Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Lowndes County (Alabama, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 74
212
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 74
212
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 67
194
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 47
161
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
85
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
85
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
85
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
70
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
70
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
16
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Lowndes County (Alabama)
4 Families width 16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Lowndes County (Alabama)
16 Genera with 16 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1782 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1836 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hermeuptychia Forster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1779 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lowndes County (Alabama)
16 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acraea zetes menippe Drury, 1782 | | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Cyllopsis gemma Hübner, 1808 | Gemmed Satyr | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836 | Mexican Yellow | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | Carolina Satyr | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Speyeria diana Cramer, 1779 | Diana | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Lowndes County (Alabama) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
3 | 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 | 9
9 | 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
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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