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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Lapeer County (Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
159
567
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
566
759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
519
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
110
456
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
33
234
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
33
234
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
33
234
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
187
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
172
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
44
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lapeer County
5 Families width 61 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones13SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals25SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies17SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lapeer County
44 Genera with 61 Species
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Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Apodemia C. Felder & ..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1799Lesser Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Callicista Grote, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1862Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1869Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1837Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1758Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Dymasia Higgins, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Feniseca Grote, 1793North American Harvesters1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1822Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1861Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeides Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1852Boulder Copper3SpeciesTaxom
Menander Hemming, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1816Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Neominois Scudder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1859Pine Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Occidryas Higgins, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1885Arctics1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1853Chilasa3SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1829Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1781Small Jewel Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Poladryas Bauer, 1861Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1775Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1866Checkered Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1870Satyr Orchids2SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1775Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thessalia Scudder, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lapeer County
61 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Apodemia palmerii Edwards, 1870Gray Metalmark
Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794Arctic Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper, 1799)⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799
Callicista columella Fabricius, 1793
Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862)⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Cercyonis oetus Boisduval, 1869Charon Woodnymph
Chlosyne lacinia Geyer, 1837Adjutrix Patch
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Dymasia dymas Edwards, 1877Chara Checkerspot
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793Harvester
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Limenitis weidermeyerii Edwards, 1861
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873)⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873
Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852Blue Copper
Lycaena (Chalceria) rubidus Behr, 1866'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Menander hebrus hebrus Cramer, 1775
Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Neominois ridingsii Edwards, 1865Grasshopper Satyr
Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859Pine butterfly
Occidryas editha (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Euphydryas editha Boisduval, 1852
Oeneis (Oeneis) macounii Edwards, 1885Canada Arctic
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853Western swallowtail
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781
Poladryas minuta Edwards, 1861Beardtongue Checkerspot
Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775Dark-Gray Anglewing
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm
Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862Acadian Hairstreak
Satyrium (Satyrium) behrii W.H. Edwards, 1870Behr's hairstreak
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Thessalia leanira Felder, 1860Leanira Checkerspot
Thessalia theona Ménétriés, 1855Nymphalid Moth
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Lapeer County
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
13
17
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
19
25
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
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
8
13
Genera
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