Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Cowichan Valley (British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 195
728
833 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 194
727
832 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 188
714
812 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 136
582
665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
181
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
181
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
181
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
137
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
125
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
59
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Cowichan Valley
5 Families width 86 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for Cowichan Valley
59 Genera with 86 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPSTV
| Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1819 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1973 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1880 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1793 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1828 | Lesser Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1862 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1864 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Clossiana Moore, 1900 | Fritillaries | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1862 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discophora Boisduval, 1902 | Duffers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1834 | Alpines | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1887 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1852 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1893 | Giant Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | Leptomyrina Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochimona Stichel, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1852 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1852 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1976 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Napaea Hübner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neophasia Behr, 1859 | Pine Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1852 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Occidryas Higgins, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1792 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1855 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaincisalia Johnson, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1861 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1852 | Fritillaries | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stygionympha Van Son, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cowichan Valley
86 Species and 9 Subspecies | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Aglais milberti Godart, 1819 | Fire-rim Tortoiseshell | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Swanepoel's Copper | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Boloria (Clossiana) epithore Edwards, 1864 | Pacific Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) freija Thunberg, 1791 | Freija Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) polaris Boisduval, 1828 | Polar Fritillary | | Callophrys (Incisalia) mossii H. Edwards, 1881 | Doudoroff Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Chlosyne harrisii Scudder, 1862 | Eastern Checkerspot | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Coenonympha ampelos (Edwards, 1897) | ⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836 | Arctic Orange | | Colias occidentalis Scudder, 1862 | Christina´s Sulphur | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Discophora sondaica muscina Stichel, 1902 | | | Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852 | | Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791 | Arctic Ringlet | | Erebia fasciata (Butler, 1868) | ⇒ Erebia zapateri Oberthür, 1875 | | Erebia rossii Curtis, 1834 | Arctic Alpine | | Eresia aveyrana Bates, 1864 | | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847 | | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | | Incisalia irioides Boisduval, 1852 | | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 | Zulu Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops procera Trimen, 1893 | Grassveld Nimble Blue | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932) | ⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776 | | Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 | Lorquin's admiral | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Mitoura barryi (Johnson, 1976) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Mitoura rosneri (Johnson, 1976) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883) | ⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867 | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | Pine butterfly | | Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781 | | Occidryas editha (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Euphydryas editha Boisduval, 1852 | | Oeneis (Oeneis) bore Schneider, 1792 | Arctic Grayling | | Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906) | ⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Parnassius (Driopa) clodius Ménétriés, 1855 | American Apollo | | Penaincisalia incisalia (J.F. Le Crom..., 1997) | ⇒ Penaincisalia swarthea Le Crom & K...., 1997 | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862 | 'Green' Green Comma | | Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867 | 'Zephyr' Hoary Comma | | Polygonia oreas Edwards, 1869 | Oreas Anglewing | | Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869 | Golden Anglewing | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787 | | Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862 | 'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Speyeria hydaspe Boisduval, 1869 | Hydaspe Fritillary | | Speyeria zerene Boisduval, 1852 | 'Spring Mountains' Zerene Fritillary | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Stygionympha vigilans Trimen, 1887 | Western Hillside Brown | | Stygionympha wichgrafi Van Son, 1955 | Wichgraf´s Brown | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Vanessa annabella Field, 1971 | West Coast Lady | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Cowichan Valley | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 24
31 | 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 | 24
39 | 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
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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