Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Palm Springs (Riverside County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 125
445
649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 125
445
649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 120
427
628 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 87
360
547 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
97
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
97
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
97
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
78
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
76
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
20
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Palm Springs
5 Families width 22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Palm Springs
20 Genera with 22 Species | Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1865 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apodemia C. Felder & ..., 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1837 | Checkerspots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Danus Mitchell, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dymasia Higgins, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Euphydryas Scudder, 1872 | Checkerspots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocysta Westwood, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1852 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1871 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thessalia Scudder, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1790 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Palm Springs
22 Species and 2 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) cethura C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Desert Orangetip | | Apodemia mormo C. Felder & ..., 1859 | Antioch Metalmark | | Apodemia palmerii Edwards, 1870 | Gray Metalmark | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Calephelis wrighti Holland, 1930 | Sweetbush Metalmark | | Chlosyne acastus Edwards, 1874 | Acastus Checkerspot | | Chlosyne californica Wright, 1905 | California Patch | | Chlosyne lacinia Geyer, 1837 | Adjutrix Patch | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863 | Queen | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danus plexippus | | | Dymasia dymas Edwards, 1877 | Chara Checkerspot | | Hypocysta adiante Hübner, 1825 | Black | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 | Becker's white | | Thessalia leanira Felder, 1860 | Leanira Checkerspot | | Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790 | Dog face |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Palm Springs | 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 | 7
9 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 6
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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