Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region La Union (Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 61
126
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 61
126
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 59
124
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 45
105
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 11
30
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 11
30
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
30
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
26
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
25
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
13
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for La Union (Doña Ana County)
4 Families width 15 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for La Union (Doña Ana County)
13 Genera with 15 Species | Anteos Hübner, 1775 | Angled Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1779 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1882 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1776 | Daggerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1836 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1775 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thessalia Scudder, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for La Union (Doña Ana County)
15 Species and 3 Subspecies | Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775 | Angled Sulphur | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779 | Black Mangrove Buckeye | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena cyna (Edwards, 1882) | ⇒ Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881 | | Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776 | Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing | | Mestra dorcas Fabricius, 1775 | Jamaican Mestra | | Papilio lycophron oebalus Boisduval, 1836 | | | Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775 | | Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899 | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Taygetis virgilia Cramer, 1779 | Stub-tailed Satyr | | Thessalia theona Ménétriés, 1855 | Nymphalid Moth |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in La Union (Doña Ana County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
4 | 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 | 6
6 | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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