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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Amsterdam (Hancock County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
102
208
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
101
205
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
99
201
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
79
169
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
65
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
65
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
65
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
37
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
33
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amsterdam (Hancock County Iowa)
4 Families width 12 Species and 4 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals6SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amsterdam (Hancock County Iowa)
9 Genera with 12 Species
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Methone Doubleday, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1781Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Temenis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amsterdam (Hancock County Iowa)
12 Species and 4 Subspecies
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Methone cecilia chrysomela A. Butler, 1872Cecilia Metalmark
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Esper, 1781Large Tortoiseshell
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Temenis laothoe laothoe Cramer, 1777
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Amsterdam (Hancock County Iowa)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
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
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov