Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Columbus (Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 78
184
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 78
184
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 75
175
201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 54
144
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
40
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
40
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
40
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
31
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
31
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
14
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Columbus (Esmeralda County)
4 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Columbus (Esmeralda County)
14 Genera with 17 Species | Asterocampa Röber, 1835 | American Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1777 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1790 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Columbus (Esmeralda County)
17 Species and 1 Subspecies | Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Alicia Emperor | | Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771 | Blue pipevine swallowtail | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Limenitis astyanax Fabricius, 1775 | Red-spotted purple | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady | | Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790 | Dog face |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Columbus (Esmeralda County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 5
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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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