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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Flats (McPherson County, Nebraska, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		49
74
65		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		49
74
65		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		48
73
64		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		42
65
57		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		12
22
22		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		12
22
22		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
12
22
22		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
8
17
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
7
16
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Flats (McPherson County Nebraska)
3 Families width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Flats (McPherson County Nebraska)
7 Genera with 7 Species
Colias Fabricius, 1863Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1863Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1866Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1869Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Flats (McPherson County Nebraska)
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863Christina Sulphur
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Phyciodes campestris Behr, 1863Field Crescent
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933
Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869Atronia Fritillary

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Flats (McPherson County Nebraska)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		2
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		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		3
3		Genera
Species
Taxom



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