Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Rowan County (Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 50
126
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 50
126
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 48
123
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 37
109
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
46
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
46
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
46
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
29
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
27
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
11
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Rowan County (Kentucky)
4 Families width 11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Rowan County (Kentucky)
11 Genera with 11 Species | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1895 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1870 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1779 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Rowan County (Kentucky)
11 Species and 2 Subspecies | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Euploea spiculifera dromius Grose-Smith, 1895 | | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870 | Diffuse-veined White | | Speyeria diana Cramer, 1779 | Diana | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Rowan County (Kentucky) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 2
2 | 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
5 | 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
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
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