Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Piedmont (Alameda County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
349
439 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 117
347
437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 112
336
423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 82
288
369 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
106
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
106
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
106
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
77
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
72
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
25
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Piedmont (Alameda County)
4 Families width 32 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Piedmont (Alameda County)
25 Genera with 32 Species #ABCEHLMNOPSVZ
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Boloria Moore, 1900 | Lesser Fritillaries | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1869 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | Euphydryas Scudder, 1872 | Checkerspots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1883 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1852 | Anglewing butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Occidryas Higgins, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1793 | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1761 | Small Jewel Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Piedmont (Alameda County)
32 Species and 3 Subspecies | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869 | Dappled White | | Heliconius numata aulicus Weymer, 1883 | | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781 | | Occidryas chalcedona (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Euphydryas chalcedona Doubleday, 1847 | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758 | Apollo | | Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793 | 'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869 | Golden Anglewing | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Piedmont (Alameda County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 7
11 | 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 | 13
14 | 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
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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