Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Denver (Colorado, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 125
542
741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 125
542
741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 120
530
721 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 89
446
615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
171
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
171
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
171
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
116
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
110
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
31
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Denver
4 Families width 47 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Denver
31 Genera with 47 Species
| Argynnis Fabricius, 1870 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asterocampa Röber, 1835 | American Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1791 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charidryas Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1810 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1868 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1871 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1888 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypaurotis Scudder, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1861 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1866 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neominois Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1775 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1847 | Apollos | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1852 | Checkered Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1866 | Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Denver
47 Species and 5 Subspecies | Argynnis nevadensis (Edwards, 1870) | ⇒ Speyeria callippe Boisduval, 1852 | | Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Alicia Emperor | | Boloria (Clossiana) freija Thunberg, 1791 | Freija Fritillary | | Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810 | Carlota Checkerspot | | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias meadii W. Edwards, 1871 | Alpine Orange | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868 | Common Alpine | | Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871 | Olympia | | Euphydryas anicia brucei W. H. Edwards, 1888 | Anicia Checkerspot | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Hypaurotis crysalus Edwards, 1873 | Colorado hairstreak | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Limenitis weidermeyerii Edwards, 1861 | | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) dione Scudder, 1868 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) rubidus Behr, 1866 | 'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper | | Mestra amymone (Ménétriés, 1857) | ⇒ Mestra hypermestra Hübner, 1825 | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Neominois ridingsii Edwards, 1865 | Grasshopper Satyr | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852 | Anise Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) multicaudata Kirby, 1884 | Double Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Parnassius (Driopa) clodius Ménétriés, 1855 | American Apollo | | Parnassius mnemosyne parnassius Bryk, 1931 | | | Parnassius corybas Fischer von ..., 1823 | | | Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879 | Common Red Apollo | | Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793 | 'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian | | Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793 | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800 | Indian Lofty Bath White | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852 | California White | | Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787 | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Speyeria edwardsii Reakirt, 1866 | Edward's fritillary | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Vanessa annabella Field, 1971 | West Coast Lady | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Denver | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 7
8 | 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 | 18
21 | 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
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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