus Butler, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1855 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alma (Ellis County Texas)
17 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Apodemia mormo C. Felder & ..., 1859 | Antioch Metalmark | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Elymnias congruens photinus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Gyrocheilus patrobas Hewitson, 1862 | Red-bordered Brown | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862 | 'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855 | California Dogface |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Alma (Ellis County Texas) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
3 | 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 | 8
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
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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