Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Illinois River (Illinois, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 38
109
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 38
109
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 32
102
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 24
90
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 9
62
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 9
62
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 9
62
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
59
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
59
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
10
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Illinois River
3 Families width 10 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Illinois River
10 Genera with 10 Species | Eresia Boisduval, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1898 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1837 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1872 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neophasia Behr, 1859 | Pine Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1852 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Illinois River
10 Species and 2 Subspecies | Eresia aveyrana Bates, 1864 | | | Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898) | ⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871 | | Limenitis bredowii (Hübner, 1837) | ⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Morpho theseus aquarius A.G. Butler, 1872 | | | Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | Pine butterfly | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852 | California White | | Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Illinois River | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
3 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
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