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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Bay City (Matagorda County, Texas, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		42
80
83		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		42
80
83		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		36
66
66		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		25
52
52		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		6
16
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		6
16
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
6
16
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
4
8
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
4
8
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		3
7
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bay City (Matagorda County)
3 Families width 7 Species
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bay City (Matagorda County)
7 Genera with 7 Species
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Asterocampa Röber, 1835American Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1863Small Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bay City (Matagorda County)
7 Species
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835Alicia Emperor
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Melitaea texana (Edwards, 1863)⇒ Anthanassa texana Edwards, 1863
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Bay City (Matagorda County)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		2
2		Genera
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		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

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