Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Brule (Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 73
157
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 73
157
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 68
147
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 57
129
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
61
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
61
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
61
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
49
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
42
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
11
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Brule (Colchester County)
3 Families width 13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Brule (Colchester County)
11 Genera with 13 Species | Asterocampa Röber, 1835 | American Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1794 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1936 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1837 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1862 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Brule (Colchester County)
13 Species and 2 Subspecies | Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Alicia Emperor | | Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794 | Arctic Fritillary | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936) | ⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936 | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837 | 'Maine' Dorcas Copper | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862 | 'Green' Green Comma | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787 | | Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862 | 'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Brule (Colchester County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 2
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
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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