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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Fort McPherson (Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
22
35
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
22
35
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
19
31
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
16
26
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
6
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
5
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
5
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fort McPherson
4 Families width 14 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fort McPherson
11 Genera with 14 Species
Boloria Moore, 1828Lesser Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1900Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1849Alpines2SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1837Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1863Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1983Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1781Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1866Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fort McPherson
14 Species
Boloria (Clossiana) freija Thunberg, 1791Freija Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) polaris Boisduval, 1828Polar Fritillary
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Colias canadensis Ferris, 1982Canada Sulphur
Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900Giant Northern Sulfur
Erebia discoidalis Kirby, 1837Red-Disk Alpine
Erebia mancinus (Doubleday, 1849)⇒ Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837'Maine' Dorcas Copper
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Phyciodes campestris Behr, 1863Field Crescent
Pieris angelika (Eitschberger, 1983)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Fort McPherson
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
4
4
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
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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