Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region May (Brown County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 36
75
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 36
75
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 35
74
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 28
61
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
45
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
45
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
45
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
35
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
35
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
16
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for May (Brown County Texas)
4 Families width 19 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for May (Brown County Texas)
16 Genera with 19 Species | Anteos Hübner, 1824 | Angled Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brenthis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1877 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1862 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1926 | Julia Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1860 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1916 | Calicoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1847 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalyris Boisduval, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melete Swainson, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for May (Brown County Texas)
19 Species and 6 Subspecies | Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824 | Ghost Brimstone | | Brenthis ino Rottemburg, 1775 | Lesser Marbled Fritillary | | Callophrys (Callophrys) sheridanii Carpenter, 1877 | 'Alpine' Sheridan's Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina neglecta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | Summer Azure | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Dryas iulia moderata N. Riley, 1926 | Julia | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Eurema daira eugenia Wallengren, 1860 | Barred Yellow | | Hamadryas feronia farinulenta Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Variable Cracker | | Heliconius erato petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | Crimson-patched Longwing | | Hyalyris excelsa robertus Bargmann, 1929 | | | Melete lycimnia isandra Boisduval, 1836 | Creamy White | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in May (Brown County Texas) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
4 | 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
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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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