Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Florissant Fossil Beds (Teller County, Colorado, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 260
1185
2090 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 259
1184
2089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 250
1167
2054 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 182
980
1741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
138
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
138
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
137
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
119
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
101
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
34
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Florissant Fossil Beds
5 Families width 41 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Florissant Fossil Beds
34 Genera with 41 Species #ACDEIJLMNOPSV
| Apanthesis Scudder, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Audre Hemming, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1852 | Wood Nymphs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Charis Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorippe Doubleday, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1868 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jupitellia Carpenter, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodryas Cockerell, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithopsyche Butler, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neominois Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalites Scudder, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Occidryas Higgins, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligodonta Brown, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1847 | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poladryas Bauer, 1861 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prodryas Scudder, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prolibythea Scudder, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1869 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stolopsyche Scudder, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1989 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Florissant Fossil Beds
41 Species and 6 Subspecies | Apanthesis leuce ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1889 | | | Audre phyciodes Hayward, 1949 | | | Cercyonis oetus Boisduval, 1869 | Charon Woodnymph | | Cercyonis sthenele Boisduval, 1852 | Great Basin Wood Nymph | | Charis cleonus Cramer, 1781 | | | Chlorippe wilmattae Cockerell, 1907 | | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Cupido agriades | | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Doxocopa agathina agathis (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Doxocopa agathina agathina Cramer, 1777 | | Doxocopa wilmattae ♰ Cockerell, 1907 | | | Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868 | Common Alpine | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish blue | | Jupitellia charon ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1889 | | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Lithodryas styx ♰ Scudder, 1889 | | | Lithopsyche styx Scudder, 1889 | | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Neominois ridingsii Edwards, 1865 | Grasshopper Satyr | | Nymphalites obscurum ♰ Scudder, 1889 | | | Nymphalites obscurus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1889 | | | Nymphalites scudderi ♰ Beutenmüller..., 1908 | | | Occidryas editha (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Euphydryas editha Boisduval, 1852 | | Oligodonta florissantensis ♰ (F. Brown, 1976) | ⇒ Libytheana florissanti Scudder, 1892 | | Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793 | 'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian | | Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793 | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Poladryas minuta Edwards, 1861 | Beardtongue Checkerspot | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Prodryas persephone ♰ Scudder, 1878 | | | Prolibythea florissanti ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1892 | | | Prolibythea vagabunda ♰ (S. H. Scudder, 1889) | ⇒ Libytheana vagabunda Scudder, 1889 | | Satyrium saepium chalcis Edwards, 1869 | Hedgerow Hairstreak | | Stolopsyche libytheoides ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1889 | | | Vanessa amerindica ♰ J.Y. Miller ..., 1989 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Florissant Fossil Beds | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 5
5 | 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 | 18
23 | 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
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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