Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Cape Breton County (Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 293
1583
2072 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 293
1583
2072 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 278
1529
1982 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 211
1328
1731 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
400
569 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
399
568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
398
567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
288
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
251
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
48
74 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Cape Breton County
5 Families width 74 Species and 27 Subspecies
Genera for Cape Breton County
48 Genera with 74 Species #ABCDEGHIJLMNOPSTVZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1875 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1852 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1967 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1852 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1895 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1965 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1763 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lucinia Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Napaea Hübner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1775 | Anglewing butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1775 | Arctics | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1994 | Chilasa | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1853 | Cattlehearts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1761 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1775 | Anglewings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1809 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Breton County
74 Species and 27 Subspecies | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Adelpha serpa hyas Boisduval, 1852 | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Biblis hyperia hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Red Rim | | Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794 | Arctic Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) polaris Boisduval, 1828 | Polar Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Chrysoritis thysbe psyche Pennington, 1967 | | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900 | Giant Northern Sulfur | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Eunica alpais cinara (W.C. Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Eunica alpais alpais Godart, 1824 | | Euploea spiculifera dromius Grose-Smith, 1895 | | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847 | | | Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965) | ⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964 | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Lethe (Satyrodes) eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Satyrodes eurydice Linnaeus, 1763 | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Lucinia cadma sida Hübner, 1823 | | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837 | 'Maine' Dorcas Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Mimoides lysithous athous (C. Felder & ..., 1864) | ⇒ Mimoides lysithous harrisianus Swainson, 1822 | | Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883) | ⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867 | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Oeneis (Oeneis) jutta Hübner, 1806 | Baltic Grayling | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Papilio) brevicauda Saunders, 1869 | Short Tailed Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906) | ⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue swallowtail | | Papilio cleotas archytas Hopffer, 1866 | | | Papilio menatius syndemis Tyler, Brown..., 1994 | | | Parides vertumnus cixius G.R. Gray, 1853 | | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Polygonia comma Harris, 1842 | Comma Anglewing | | Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862 | 'Green' Green Comma | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775 | Dark-Gray Anglewing | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862 | 'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Taenaris catops catops Westwood, 1851 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Cape Breton County | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 14
16 | 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 | 23
36 | 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 | 4
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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