Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Bear Creek (Merced County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 94
259
307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 94
259
307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 79
228
276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 61
204
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
123
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
123
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
122
152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
108
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
106
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
23
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Bear Creek (Merced County)
4 Families width 27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Bear Creek (Merced County)
23 Genera with 27 Species #CDEGLNOPS
Clossiana Moore, 1900 | Fritillaries | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1812 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dymasia Higgins, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1852 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1852 | American Dotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1836 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1861 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1852 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1775 | Arctics | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1852 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1836 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1863 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1861 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1867 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1866 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1862 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bear Creek (Merced County)
27 Species and 1 Subspecies | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | Arctic Green Sulfur | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Dymasia dymas Edwards, 1877 | Chara Checkerspot | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852 | 'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue | | Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836 | Mexican Yellow | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 | Lorquin's admiral | | Limenitis weidermeyerii Edwards, 1861 | | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Oeneis (Oeneis) bore Schneider, 1792 | Arctic Grayling | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836 | Large orange sulfur | | Phyciodes campestris Behr, 1863 | Field Crescent | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867 | 'Zephyr' Hoary Comma | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Bear Creek (Merced County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
6 | 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 | 9
10 | 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
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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