Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Philadelphia (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 154
512
602 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 154
512
602 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 147
494
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 126
463
540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
153
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
153
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
153
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
130
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
128
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
35
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Philadelphia (Philadelphia County)
5 Families width 41 Species and 14 Subspecies
Genera for Philadelphia (Philadelphia County)
35 Genera with 41 Species #ABCDEFHJLMNOPSTV
| Acidalia Treitschke, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1819 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asterocampa Röber, 1835 | American Emperors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1955 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dione Hübner, 1861 | Silverspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1909 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1773 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1823 | Calicoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1923 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1824 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | Megonostoma Reakirt, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1775 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1775 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1798 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protographium Munroe, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1877 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stalachtis Hübner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1876 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Philadelphia (Philadelphia County)
41 Species and 14 Subspecies | Acidalia inductata Walker, 1861 | | | Acidalia insulsaria Guenée, 1857 | | | Aglais milberti Godart, 1819 | Fire-rim Tortoiseshell | | Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Alicia Emperor | | Asterocampa clyton Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Tawny Emperor | | Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771 | Blue pipevine swallowtail | | Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775 | Meadow Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955 | | | Dione glycera C.Felder & R..., 1861 | Andean Silverspot | | Eueides tales calathus Stichel, 1909 | | | Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773 | Baltimore | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Hamadryas fornax fornax Hübner, 1823 | | | Hypolycaena phorbas ingura Tindale, 1923 | | | Hypothyris euclea euclea (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Hypothyris euclea philetaera Hewitson, 1875 | | Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863) | ⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909 | | Junonia orithya orthosia Godart, 1824 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue swallowtail | | Papilio astrea (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Oleria astrea Cramer, 1775 | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777 | Zebra Swallowtail | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Stalachtis calliope crocota Stichel, 1911 | | | Thecla biston (Möschler, 1876) | ⇒ Bistonina biston Möschler, 1877 | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Philadelphia (Philadelphia County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
6 | 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 | 18
22 | 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
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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