Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Highlands (Jackson County, North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 196
710
851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 196
710
851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 182
688
823 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 145
598
743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
206
254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
205
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
204
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
142
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
112
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Highlands (North Carolina)
4 Families width 12 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for Highlands (North Carolina)
11 Genera with 12 Species | Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1904 | Judies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Audre Hemming, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1910 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1965 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1936 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napaea Hübner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Highlands (North Carolina)
12 Species and 9 Subspecies | Abisara saturata meta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | Forest Judy | | Audre phyciodes Hayward, 1949 | | | Danaus genutia tychius Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847 | | | Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965) | ⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964 | | Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936) | ⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936 | | Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883) | ⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867 | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Highlands (North Carolina) | 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 | 4
5 | 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
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 4
4 | 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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