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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Plumas National Forest (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
32
71
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
32
71
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
28
67
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
23
61
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
11
44
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
11
44
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
11
44
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
43
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
39
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Plumas National Forest
2 Families width 3 Species
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Plumas National Forest
3 Genera with 3 Species
Castalius Hübner, 1865Common Pierrot1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Epidemia Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Plumas National Forest
3 Species
Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Plumas National Forest
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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