Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Comox (Comox Valley, British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 13
18
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 13
18
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 13
18
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 11
16
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 5
9
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 5
9
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 5
9
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 4
8
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 4
8
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
8
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Comox
4 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Comox
8 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Comox
10 Species | Colias occidentalis Scudder, 1862 | Christina´s Sulphur | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | Pine butterfly | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Parnassius (Driopa) clodius Ménétriés, 1855 | American Apollo | | Phyciodes campestris Behr, 1863 | Field Crescent | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Speyeria hydaspe Boisduval, 1869 | Hydaspe Fritillary |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Comox | 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 | 2
2 | 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
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
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Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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