Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Mojave Desert (Southwest USA, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 99
340
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 99
340
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 95
326
459 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
282
408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
104
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
104
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
104
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
73
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
71
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
25
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mojave Desert
5 Families width 31 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Mojave Desert
25 Genera with 31 Species #ABCEGLMNOPTV
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1837 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852 | Orangetips | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apodemia C. Felder & ..., 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asterocampa Röber, 1835 | American Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1877 | Elfins | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1874 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1898 | Dappled whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1852 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1920 | American Dotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1877 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1775 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 0 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1982 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebulina Kluk, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1998 | Checkered Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thessalia Scudder, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mojave Desert
31 Species and 6 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 | Bredow'S Sister | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) cethura C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Desert Orangetip | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Apodemia mormo C. Felder & ..., 1859 | Antioch Metalmark | | Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Alicia Emperor | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Calephelis nemesis W. Edwards, 1871 | Dusky Metalmark | | Calephelis wrighti Holland, 1930 | Sweetbush Metalmark | | Callophrys (Callophrys) dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | 'Bramble' Bramble Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) perplexa (Barnes & Ben..., 1923) | ⇒ Callophrys sheridanii Carpenter, 1877 | | Callophrys (Incisalia) fotis Strecker, 1877 | Arizona Gray Elfin | | Chlosyne acastus Edwards, 1874 | Acastus Checkerspot | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Euchloe (Euchloe) creusa Doubleday, 1847 | California Marble | | Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898) | ⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871 | | Eunica alpais cinara (W.C. Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Eunica alpais alpais Godart, 1824 | | Euphilotes mojave (Watson & Com..., 1920) | ⇒ Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Lycaena speciosa Edwards, 1877 | | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Pachliopta polydorus thessalia | | | Papilio indra calcicola J. Emmel & G..., 1998 | Indra Swallowtail | | Papilio indra panamintensis J. Emmel, 1982 | Indra Swallowtail | | Plebulina emigdionis (Grinnell, 1905) | ⇒ Plebejus emigdionis Grinnell, 1905 | | Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 | Becker's white | | Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852 | California White | | Pontia sisymbrii nigravenosa Austin & J. ..., 1998 | Black-Veined Spring White | | Thessalia leanira Felder, 1860 | Leanira Checkerspot | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mojave Desert | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 7
9 | 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
7 | 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 | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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