Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Continents
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 2109
116061
1221557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 2100
115859
1220540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 1811
113709
1208758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 928
84435
1006159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 146
21767
211345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 134
21587
210929 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 123
21452
209960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 44
13271
133903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 37
11731
117439 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 9
2108
29957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Continents
9 Families width 29957 Species and 28552 Subspecies
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Continents | Family | Brassolidae
Boisduval, 1836
| 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Danaidae
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies | 7
54 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Heliconiidae
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians | 3
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 716
10777 | 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 | 953
12796 | 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 | 92
1816 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 148
2265 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 183
2235 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Satyridae
Boisduval, 1833
Browns, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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