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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Knights Ferry (Stanislaus County, California, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		44
75
65		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		44
75
65		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		42
69
58		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		37
63
52		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		8
9
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		8
9
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
8
9
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
6
7
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
6
7
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		4
5
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Knights Ferry
4 Families width 6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Riodinidae (Grote, 1895)Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Knights Ferry
5 Genera with 6 Species
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Eresia Boisduval, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1852Scrub-Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Knights Ferry
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Eresia aveyrana Bates, 1864
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Knights Ferry
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		1
2		Genus
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		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom



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