Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 295
1954
3392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 295
1954
3392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 285
1937
3361 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 229
1753
3124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
468
888 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
467
887 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
465
884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
365
724 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
324
649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
54
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Newfoundland
5 Families width 96 Species and 33 Subspecies
Genera for Newfoundland
54 Genera with 96 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1875 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1935 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1819 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriades Hübner, 1901 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1862 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1799 | Lesser Fritillaries | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1852 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1837 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1862 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clossiana Moore, 1828 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1812 | Clouded yellows | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1849 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1867 | Purplewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1773 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euripus Doubleday, 1914 | Courtesans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1899 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1943 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1835 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1872 | Morpho butterfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Napaea Hübner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1775 | Anglewing butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1775 | Arctics | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1907 | Chilasa | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1853 | Cattlehearts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1829 | Fetterbush | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1761 | Small Jewel Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1880 | Commodores | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Proclossiana Moore, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1823 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1879 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Newfoundland
96 Species and 33 Subspecies | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Adelpha thessalia abia (ampla K.J. H..., 1935) | ⇒ Adelpha thessalia indefecta Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | Aglais milberti Godart, 1819 | Fire-rim Tortoiseshell | | Agriades aquilo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798 | | Agriades aquilo franklini | | | Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798 | 'Glandon' Arctic Blue | | Agriades glandon aquilina Staudinger, 1901 | | | Axiocerses craesus Trimen, 1862 | | | Boloria (Boloria) pales Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Shephard`s Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775 | Meadow Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794 | Arctic Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) freija Thunberg, 1791 | Freija Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) polaris Boisduval, 1828 | Polar Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper, 1799) | ⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799 | | Callophrys (Incisalia) augustinus Westwood, 1852 | Brown Elfin | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chlosyne harrisii Scudder, 1862 | Eastern Checkerspot | | Clossiana polaris Boisduval, 1828 | Polar Fritillary | | Coenonympha ampelos (Edwards, 1897) | ⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900 | Giant Northern Sulfur | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Blueberry Sulfur | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | Arctic Green Sulfur | | Cupido agriades | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Doxocopa agathina agathis (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Doxocopa agathina agathina Cramer, 1777 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Epidemia epixanthe (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Lycaena epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | | Erebia mancinus (Doubleday, 1849) | ⇒ Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791 | | Eunica alpais cinara (W.C. Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Eunica alpais alpais Godart, 1824 | | Eunica volumna venusia C. & R. Felder, 1867 | Blue-celled Purplewing | | Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773 | Baltimore | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Euripus halitherses perithous Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Everes amputala | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Everes comyntas (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Cupido comyntas Godart, 1824 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Heliconius melpomene nanna Stichel, 1899 | | | Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847 | | | Incisalia augustinus helenae Passos, 1943 | | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Lycaeides melissa samuelis Nabokov, 1943 | Karner Blue | | Lycaeides scudderi aster | | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Morpho theseus aquarius A.G. Butler, 1872 | | | Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883) | ⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867 | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Oeneis (Oeneis) bore Schneider, 1792 | Arctic Grayling | | Oeneis (Oeneis) jutta Hübner, 1806 | Baltic Grayling | | Oeneis jutta terraenovae dos Passos, 1935 | Jutta Arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) melissa Fabricius, 1775 | Melissa Arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Papilio) brevicauda Saunders, 1869 | Short Tailed Swallowtail | | Papilio brevicauda brevicauda Saunders, 1868 | Short-tailed Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906) | ⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Papilio glaucos canadiensis | | | Papilio jason ampyx (Fruhstorfer, 1907) | ⇒ Graphium doson Felder, 1864 | | Parides vertumnus cixius G.R. Gray, 1853 | | | Phyciodes cocyta (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris frigida (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873 | Common bordered blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845 | | | Precis pelarga actia Distant, 1880 | | | Proclossiana eunomia (Esper, 1799) | ⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799 | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862 | 'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Speyeria cybele cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Common Great Spangled Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Taenaris catops catops Westwood, 1851 | | | Thecla irus Godart, 1823 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima pandocus corticaria Butler, 1879 | Common Three Ring |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Newfoundland | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 19
28 | 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 | 27
46 | 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 | 3
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 4
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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