Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Grassland (Lynn County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 121
277
226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 121
277
226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 115
270
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 89
219
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
66
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
66
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
66
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
38
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
34
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Grassland (Lynn County)
3 Families width 11 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Grassland (Lynn County)
10 Genera with 11 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1875 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | Colias Fabricius, 1807 | Clouded yellows | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 0 | Purplewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1775 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1879 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Grassland (Lynn County)
11 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Eunica alpais cinara (W.C. Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Eunica alpais alpais Godart, 1824 | | Eunica chlorochroa chlorochroa | | | Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775 | | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima pandocus corticaria Butler, 1879 | Common Three Ring |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Grassland (Lynn County) | 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 | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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