Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Delta (Madison Parish, Louisiana, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 53
141
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 53
141
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 50
135
147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 40
117
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
62
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 15
62
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 15
62
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
53
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
53
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
15
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Delta (Madison Parish)
4 Families width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Delta (Madison Parish)
15 Genera with 19 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1875 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1936 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Delta (Madison Parish)
19 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936) | ⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936 | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906) | ⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Delta (Madison Parish) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
3 | 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 | 9
11 | 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 | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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