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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Chief Mountain (Waterton, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
308
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
308
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
113
306
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
98
269
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
63
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
63
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
63
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
49
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
7
44
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chief Mountain
3 Families width 4 Species and 3 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chief Mountain
4 Genera with 4 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1875Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1878Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chief Mountain
4 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875Lygus Acraea
Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Chief Mountain
FamilyNymphalidae
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov