Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Clayton (Contra Costa County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
298
326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
298
326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 82
294
321 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 67
270
293 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
187
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
187
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
187
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
141
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
127
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
15
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Clayton (Contra Costa County)
5 Families width 16 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Clayton (Contra Costa County)
15 Genera with 16 Species | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1865 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1775 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | 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 | | Polygonia Hübner, 1775 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1806 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Clayton (Contra Costa County)
16 Species and 4 Subspecies | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Arhopala phaenops phaenops Felder, 1865 | | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Opsiphanes batea euchlaena Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775 | Dark-Gray Anglewing | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Clayton (Contra Costa County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 2
2 | 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 | 7
7 | 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 | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
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