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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Elizabeth Lake (Los Angeles County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
13
21
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
13
21
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
12
20
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
12
20
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
4
8
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
4
8
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
4
8
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
3
7
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
3
7
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
7
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elizabeth Lake
3 Families width 5 Species
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elizabeth Lake
7 Genera with 5 Species
Atlides Huebner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1866Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1851Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Phaedrotes Scudder, 1872
Blues0SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1866Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elizabeth Lake
5 Species
Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779Giant purple hairstreak
Colias behrii W.H. Edwards, 1866Behr's Sulphur
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Elizabeth Lake
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
4
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
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



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