Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Castro County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 66
219
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 66
219
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 60
207
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 48
185
213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
119
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
119
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
119
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
92
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
89
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Castro County
4 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Castro County
11 Genera with 12 Species | Bematistes Hemming, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1852 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protographium Munroe, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Castro County
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Bematistes umbra hemileuca Jordan, 1914 | | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852 | Anise Swallowtail | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777 | Zebra Swallowtail | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Castro County | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 6
6 | 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 | 2
3 | 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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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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