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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Delta (Coahoma County, Mississippi, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
55
136
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
55
136
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
51
129
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
117
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
49
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
49
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Delta (Coahoma County)
5 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals11SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Delta (Coahoma County)
14 Genera with 17 Species
Cercyonis Scudder, 1775Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1936Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1773Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1816Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1775Arctics1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1777Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Delta (Coahoma County)
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936)⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775Banded Arctic
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Vanessa annabella Field, 1971West Coast Lady
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Delta (Coahoma County)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
2
2
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
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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