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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Inverness (Shelby County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
96
229
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
96
229
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
91
221
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
73
199
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
94
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
94
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
94
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
63
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
55
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
20
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Inverness (Alabama)
4 Families width 26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals12SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Inverness (Alabama)
20 Genera with 26 Species
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Deciduphagus Billberg, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1767Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1822Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa3SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents2SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1775Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Inverness (Alabama)
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852)⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863)⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) palamedes (Drury, 1770)⇒ Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775
Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758Blue swallowtail
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864Cayman Crescent Spot
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777Zebra Swallowtail
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Inverness (Alabama)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
5
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
12
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
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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