Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Chesapeake (Northampton County, Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 23
49
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 23
49
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 19
42
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 18
41
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 6
23
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 6
23
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 6
23
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 2
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 2
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 2
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Chesapeake (Northampton County Virginia)
2 Families width 11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Chesapeake (Northampton County Virginia)
10 Genera with 11 Species | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enodia Hübner, 1781 | Pearly-eyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hermeuptychia Forster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libytheana Michener, 1777 | New World Snouts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chesapeake (Northampton County Virginia)
11 Species and 2 Subspecies | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Cyllopsis gemma Hübner, 1808 | Gemmed Satyr | | Enodia creola Skinner, 1897 | Creole Pearly Eye | | Enodia portlandia (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Lethe portlandia Fabricius, 1781 | | Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | Carolina Satyr | | Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Libytheana carinenta Cramer, 1777 | American Snout | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Chesapeake (Northampton County Virginia) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
4 | 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 | 6
7 | 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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