Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Platte River (Grand Traverse County, Michigan, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 41
79
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 41
79
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 34
68
74 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 27
57
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 6
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 6
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 6
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 5
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 5
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Platte River (Grand Traverse County)
3 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Platte River (Grand Traverse County)
10 Genera with 11 Species | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1871 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1868 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Platte River (Grand Traverse County)
11 Species | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871 | Olympia | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Lycaena (Chalceria) dione Scudder, 1868 | Gray Copper | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Platte River (Grand Traverse County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 2
2 | 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 | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
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