Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Charleston (Charleston County, South Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 108
292
330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 108
292
330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 99
277
315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 77
229
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
65
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
65
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
65
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
51
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
44
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
24
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Charleston (Charleston County)
5 Families width 31 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Charleston (Charleston County)
24 Genera with 31 Species #ABCEHJLMNPSVZ
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hermeuptychia Forster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libytheana Michener, 1852 | New World Snouts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Charleston (Charleston County)
31 Species and 4 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771 | Blue pipevine swallowtail | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Cyllopsis gemma Hübner, 1808 | Gemmed Satyr | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | Carolina Satyr | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Libytheana bachmanni Kirtland, 1852 | | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) palamedes (Drury, 1770) | ⇒ Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775 | | Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue swallowtail | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Speyeria aphrodite byblis W. Barnes & ..., 1926 | Aphrodite Fritillary | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Charleston (Charleston County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 2
2 | 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 | 12
15 | 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 | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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