Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Mendocino (Mendocino County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 44
115
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 44
115
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 42
112
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 33
95
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
53
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 15
53
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
51
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
46
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
44
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
15
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mendocino
4 Families width 16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Mendocino
15 Genera with 16 Species | Callophrys Billberg, 1852 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1852 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | Megonostoma Reakirt, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1822 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1852 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1862 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1852 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1971 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mendocino
16 Species and 3 Subspecies | Callophrys (Callophrys) dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | 'Bramble' Bramble Hairstreak | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish blue | | Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | | Lycaeides argyronomon anna | | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Papilio (Papilio) indra Reakirt, 1866 | Cliff Swallowtail | | Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852 | Anise Swallowtail | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Speyeria zerene Boisduval, 1852 | 'Spring Mountains' Zerene Fritillary | | Vanessa annabella Field, 1971 | West Coast Lady |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mendocino | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 7
8 | 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 | 5
5 | 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
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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