Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Plateau (Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 67
173
209 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 67
173
209 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 63
167
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 51
142
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
78
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
78
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
78
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
66
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
61
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
33
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Plateau (Inverness County)
4 Families width 55 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Plateau (Inverness County)
33 Genera with 55 Species #ABCEGIJLMOPSV
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporia Hübner, 1758 | Blackveins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1828 | Lesser Fritillaries | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chazara Moore, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1761 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1812 | Clouded yellows | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1900 | Alpines | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1775 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1764 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1758 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1775 | Arctics | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 0 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1849 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1861 | Fetterbush | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1779 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1758 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1758 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronia Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1869 | Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Plateau (Inverness County)
55 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-veined White | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Boloria (Boloria) alaskensis Holland, 1900 | Alaskan Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794 | Arctic Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) freija Thunberg, 1791 | Freija Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) improba Butler, 1877 | 'Uncompahgre' Dingy Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) polaris Boisduval, 1828 | Polar Fritillary | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764 | Hermit | | Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761 | Pearly Heath | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836 | Arctic Orange | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | | Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | Arctic Green Sulfur | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Erebia discoidalis Kirby, 1837 | Red-Disk Alpine | | Erebia fasciata (Butler, 1868) | ⇒ Erebia zapateri Oberthür, 1875 | | Erebia rossii Curtis, 1834 | Arctic Alpine | | Erebia youngi Holland, 1900 | Four-dotted Alpine | | Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | Alpine Fritillary | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Wall | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758 | Real´s Wood White | | Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Marbled White | | Oeneis (Oeneis) bore Schneider, 1792 | Arctic Grayling | | Oeneis (Oeneis) melissa Fabricius, 1775 | Melissa Arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio tydeus tydeus | | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni Ménétriés, 1849 | Eversmann's parnassian | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767 | Gatekeeper | | Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787 | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869 | Atronia Fritillary | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Plateau (Inverness County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 5
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 | 19
32 | 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 | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 7
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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