Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Dennis Township (Cape May County, New Jersey, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 48
122
145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 48
122
145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 43
110
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 38
100
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
65
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
65
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
65
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
47
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
45
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
14
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Dennis Township
4 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Dennis Township
14 Genera with 15 Species | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1777 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaincisalia Johnson, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1758 | Great Spotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1758 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1862 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Dennis Township
15 Species | Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758 | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | Heath Fritillary | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Penaincisalia incisalia (J.F. Le Crom..., 1997) | ⇒ Penaincisalia swarthea Le Crom & K...., 1997 | | Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862 | 'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Dennis Township | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
6 | 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 | 6
7 | 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
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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