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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Beaver County (Central Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
176
746
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
176
746
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
166
728
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
135
677
837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
319
453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
319
453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
317
451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
267
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
248
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
20
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Beaver County (Alberta)
2 Families width 20 Species and 5 Subspecies
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals8SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Beaver County (Alberta)
2 Genera with 20 Species
Clossiana Moore, 1900
Fritillaries0SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1878Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Beaver County (Alberta)
20 Species and 5 Subspecies
Lycaena (Chalceria) editha Mead, 1878Edith's copper

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Beaver County (Alberta)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
5
5
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
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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