Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region East USA (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
135
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
135
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
107
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 57
84
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
20
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
20
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
20
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
13
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
13
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
9
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for East USA
4 Families width 11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for East USA
9 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for East USA
11 Species and 2 Subspecies | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Paralethe dendrophilus dendrophilus Trimen, 1862 | Forest Beauty | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in East USA | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 2
2 | 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 | 4
4 | 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 | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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