Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Foothills Parkland Region (Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 183
725
756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 183
725
756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 181
723
754 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 151
639
671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
161
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
161
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
160
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
88
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
66
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
11
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Foothills Parkland Region
4 Families width 11 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Foothills Parkland Region
11 Genera with 11 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1875 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1847 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discophora Boisduval, 1902 | Duffers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1899 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1908 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1879 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Foothills Parkland Region
11 Species and 7 Subspecies | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Adelpha aricia aricia Hewitson, 1847 | | | Discophora sondaica muscina Stichel, 1902 | | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Heliconius melpomene nanna Stichel, 1899 | | | Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish blue | | Lethe butleri periscelis Fruhstorfer, 1908 | Angled Red Forester | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Ypthima pandocus corticaria Butler, 1879 | Common Three Ring |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Foothills Parkland Region | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 2
2 | 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 | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
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