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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Clark County (Nevada, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		115
516
902		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		115
516
902		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		110
501
876		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		81
422
782		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		20
167
247		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		20
167
247		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
167
247		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
146
215		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
144
213		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		4
37
58		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clark County (Nevada)
4 Families width 58 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones13SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals26SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos4SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clark County (Nevada)
37 Genera with 58 Species
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Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1819Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1865Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1877Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1852Wood Nymphs2SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1863Checkerspots2SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1872
Checkerspots0SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1822Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1861Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1851Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1852Anglewing butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Occidryas Higgins, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1775Arctics1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1853Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1855Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1852Small Jewel Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1869Anglewings3SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1852Checkered Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1862Satyr Orchids2SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1852Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clark County (Nevada)
58 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) cethura C. & R. Felder, 1865Desert Orangetip
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Callophrys (Callophrys) sheridanii Carpenter, 1877'Alpine' Sheridan's Hairstreak
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Cercyonis sthenele Boisduval, 1852Great Basin Wood Nymph
Chlosyne acastus Edwards, 1874Acastus Checkerspot
Chlosyne gabbii Behr, 1863Gabb's checkerspot
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Limenitis bredowii (Hübner, 1837)⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837
Limenitis weidermeyerii Edwards, 1861
Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781
Occidryas editha (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Euphydryas editha Boisduval, 1852
Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775Banded Arctic
Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852Pale Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853Western swallowtail
Parnassius (Driopa) clodius Ménétriés, 1855American Apollo
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867'Zephyr' Hoary Comma
Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869Golden Anglewing
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852California White
Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862California Hairstreak
Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria callippe Boisduval, 1852Calippe Fritillary
Speyeria coronis Behr, 1862Coronis Fritillary
Speyeria zerene Boisduval, 1852'Spring Mountains' Zerene Fritillary
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Vanessa annabella Field, 1971West Coast Lady
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Clark County (Nevada)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		12
15		Genera
Species
Taxom

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		14
26		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians		3
4		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		8
13		Genera
Species
Taxom



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