Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Clay County (Alabama, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 77
183
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 77
183
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 71
174
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 55
147
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
67
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
67
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
67
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
54
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
52
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
17
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Clay County (Alabama)
5 Families width 21 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Clay County (Alabama)
17 Genera with 21 Species | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1810 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1936 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1836 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siproeta Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Clay County (Alabama)
21 Species and 2 Subspecies | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810 | Carlota Checkerspot | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936) | ⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936 | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Papilio lycophron oebalus Boisduval, 1836 | | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758 | Malachite | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Clay County (Alabama) | 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 | 9
12 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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