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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Decatur County (Tennessee, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
89
219
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
89
219
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
82
205
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
62
176
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
83
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
83
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
16
83
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
70
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
66
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Decatur County (Tennessee)
3 Families width 18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals9SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Decatur County (Tennessee)
15 Genera with 18 Species
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1775Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1862Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1871Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Harkenclenus Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1798Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1830Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1833Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1775Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Decatur County (Tennessee)
18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allotinus portunus portunus
Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775Meadow Fritillary
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862
Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871Olympia
Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833Striped Hairstreak
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Decatur County (Tennessee)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
6
6
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
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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