Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Alpine County (Eastern California, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 120
454
644 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 120
454
644 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 114
435
611 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 85
377
553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
144
206 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
144
206 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
144
206 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
129
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
124
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
41
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Alpine County
5 Families width 54 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Alpine County
41 Genera with 54 Species #ABCDEGIKLNOPSV
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anteos Hübner, 1824 | Angled Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852 | Orangetips | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antirrhea Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asterocampa Röber, 1835 | American Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1782 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyanophrys Clench, 1946 | Greenstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1867 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kricogonia Reakirt, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libytheana Michener, 1777 | New World Snouts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1852 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Occidryas Higgins, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 0 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1847 | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1861 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poladryas Bauer, 1861 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1852 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protographium Munroe, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1862 | Fritillaries | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alpine County
54 Species and 3 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824 | Ghost Brimstone | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Anthocharis (Paramidea) lanceolata Lucas, 1852 | California Whitetip | | Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Alicia Emperor | | Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771 | Blue pipevine swallowtail | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chlosyne janais Drury, 1782 | Crimson Patch | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Cyanophrys miserabilis Clench, 1946 | Clench's greenstreak | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872 | | | Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852 | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Icaricia shasta (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | | Incisalia henrici (Grote & Robi..., 1867) | ⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793 | | Libytheana carinenta Cramer, 1777 | American Snout | | Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 | Lorquin's admiral | | Lycaena (Epidemia) nivalis Boisduval, 1869 | Brown Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) cupreus (W. H. Edwards, 1870) | ⇒ Lycaena cuprea W. H. Edwards, 1870 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Occidryas chalcedona (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Euphydryas chalcedona Doubleday, 1847 | | Pachliopta liris liris | | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793 | 'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian | | Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793 | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Poladryas minuta Edwards, 1861 | Beardtongue Checkerspot | | Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869 | Golden Anglewing | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852 | California White | | Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777 | Zebra Swallowtail | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Speyeria egleis Behr, 1862 | Egleis Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869 | Atronia Fritillary | | Speyeria nokomis Edwards, 1862 | Apacheana Fritillary | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Alpine County | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 11
16 | 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 | 15
18 | 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 | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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