Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Reading (Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 52
119
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 52
119
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 50
116
124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 44
109
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
59
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
59
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
59
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
51
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
51
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Reading (Berks County)
4 Families width 19 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Reading (Berks County)
17 Genera with 19 Species | Acidalia Treitschke, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1867 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stalachtis Hübner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1883 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Reading (Berks County)
19 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acidalia insulsaria Guenée, 1857 | | | Aglais milberti Godart, 1819 | Fire-rim Tortoiseshell | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Stalachtis calliope crocota Stichel, 1911 | | | Vanessa braziliensis Moore, 1883 | Brazilian Painted Lady |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Reading (Berks County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
7 | 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 | 8
9 | 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
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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