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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Clearwater County (Central Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
195
910
1406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
195
910
1406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
888
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
140
796
1278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
396
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
396
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
395
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
284
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
245
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
41
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clearwater County (Alberta)
2 Families width 79 Species and 9 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals35SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clearwater County (Alberta)
3 Genera with 79 Species
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeides Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1775Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clearwater County (Alberta)
79 Species and 9 Subspecies
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873)⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873
Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775Dark-Gray Anglewing

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Clearwater County (Alberta)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
14
21
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
19
35
Genera
Species

Taxom



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