Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Cape May (Cape May County, New Jersey, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 39
101
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 39
101
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 36
91
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 31
84
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
63
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
63
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
63
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
60
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
60
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
20
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Cape May (Cape May County)
4 Families width 21 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Cape May (Cape May County)
20 Genera with 21 Species | Asterocampa Röber, 1835 | American Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape May (Cape May County)
21 Species and 4 Subspecies | Asterocampa clyton Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Tawny Emperor | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Opsiphanes batea euchlaena Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876 | | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue swallowtail | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Cape May (Cape May County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 5
5 | 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 | 10
10 | 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
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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