Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Canyon Lake (Comal County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 24
35
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 24
35
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 21
31
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 18
28
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 7
14
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 7
14
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 7
14
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
12
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 5
11
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
9
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Canyon Lake (Comal County)
3 Families width 8 Species
Genera for Canyon Lake (Comal County)
9 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Canyon Lake (Comal County)
8 Species | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Callicista columella Fabricius, 1793 | | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Mestra amymone (Ménétriés, 1857) | ⇒ Mestra hypermestra Hübner, 1825 | | Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899 | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Thessalia theona Ménétriés, 1855 | Nymphalid Moth |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Canyon Lake (Comal County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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