Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Malta (Bowie County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 91
225
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 91
225
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 90
222
246 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 67
181
196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
94
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
94
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
94
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
57
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
54
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Malta (Bowie County)
4 Families width 14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Malta (Bowie County)
12 Genera with 14 Species | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Malta (Bowie County)
14 Species and 2 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869 | Golden Anglewing | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Malta (Bowie County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 2
2 | 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 | 7
8 | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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