Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Arcadia (Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 41
53
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 41
53
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 34
43
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 29
36
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 11
17
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 11
17
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
17
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
14
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
13
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
9
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Arcadia (Yarmouth County)
4 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Arcadia (Yarmouth County)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Arcadia (Yarmouth County)
9 Species and 1 Subspecies | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Eunica alpais cinara (W.C. Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Eunica alpais alpais Godart, 1824 | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Arcadia (Yarmouth 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 | 6
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 | 1
1 | Genus
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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