Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Cherokee County (North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 111
494
647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 111
494
647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 99
459
604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 79
424
563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
296
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
296
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
296
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
237
341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
224
326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
27
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cherokee County (North Carolina)
4 Families width 31 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Cherokee County (North Carolina)
27 Genera with 31 Species #ACDEHJLMNPS
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1819 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1875 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1984 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | Charidryas Scudder, 1872 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1847 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1773 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hermeuptychia Forster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1770 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1763 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1798 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cherokee County (North Carolina)
31 Species and 2 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Aglais milberti Godart, 1819 | Fire-rim Tortoiseshell | | Anaea andria Scudder, 1875 | Goatweed Butterfly | | Celastrina neglectamajor (Opler & Krizek, 1984) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810 | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773 | Baltimore | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | Carolina Satyr | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | 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 | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Speyeria diana Cramer, 1779 | Diana | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Cherokee County (North Carolina) | 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 | 15
16 | 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
4 | 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
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