Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Botetourt County (Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 100
281
312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 100
281
312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 89
258
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 67
213
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
57
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
56
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
26
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Botetourt County
4 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Botetourt County
26 Genera with 31 Species #ABCDEIJLNPSVZ
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1862 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1775 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1773 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1775 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1790 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Botetourt County
31 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chlosyne harrisii Scudder, 1862 | Eastern Checkerspot | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Cyllopsis gemma Hübner, 1808 | Gemmed Satyr | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Delias nigrina Fabricius, 1775 | Black Jezebel | | Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773 | Baltimore | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775 | Bronze Copper | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787 | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady | | Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790 | Dog face |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Botetourt County | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
4 | 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 | 15
18 | 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
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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