Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Portage (Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 36
64
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 36
64
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 31
53
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 24
45
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
30
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
30
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
30
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
27
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
23
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
7
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Portage (Cape Breton County)
3 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Portage (Cape Breton County)
7 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Portage (Cape Breton County)
10 Species | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837 | 'Maine' Dorcas Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775 | Dark-Gray Anglewing | | Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862 | 'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Portage (Cape Breton County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 1
2 | Genus
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 | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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