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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Pelham (Westchester County, New York, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
47
166
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
47
166
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
45
164
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
38
156
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
117
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
117
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
117
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
106
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
105
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
2
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pelham (Westchester County)
2 Families width 8 Species and 3 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pelham (Westchester County)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 2005Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Elymnias Hübner, 1907Palmflies1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1773Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Opsiphanes Doubleday, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Paralethe Van Son, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1942Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pelham (Westchester County)
8 Species and 3 Subspecies
Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775Meadow Fritillary
Celastrina serotina Pavulaan & W..., 2005Cherry Gall Azure
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Elymnias congruens photinus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Opsiphanes batea euchlaena Fruhstorfer, 1917
Paralethe dendrophilus dendrophilus Trimen, 1862Forest Beauty
Satyrium (Satyrium) caryaevorus McDunnough, 1942Hickory Hairstreak

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Pelham (Westchester County)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
3
3
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
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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