Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Gaines County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 96
267
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 96
267
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 93
260
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 77
231
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
104
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
104
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
104
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
68
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
59
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gaines County
5 Families width 17 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Gaines County
15 Genera with 17 Species | Asterocampa Röber, 1835 | American Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1775 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fixsenia Scudder, 1797 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1863 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1798 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1877 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gaines County
17 Species and 3 Subspecies | Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Alicia Emperor | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Fixsenia favonius (Smith & Abbot, 1797) | ⇒ Strymon mackwoodi Evans, 0 | | Melitaea texana (Edwards, 1863) | ⇒ Anthanassa texana Edwards, 1863 | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Thecla rufofusca Hewitson, 1877 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Gaines County | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
4 | 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 | 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 | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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