Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Lethbridge (South Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 122
538
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 122
538
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 120
536
816 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 100
488
763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
176
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
176
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
175
289 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
149
257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
140
247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
32
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lethbridge
5 Families width 52 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Lethbridge
32 Genera with 52 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1875 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1819 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1871 | Dappled whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1852 | American Dotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1973 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1852 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napaea Hübner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neominois Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1852 | Anglewing butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1866 | Arctics | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1866 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1866 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1862 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1852 | Fritillaries | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lethbridge
52 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Aglais milberti Godart, 1819 | Fire-rim Tortoiseshell | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cercyonis oetus Boisduval, 1869 | Charon Woodnymph | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863 | Christina Sulphur | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Cupido agriades | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871 | Olympia | | Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852 | 'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852 | Arrowhead Blue | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) rubidus Behr, 1866 | 'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883) | ⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867 | | Neominois ridingsii Edwards, 1865 | Grasshopper Satyr | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781 | | Oeneis (Oeneis) alberta Elwes, 1893 | Alberta Arctic | | Oeneis (Protoeneis) uhleri Realkirt, 1866 | Ocellate arctic | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852 | Anise Swallowtail | | Papilio cleotas archytas Hopffer, 1866 | | | Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865 | Dark Crescent | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867 | 'Zephyr' Hoary Comma | | Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869 | Golden Anglewing | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862 | Acadian Hairstreak | | Speyeria callippe Boisduval, 1852 | Calippe Fritillary | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Speyeria edwardsii Reakirt, 1866 | Edward's fritillary | | Speyeria zerene Boisduval, 1852 | 'Spring Mountains' Zerene Fritillary | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Vanessa annabella Field, 1971 | West Coast Lady | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Lethbridge | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 12
15 | 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 | 13
23 | 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 | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 5
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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