Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Miramar (San Mateo County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 30
54
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 30
54
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 30
54
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 22
44
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
26
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
26
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
26
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
22
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Miramar (San Mateo County)
3 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Miramar (San Mateo County)
9 Genera with 10 Species | Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1862 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1837 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1812 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Miramar (San Mateo County)
10 Species | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Limenitis bredowii (Hübner, 1837) | ⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Vanessa annabella Field, 1971 | West Coast Lady | | Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812 | Subtropical Lady |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Miramar (San Mateo 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 | 3
4 | 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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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
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Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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