Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Mount Charleston (Clark County, Nevada, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 25
142
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 25
142
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 25
142
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 25
142
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
109
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 15
109
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 15
109
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
100
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
100
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
27
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mount Charleston
4 Families width 34 Species
Genera for Mount Charleston
27 Genera with 34 Species #ABCDEGIJLNOPSV
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1819 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1852 | Wood Nymphs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1874 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Euphydryas Scudder, 1872 | Checkerspots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1861 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1852 | Anglewing butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1775 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1869 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1852 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1971 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mount Charleston
34 Species | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Aglais milberti Godart, 1819 | Fire-rim Tortoiseshell | | Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771 | Blue pipevine swallowtail | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Cercyonis sthenele Boisduval, 1852 | Great Basin Wood Nymph | | Chlosyne acastus Edwards, 1874 | Acastus Checkerspot | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Limenitis bredowii (Hübner, 1837) | ⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 | | Limenitis weidermeyerii Edwards, 1861 | | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781 | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867 | 'Zephyr' Hoary Comma | | Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869 | Golden Anglewing | | Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 | Becker's white | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Speyeria coronis Behr, 1862 | Coronis Fritillary | | Speyeria zerene Boisduval, 1852 | 'Spring Mountains' Zerene Fritillary | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Vanessa annabella Field, 1971 | West Coast Lady |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mount Charleston | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 8
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 | 13
17 | 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
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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