Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Montgomery County (Maryland, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 148
362
424 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 148
362
424 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 138
339
389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 109
296
339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
84
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
84
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
84
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
52
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
44
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Montgomery County (Maryland)
5 Families width 20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Montgomery County (Maryland)
18 Genera with 20 Species | Battus Scopoli, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1864 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1798 | Anglewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protographium Munroe, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pterourus Scopoli, 1777 | Tiger swallowtails | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Montgomery County (Maryland)
20 Species and 2 Subspecies | Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771 | Blue pipevine swallowtail | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Graphium doson axion Felder & Felder, 1864 | Common Jay | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polygonia comma Harris, 1842 | Comma Anglewing | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777 | Zebra Swallowtail | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Montgomery County (Maryland) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
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 | 5
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 | 5
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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