Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Elk County (Pennsylvania, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 148
408
390 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 147
407
389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 138
388
369 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 109
336
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
106
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
106
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
106
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
78
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
69
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
22
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Elk County (Pennsylvania)
4 Families width 27 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Elk County (Pennsylvania)
22 Genera with 27 Species #ABCEGLNPTVZ
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1864 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrissa Butler, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1799 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chlosyne Butler, 1870 | Checkerspots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1798 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tellervo Kirby, 1911 | Cracker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1790 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Elk County (Pennsylvania)
27 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Anaea didea Weidermeyer, 1864 | | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921 | | Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper, 1799) | ⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799 | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Tellervo ishmoides strymon Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Vanessa annabella Field, 1971 | West Coast Lady | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady | | Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790 | Dog face |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Elk County (Pennsylvania) | 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 | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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