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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Red River (Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
81
183
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
81
183
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
69
159
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
127
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
39
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
39
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
10
39
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
7
33
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
7
33
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red River (Inverness County)
4 Families width 25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals9SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones6SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red River (Inverness County)
20 Genera with 25 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1819Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Anaea Hübner, 1875Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1809Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1794Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1862Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1871Dappled whites2SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1775Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1852Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1793Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1870Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1852Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1867Anglewings2SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1878Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red River (Inverness County)
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Anaea andria Scudder, 1875Goatweed Butterfly
Anthocharis (Paramidea) midea Hübner, 1809Falcate Orangetip
Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794Arctic Fritillary
Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862)⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852Creamy Marblewing
Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871Olympia
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852Blue Copper
Lycaena (Tharsalea) arota Boisduval, 1852Tail Copper Butterfly
Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852Anise Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758Canadian tiger swallowtail
Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870Diffuse-veined White
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867'Zephyr' Hoary Comma
Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777Zebra Swallowtail
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Red River (Inverness County)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
5
6
Genera
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
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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