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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Canadian Arctic Archipelago (Nunavut, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
305
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
305
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
91
298
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
77
281
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
18
66
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
18
66
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
18
66
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
56
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
52
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
26
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canadian Arctic Archipelago
4 Families width 38 Species and 12 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals20SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones9SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canadian Arctic Archipelago
26 Genera with 38 Species
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Adelpha Hübner, 1996Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Altinote Potts, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Biblis Fabricius, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1828Lesser Fritillaries6SpeciesTaxom
Catochrysops Boisduval, 1914Forget-me-nots1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1805Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Clossiana Moore, 1920Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1812Clouded yellows4SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 0Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1894Jezebels2SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1834Alpines2SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1926Crows1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Manerebia Staudinger, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Methona Doubleday, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1878Lineblues1SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1775Arctics2SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1989Birdwings1SpeciesTaxom
Orsotriaena Wallengren, 1775Nigger1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1805Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1798Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1809Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrus Latreille, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canadian Arctic Archipelago
38 Species and 12 Subspecies
Adelpha justina maira Orellana, 1996
Altinote tenebrosa erebia Oberthür, 1917
Biblis hyperia hyperia Cramer, 1779Red Rim
Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794Arctic Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) freija Thunberg, 1791Freija Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) frigga Thunberg, 1791Frigga Fritillary
Boloria frigga gibsoni W. Barnes & ..., 1926Frigga Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) improba Butler, 1877'Uncompahgre' Dingy Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) polaris Boisduval, 1828Polar Fritillary
Catochrysops amasea amasea Waterhouse &..., 1914Cobalt Pea-blue
Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805Australian gull
Clossiana natazhati (Gibson, 1920)⇒ Boloria natazhati Gibson, 1920
Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836Arctic Orange
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830Blueberry Sulfur
Colias tyche Böber, 1812Arctic Green Sulfur
Cupido agriades
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Delias aruna Boisduval, 1832Golden Jezebel
Delias ladas Grose-Smith, 1894
Erebia fasciata (Butler, 1868)⇒ Erebia zapateri Oberthür, 1875
Erebia rossii Curtis, 1834Arctic Alpine
Euploea boisduvali bakeri Poulton, 1926
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Manerebia cyclopina cyclopina Staudinger, 1897
Methona themisto themisto Hübner, 1818
Nacaduba cyanea arinia Oberthür, 1878Tailed Green-banded Blue
Oeneis (Oeneis) melissa Fabricius, 1775Melissa Arctic
Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775Banded Arctic
Ornithoptera priamus poseidon (Parrott & De..., 1989)⇒ Ornithoptera priamus Linnaeus, 1758
Orsotriaena medus Fabricius, 1775Nigger
Papilio astyalus hippomedon C. & R. Felder, 1859
Papilio (Princeps) aegeus Donovan, 1805Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly
Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798Arctic Blue
Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809Banded Hairstreak
Satyrus drymeia Fruhstorfer, 1908
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Canadian Arctic Archipelago
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
6
6
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
14
20
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
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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