Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Blue Canyon (Placer County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 27
50
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 27
50
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 23
45
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 20
41
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 6
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 6
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 6
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
16
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Blue Canyon
4 Families width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Blue Canyon
16 Genera with 18 Species | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1872 | Orangetips | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1877 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1874 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1852 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1909 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1977 | American Dotted Blues | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1852 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1852 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1855 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1867 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1852 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1852 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Blue Canyon
18 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Anthocharis julia (Edwards, 1872) | ⇒ Anthocharis sara Lucas, 1852 | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Callophrys (Incisalia) fotis Strecker, 1877 | Arizona Gray Elfin | | Chlosyne acastus Edwards, 1874 | Acastus Checkerspot | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Eresia aveyrana Bates, 1864 | | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Eueides tales calathus Stichel, 1909 | | | Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 | Lorquin's admiral | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Parnassius (Driopa) clodius Ménétriés, 1855 | American Apollo | | Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867 | 'Zephyr' Hoary Comma | | Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 | Becker's white | | Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852 | California White | | Speyeria callippe Boisduval, 1852 | Calippe Fritillary | | Speyeria zerene Boisduval, 1852 | 'Spring Mountains' Zerene Fritillary |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Blue Canyon | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
2 | 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 | 7
8 | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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