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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Blue Mountains (Walla Walla County, Washington, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
72
188
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
72
188
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
70
183
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
62
173
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
11
40
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
11
40
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
11
40
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
6
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
5
25
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
18
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Blue Mountains (Walla Walla County)
4 Families width 21 Species and 2 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals6SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies9SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones5SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Blue Mountains (Walla Walla County)
18 Genera with 21 Species
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1862Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1862Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Deciduphagus Billberg, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1867American Dotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1852Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1852Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1859Pine Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1866Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1870Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1852Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1878Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1852Scrub-Hairstreaks3SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Blue Mountains (Walla Walla County)
21 Species and 2 Subspecies
Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775Meadow Fritillary
Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862)⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852)⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852
Euphilotes glaucon (Behr, 1867)⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867
Euphydryas editha Boisduval, 1852Bay checkerspot Butterfly
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859Pine butterfly
Papilio (Papilio) indra Reakirt, 1866Cliff Swallowtail
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870Diffuse-veined White
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852
Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Blue Mountains (Walla Walla County)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
7
9
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
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
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

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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