Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Elko (Elko County, Nevada, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 49
124
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 49
124
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 45
119
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 32
98
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
42
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
42
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
42
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
36
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
36
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
16
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Elko (Elko County)
3 Families width 21 Species
Genera for Elko (Elko County)
16 Genera with 21 Species | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1869 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1852 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1869 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Occidryas Higgins, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1849 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1861 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1871 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1852 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Elko (Elko County)
21 Species | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Cercyonis oetus Boisduval, 1869 | Charon Woodnymph | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Eresia aveyrana Bates, 1864 | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 | Lorquin's admiral | | Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852 | Blue Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) nivalis Boisduval, 1869 | Brown Copper | | Occidryas anicia (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Euphydryas anicia Doubleday, 1847 | | Oeneis (Oeneis) chryxus Doubleday, 1849 | 'Brown' Chryxus Arctic | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Icaricia) shasta (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 | Becker's white | | Speyeria callippe Boisduval, 1852 | Calippe Fritillary | | Speyeria zerene Boisduval, 1852 | 'Spring Mountains' Zerene Fritillary | | Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Elko (Elko County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 5
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 | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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