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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Rocky Mountains (North America)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		51
154
282		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		51
154
282		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		50
153
281		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		42
137
261		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		21
96
203		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		21
96
203		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
96
203		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
75
169		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
71
163		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		4
24
55		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rocky Mountains
4 Families width 55 Species and 20 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones8SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals31SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies10SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rocky Mountains
24 Genera with 55 Species
#ABCDEGLNOPS
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1872Orangetips2SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1926Lesser Fritillaries8SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1869Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Clossiana Moore, 1890Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1871Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Epidemia Scudder, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1886Alpines7SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1847Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeides Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1881Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Neominois Scudder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1866Arctics12SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1775Chilasa3SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1847Apollos4SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1984Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1852Small Jewel Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Poladryas Bauer, 1861Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1833Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1869Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rocky Mountains
55 Species and 20 Subspecies
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852'Pacific' Sara Orangetip
Anthocharis julia (Edwards, 1872)⇒ Anthocharis sara Lucas, 1852
Boloria (Clossiana) alberta W.H. Edwards, 1890Alberta Alpine Fritillary
Boloria astarte astarte E. Doubleday, 1847Astarte Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794Arctic Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) freija Thunberg, 1791Freija Fritillary
Boloria improba acrocnema Gall & Sperling, 1980'Uncompahgre' Dingy Fritillary
Boloria improba nunatak Scott, 1998Dingy Fritillary
Boloria eunomia caelestis Hemming, 1933Bog Fritillary
Boloria eunomia nichollae W.Barnes & B..., 1926Bog Fritillary
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Cercyonis oetus Boisduval, 1869Charon Woodnymph
Clossiana alberta (Edwards, 1890)⇒ Boloria alberta W.H. Edwards, 1890
Clossiana banffensis (W.H. Edwards, 1890)⇒ Boloria alberta W.H. Edwards, 1890
Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
Colias meadii W. Edwards, 1871Alpine Orange
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Epidemia dorcas (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Lycaena dorcas Kirby, 1837
Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852
Erebia callias Edwards, 1871Colorado Alpine
Erebia discoidalis Kirby, 1837Red-Disk Alpine
Erebia epipsodea brucei Elwes, 1889Common Alpine
Erebia magdalena hilchie Kemal & Koçak, 2007Magdalena Alpine
Erebia magdalena magdalena Strecker, 1880Magdalena Alpine
Erebia mancinus (Doubleday, 1849)⇒ Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791
Erebia meta Staudinger, 1886
Euphydryas chalcedona Doubleday, 1847'Anicia' Variable Checkerspot
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873)⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Lycaena cupreus snowi W. H. Edwards, 1881'Snow'S' Lustrous Copper
Neominois ridingsii Edwards, 1865Grasshopper Satyr
Oeneis bore edwardsi dos Passos, 1949Edward´s Arctic
Oeneis chryxus altacordillera Scott, 2006Chryxus Arctic
Oeneis chryxus chryxus E. Doubleday, 1849'Brown' Chryxus Arctic
Oeneis jutta reducta McDunnough, 1929Jutta Arctic
Oeneis (Oeneis) melissa Fabricius, 1775Melissa Arctic
Oeneis melissa lucilla Barnes & McD..., 1918Melissa Arctic
Oeneis (Oeneis) norna Thunberg, 1791Norse Grayling
Oeneis polixenes brucei W. H. Edwards, 1891Polixenes Arctic
Oeneis (Protoeneis) uhleri Realkirt, 1866Ocellate arctic
Oeneis dennisi (Reakirt, 1866)⇒ Oeneis uhleri Realkirt, 1866
Oeneis nahanni (Reakirt, 1866)⇒ Oeneis uhleri Realkirt, 1866
Oeneis obscura (Reakirt, 1866)⇒ Oeneis norna Thunberg, 1791
Papilio machaon bairdii W. H. Edwards, 1866'Baird'S' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906)⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio astrea (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Oleria astrea Cramer, 1775
Parnassius epaphus Oberthür, 1879Common Red Apollo
Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian
Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793
Parnassius smintheus smintheus E. Doubleday, 1847Rocky Mountain Parnassian
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris marginalis reicheli Eitschberger, 1984Margined White
Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Poladryas minuta Edwards, 1861Beardtongue Checkerspot
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833Striped Hairstreak
Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869Atronia Fritillary

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Rocky Mountains
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		6
10		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		11
31		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		2
6		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		5
8		Genera
Species
Taxom



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