Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies) for Joshua Tree National Park (California, USA)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT

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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Joshua Tree National Park (California, USA)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	50 139 201	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	50 139 201	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	49 137 199	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	31 102 143	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	7 14 16	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	7 14 16	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	7 14 16	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	5 12 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	5 12 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	3 8 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Joshua Tree National Park
3 Families width 8 Species

Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	4	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	2	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)	Admirals	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Joshua Tree National Park
8 Genera with 8 Species

Abaeis Hübner, 1779	Grass yellow	1	Species	Taxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1865	Orangetips	1	Species	Taxom
Atlides Huebner, 1779		1	Species	Taxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1905	Checkerspots	1	Species	Taxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852	Clouded yellows	1	Species	Taxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 1793		1	Species	Taxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 1836		1	Species	Taxom
Occidryas Higgins, 1847		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Joshua Tree National Park
8 Species

Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779	Black Bordered Orange
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) cethura C. & R. Felder, 1865	Desert Orangetip
Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779	Giant purple hairstreak
Chlosyne californica Wright, 1905	California Patch
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852	Alfalfa Butterfly
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793	Antillean Blue
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836	Dainty sulfur
Occidryas anicia (Doubleday, 1847)	⇒ Euphydryas anicia Doubleday, 1847

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Joshua Tree National Park

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	2 2	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

Links, sources and further information

Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov