Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Los Angeles (Willacy County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 81
183
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 81
183
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 79
178
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 63
160
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
68
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
68
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
68
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
42
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
39
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
22
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Los Angeles (Willacy County)
5 Families width 25 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Los Angeles (Willacy County)
22 Genera with 25 Species #ACDHLMPTVZ
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1865 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1793 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apodemia C. Felder & ..., 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1905 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hermeuptychia Forster, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1882 | Ministreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1865 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1857 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1855 | Dogfaces | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Los Angeles (Willacy County)
25 Species and 4 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Adelpha basiloides Bates, 1865 | Spot-celled Sister | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Anartia fatima Fabricius, 1793 | Banded peacock | | Apodemia hepburni Godman & Salvin, 1886 | Hepburn Metalmark | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chlosyne californica Wright, 1905 | California Patch | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Hermeuptychia hermes (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | | Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847 | | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Mestra dorcas Fabricius, 1775 | Jamaican Mestra | | Ministrymon leda Edwards, 1882 | Lead Hairstreak | | Panthiades bathis (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Panthiades bathildis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | Papilio (Pterourus) garamas Hübner, 1834 | Magnificent Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Phyciodes picta Edwards, 1865 | Painted Crescent | | Pteronymia cotytto Guérin, 1844 | Broad-tipped Clearwing | | Thecla marius (Lucas, 1857) | ⇒ Rekoa marius Lucas, 1857 | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790 | Dog face | | Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855 | California Dogface |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Los Angeles (Willacy County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 5
5 | 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 | 12
13 | 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
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
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