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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Otero County (New Mexico, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		209
1134
1671		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		209
1134
1671		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		201
1109
1632		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		141
953
1430		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		29
393
618		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		29
393
618		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
392
617		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
328
534		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
312
516		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		4
67
99		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Otero County (New Mexico)
4 Families width 99 Species and 12 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones22SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals42SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies26SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Otero County (New Mexico)
67 Genera with 99 Species
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Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Adelpha Hübner, 1837Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1819Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Amathusia Fabricius, 1763King butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Anaea Hübner, 1875Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1824Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Atlides Huebner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Basilarchia Scudder, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1823Elfins2SpeciesTaxom
Castalius Hübner, 1865Common Pierrot1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1869Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots3SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows4SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1898Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1867American Dotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1864Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Hypaurotis Scudder, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1824Buckeyes3SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Libytheana Michener, 1852New World Snouts1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1861Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeides Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1863Small Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Mestra Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1819Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1859Pine Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Occidryas Higgins, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1853Chilasa3SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1847Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1869Crescents4SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1852Small Jewel Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1870Anglewings4SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1852Checkered Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Sandia Clench & Erlich, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 0Satyr Orchids3SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1862Fritillaries5SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1899Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thessalia Scudder, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1855Dogfaces2SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Otero County (New Mexico)
99 Species and 12 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837Bredow'S Sister
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Amathusia phidippus phidippus Linnaeus, 1763Common Palmking
Anaea andria Scudder, 1875Goatweed Butterfly
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852'Pacific' Sara Orangetip
Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779Giant purple hairstreak
Basilarchia weidemeyerii (Edwards, 1861)⇒ Limenitis weidemeyerii W.H. Edwards, 1861
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Callophrys (Cisincisalia) spinetorum Hewitson, 1867Blue Mistletoe Hairstreak
Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823Eastern Pine Elfin
Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865
Catasticta (Catasticta) rileya Brown, F & G..., 1939
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Cercyonis oetus Boisduval, 1869Charon Woodnymph
Chlosyne definita Aaron, 1885Coahuila Checkerspot
Chlosyne lacinia Geyer, 1837Adjutrix Patch
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias meadii W. Edwards, 1871Alpine Orange
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898)⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871
Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867'Bernardino' Square-spotted Blue
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Graphium doson axion Felder & Felder, 1864Common Jay
Hypaurotis crysalus Edwards, 1873Colorado hairstreak
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775
Junonia orithya orthosia Godart, 1824
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Libytheana bachmanni Kirtland, 1852
Limenitis bredowii (Hübner, 1837)⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837
Limenitis weidermeyerii Edwards, 1861
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873)⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Melitaea texana (Edwards, 1863)⇒ Anthanassa texana Edwards, 1863
Mestra dorcas Fabricius, 1775Jamaican Mestra
Mimoides lysithous athous (C. Felder & ..., 1864)⇒ Mimoides lysithous harrisianus Swainson, 1822
Mitoura siva (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859Pine butterfly
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Occidryas anicia (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Euphydryas anicia Doubleday, 1847
Pachliopta liris liris
Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852Anise Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) multicaudata Kirby, 1884Double Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853Western swallowtail
Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phyciodes campestris Behr, 1863Field Crescent
Phyciodes picta Edwards, 1865Painted Crescent
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Phyciodes vesta Edwards, 1869Mesquite Crescent
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867'Zephyr' Hoary Comma
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869Golden Anglewing
Polygonia zephyrus (Edwards, 1870)⇒ Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852California White
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Sandia mcfarlandi (Ehrlich & Cl..., 1960)⇒ Callophrys mcfarlandi Clench & Ehr..., 1960
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933
Satyrium (Satyrium) behrii W.H. Edwards, 1870Behr's hairstreak
Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium saepium okanagana
Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869Atronia Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Speyeria nokomis Edwards, 1862Apacheana Fritillary
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Thecla ilavia Beutenmüller, 1899
Thessalia theona Ménétriés, 1855Nymphalid Moth
Vanessa annabella Field, 1971West Coast Lady
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855California Dogface
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Otero County (New Mexico)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		21
26		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
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		24
42		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians		7
9		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		15
22		Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov