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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Quebec (Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
105
212
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
105
212
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
97
202
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
75
166
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
60
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
60
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
60
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
7
41
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
6
32
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Quebec (Transylvania County)
3 Families width 6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae (Grote, 1895)Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Quebec (Transylvania County)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1819Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1822Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1798Anglewings2SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quebec (Transylvania County)
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Quebec (Transylvania County)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
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
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
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