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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Heritage Valley (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
161
523
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
161
523
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
157
518
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
128
465
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
98
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
98
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
97
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
69
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
58
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Heritage Valley
4 Families width 22 Species and 6 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals10SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones5SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Heritage Valley
20 Genera with 22 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1875Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Adelpha Hübner, 1935Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Axiocerses Hübner, 1862Scarlets1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1899Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1859Pine Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1852Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1853Cattlehearts1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1877Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Heritage Valley
22 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875Lygus Acraea
Adelpha thessalia abia (ampla K.J. H..., 1935)⇒ Adelpha thessalia indefecta Fruhstorfer, 1913
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Axiocerses craesus Trimen, 1862
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874
Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852Arrowhead Blue
Heliconius melpomene nanna Stichel, 1899
Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859Pine butterfly
Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852Anise Swallowtail
Parides vertumnus cixius G.R. Gray, 1853
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Heritage Valley
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
4
5
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
9
10
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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