Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Boulder Creek (Santa Cruz County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 58
162
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 58
162
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 56
159
185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 45
145
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
59
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
59
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
59
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
53
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
53
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
23
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Boulder Creek (California)
4 Families width 33 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Boulder Creek (California)
23 Genera with 33 Species #ABCDEHILOPS
| Antirrhea Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1864 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1852 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | Clossiana Moore, 1900 | Fritillaries | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1865 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1836 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1868 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1898 | Dappled whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1867 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Habrodais Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1861 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1775 | Arctics | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1861 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1886 | Small Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1869 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Boulder Creek (California)
33 Species and 3 Subspecies | Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Boloria (Clossiana) epithore Edwards, 1864 | Pacific Fritillary | | Chlosyne palla Boisduval, 1852 | Calydon Checkerspot | | Coenonympha california (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias occidentalis Scudder, 1862 | Christina´s Sulphur | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Colias scudderi (Reakirt, 1865) | ⇒ Colias scudderii Reakirt, 1865 | | Cupido agriades | | | Delias lara lara Boisduval, 1836 | | | Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868 | Common Alpine | | Euchloe (Euchloe) creusa Doubleday, 1847 | California Marble | | Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898) | ⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871 | | Eunica volumna venusia C. & R. Felder, 1867 | Blue-celled Purplewing | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Habrodais grunus Boisduval, 1852 | Golden Hairstreak | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Limenitis weidermeyerii Edwards, 1861 | | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Oeneis (Oeneis) chryxus Doubleday, 1849 | 'Brown' Chryxus Arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852 | Anise Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Plebejus callinicus Röber, 1886 | | | Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 | Becker's white | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869 | Atronia Fritillary |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Boulder Creek (California) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
8 | 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 | 11
12 | 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
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
|
