Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Alton (Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 48
73
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 48
73
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 46
71
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 35
55
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
23
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
23
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
23
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
19
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
19
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
11
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Alton (Colchester County)
4 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Alton (Colchester County)
11 Genera with 10 Species | Asterocampa Röber, 1835 | American Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1775 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1777 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1806 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | Speyeria Scudder, 1872 | Fritillaries | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alton (Colchester County)
10 Species | Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Alicia Emperor | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Alton (Colchester County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
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
6 | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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