Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for San Diego (San Diego County, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 204
1066
1506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 204
1066
1506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 198
1050
1483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 153
935
1363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
283
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
283
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
283
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
175
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
165
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
59
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for San Diego
5 Families width 81 Species and 11 Subspecies
Genera for San Diego
59 Genera with 81 Species
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852 | Orangetips | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Apodemia C. Felder & ..., 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aricoris Westwood, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baronia Salvin, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calicosama Hall & Harvey, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1852 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calociasma Stichel, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charidryas Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1863 | Checkerspots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coea Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1877 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1775 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1852 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1867 | American Dotted Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1929 | Checkerspots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1853 | Bluebottles and Jays | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hermeuptychia Forster, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1852 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1852 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1882 | Ministreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Occidryas Higgins, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 2014 | Chilasa | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pareuptychia W. Forster, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philotes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1914 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1862 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1852 | Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1870 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1855 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for San Diego
81 Species and 11 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) cethura C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Desert Orangetip | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Anthocharis sara sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Anthocharis (Paramidea) lanceolata Lucas, 1852 | California Whitetip | | Apodemia mormo C. Felder & ..., 1859 | Antioch Metalmark | | Aricoris erostratus Westwood, 1851 | Erostratus Metalmark | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Baronia brevicornis phronima (H.G. Dyar, 1912) | ⇒ Baronia brevicornis brevicornis Salvin, 1893 | | Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771 | Blue pipevine swallowtail | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Calephelis wrighti Holland, 1930 | Sweetbush Metalmark | | Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | | Callophrys (Callophrys) dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | 'Bramble' Bramble Hairstreak | | Calociasma lilina Butler, 1870 | | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Chlosyne californica Wright, 1905 | California Patch | | Chlosyne gabbii Behr, 1863 | Gabb's checkerspot | | Coea acheronta Fabricius, 1775 | | | Coenonympha california (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias behrii W.H. Edwards, 1866 | Behr's Sulphur | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias harfordii H. Edwards, 1877 | Harford sulphur | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | 'Bernardino' Square-spotted Blue | | Euphilotes glaucon (Behr, 1867) | ⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | | Euphydryas editha wrighti Gunder, 1929 | | | Euptoieta hegesia Cramer, 1779 | Mexican Fritillary | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852 | Arrowhead Blue | | Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902 | Spotted Zebra | | Graphium alebion alebion Gray, 1853 | | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hermeuptychia hermes (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855 | | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 | Lorquin's admiral | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) xanthoides Boisduval, 1852 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Hermelycaena) hermes Edwards, 1870 | Hermes Copper | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Melitaea nubigena (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Euphydryas editha Boisduval, 1852 | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Mimoides phaon Boisduval, 1836 | Red-sided Swallowtail | | Ministrymon leda Edwards, 1882 | Lead Hairstreak | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Occidryas chalcedona (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Euphydryas chalcedona Doubleday, 1847 | | Occidryas editha (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Euphydryas editha Boisduval, 1852 | | Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771 | King page | | Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852 | Anise Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Papilio rumiko Shiraiwa & G..., 2014 | Western Giant Swallowtail | | Pareuptychia ocirrhoe Fabricius, 1776 | Banded White Ringlet | | Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Sonoran Blue | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Rapala rhoda sarata Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Speyeria adiaste Edwards, 1864 | Adiaste Fritillary | | Speyeria callippe Boisduval, 1852 | Calippe Fritillary | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Thecla orcidia Hewitson, 1874 | | | Thecla tetra Edwards, 1870 | | | Vanessa annabella Field, 1971 | West Coast Lady | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855 | California Dogface | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in San Diego | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 19
27 | 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 | 18
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Papilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 10
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 6
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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