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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Meadowbrook (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
51
114
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
51
114
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
51
114
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
107
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
8
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
6
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
6
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Meadowbrook
4 Families width 9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Meadowbrook
8 Genera with 9 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1889Pachliopta1SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1875Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1902Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1852Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Meadowbrook
9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889
Chlosyne hyperia adelina Staudinger, 1875
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902Spotted Zebra
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852

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

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
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

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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