Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Northwest Territories (North Canada, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 274
1634
3048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 274
1634
3048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 259
1606
2996 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 199
1400
2701 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
340
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
340
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
338
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
257
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
231
495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
47
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Northwest Territories
5 Families width 136 Species and 15 Subspecies
Genera for Northwest Territories
47 Genera with 136 Species #ABCDEGILMNOPSTVY
| Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1932 | Judies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1875 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1819 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriades Hübner, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrias Doubleday, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Altinote Potts, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 0 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1874 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1799 | Lesser Fritillaries | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Callerebia Butler, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1907 | Elfins | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1865 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1837 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clossiana Moore, 1920 | Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1812 | Clouded yellows | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discophora Boisduval, 1902 | Duffers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1900 | Alpines | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1847 | Dappled whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idea Fabricius, 1773 | Paper butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1852 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1835 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1775 | Anglewing butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1866 | Arctics | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1907 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1847 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1829 | Fetterbush | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1781 | Small Jewel Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1852 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1852 | Fritillaries | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1867 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1879 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northwest Territories
136 Species and 15 Subspecies | Abisara rutherfordii cyclops Riley, 1932 | | | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Aglais milberti Godart, 1819 | Fire-rim Tortoiseshell | | Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798 | 'Glandon' Arctic Blue | | Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Agrias amydon tryphon Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Altinote tenebrosa erebia Oberthür, 1917 | | | Anthocharis ausonides | | | Argynnis eurynome (Strecker, 1874) | ⇒ Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869 | | Boloria (Boloria) alaskensis Holland, 1900 | Alaskan Fritillary | | Boloria (Boloria) eunomia Esper, 1799 | Bog Fritillary | | Boloria (Boloria) napaea Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Hall Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) astarte Doubleday, 1847 | 'Distinct' Astarte Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775 | Meadow Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794 | Arctic Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) freija Thunberg, 1791 | Freija Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) frigga Thunberg, 1791 | Frigga Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) improba Butler, 1877 | 'Uncompahgre' Dingy Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) natazhati Gibson, 1920 | Beringian 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 | | Callerebia mani de Nicéville, 1880 | | | Callophrys (Incisalia) augustinus Westwood, 1852 | Brown Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | Western Pine Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) polios (Cook & Watson, 1907) | ⇒ Callophrys polia Cook & Watson, 1907 | | Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Clossiana astarte (Doubleday, 1848) | ⇒ Boloria astarte Doubleday, 1847 | | Clossiana chariclea Schneider, 1794 | Arctic Fritillary | | Clossiana natazhati (Gibson, 1920) | ⇒ Boloria natazhati Gibson, 1920 | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias boothi (Curtis, 1835) | ⇒ Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | | Colias canadensis Ferris, 1982 | Canada Sulphur | | Colias chione (Curtis, 1835) | ⇒ Colias boothii Curtis, 1835 | | Colias chippewa W.H. Edwards, 1872 | Arctic Sulfur | | Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863 | Christina Sulphur | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900 | Giant Northern Sulfur | | Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836 | Arctic Orange | | Colias johanseni Troubridge &..., 1990 | Coppermine Sulphur | | Colias nastes (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | | Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | | Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Blueberry Sulfur | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | Arctic Green Sulfur | | Cupido (Everes) amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | Western tailed blue | | Cupido agriades | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Discophora sondaica muscina Stichel, 1902 | | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Erebia anyuica Kurentzov, 1966 | Scree Alpine | | Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791 | Arctic Ringlet | | Erebia discoidalis Kirby, 1837 | Red-Disk Alpine | | Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868 | Common Alpine | | Erebia fasciata (Butler, 1868) | ⇒ Erebia zapateri Oberthür, 1875 | | Erebia lafontainei Troubridge a..., 1983 | Lafontaines alpine | | Erebia mackinleyensis Gunder, 1932 | Mt McKinley alpine | | Erebia magdalena (Strecker, 1880) | ⇒ Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777 | | Erebia mancinus (Doubleday, 1849) | ⇒ Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791 | | Erebia occulta Roos & Kimmich, 1983 | Eskimo Alpine | | Erebia pawloskii Ménétriés, 1859 | Theano Alpine | | Erebia rossii Curtis, 1834 | Arctic Alpine | | Erebia youngi Holland, 1900 | Four-dotted Alpine | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869 | Dappled White | | Euchloe (Euchloe) creusa Doubleday, 1847 | California Marble | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish blue | | Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773 | Tree Nymph | | Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837 | 'Maine' Dorcas Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dospassosi (McDunnough, 1940) | ⇒ Lycaena dorcas Kirby, 1837 | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Maniola jurtina janira Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Melitaea ismeria Boisduval & ..., 1835 | | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Oeneis (Oeneis) alpina Kurentzov, 1970 | Eskimo arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) bore Schneider, 1792 | Arctic Grayling | | Oeneis (Oeneis) chryxus Doubleday, 1849 | 'Brown' Chryxus Arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) jutta Hübner, 1806 | Baltic Grayling | | Oeneis (Oeneis) macounii Edwards, 1885 | Canada Arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) melissa Fabricius, 1775 | Melissa Arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) norna Thunberg, 1791 | Norse Grayling | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) rosovi Kurentzov, 1960 | Early Arctic | | Oeneis (Protoeneis) uhleri Realkirt, 1866 | Ocellate arctic | | Oeneis dennisi (Reakirt, 1866) | ⇒ Oeneis uhleri Realkirt, 1866 | | Oeneis excubitor (Kurentzov, 1970) | ⇒ Oeneis alpina Kurentzov, 1970 | | Oeneis nahanni (Reakirt, 1866) | ⇒ Oeneis uhleri Realkirt, 1866 | | Oeneis obscura (Reakirt, 1866) | ⇒ Oeneis norna Thunberg, 1791 | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906) | ⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Papilio eumea Cramer, 1777 | | | Papilio jason ampyx (Fruhstorfer, 1907) | ⇒ Graphium doson Felder, 1864 | | Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni Ménétriés, 1849 | Eversmann's parnassian | | Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793 | 'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian | | Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793 | | Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865 | Dark Crescent | | Phyciodes campestris Behr, 1863 | Field Crescent | | 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 angelika (Eitschberger, 1983) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862 | 'Green' Green Comma | | Polygonia faunus arcticus (Leussler, 1935) | ⇒ Polygonia faunus hylas W. H. Edwards, 1872 | | Polygonia faunus hylas W. H. Edwards, 1872 | Colorado Anglewing | | Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867 | 'Zephyr' Hoary Comma | | Polygonia l-album (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775 | Dark-Gray Anglewing | | Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869 | Golden Anglewing | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852 | California White | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862 | 'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary | | Speyeria hesperis (W.H. Edwards, 1864) | ⇒ Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862 | | Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869 | Atronia Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Speyeria zerene Boisduval, 1852 | 'Spring Mountains' Zerene Fritillary | | Thecla laudonia Hewitson, 1867 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima pandocus corticaria Butler, 1879 | Common Three Ring |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Northwest Territories | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 15
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 | 22
73 | 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
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 7
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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