Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Rio del Mar (Santa Cruz County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 46
134
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 46
134
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 42
126
152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 40
124
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
43
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
43
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
43
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
24
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
23
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
11
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Rio del Mar
3 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Rio del Mar
11 Genera with 15 Species | Callophrys Billberg, 1881 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1852 | Wood Nymphs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1851 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1973 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Rio del Mar
15 Species | Callophrys (Incisalia) mossii H. Edwards, 1881 | Doudoroff Elfin | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Cercyonis sthenele Boisduval, 1852 | Great Basin Wood Nymph | | Coenonympha california (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Eresia aveyrana Bates, 1864 | | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Vanessa annabella Field, 1971 | West Coast Lady | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Rio del Mar | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
4 | 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 | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
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