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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Littlefield (Mohave County, Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
54
134
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
54
134
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
51
131
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
36
95
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
7
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
7
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
7
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
6
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
6
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Littlefield
4 Families width 17 Species
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones6SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals7SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Littlefield
15 Genera with 17 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1819Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1775Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1920American Dotted Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1763Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Littlefield
17 Species
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Euphilotes bernardino Barnes & McD..., 1916Bernardino Blue
Euphilotes mojave (Watson & Com..., 1920)⇒ Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Lethe (Satyrodes) eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Satyrodes eurydice Linnaeus, 1763
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Littlefield
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
2
3
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
6
7
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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