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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region San Mateo County (California, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		277
1363
1646		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		277
1363
1646		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		262
1324
1596		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		186
1132
1393		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		39
311
422		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		39
311
422		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
309
420		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
219
311		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
196
274		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
83
127		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Mateo County
5 Families width 127 Species and 28 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones24SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals53SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos11SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies35SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Mateo County
83 Genera with 127 Species
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Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Acraea Fabricius, 1875Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Asterocampa Röber, 1835American Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1864Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1881Elfins2SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Candalides Hübner, 1879Dusky blues1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1775Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorostrymon Clench, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths3SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows3SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1833Arabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyanophrys Clench, 1946Greenstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds4SpeciesTaxom
Deciduphagus Billberg, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Doxocopa Hübner, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Emesis Fabricius, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Epidemia Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1868Alpines1SpeciesTaxom
Eresia Boisduval, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1852Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Euchrysops Butler, 1798Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1852American Dotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1872
Checkerspots0SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1906Kite Swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1902Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Habrodais Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hamadryas Hübner, 1823Calicoes1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Incisalia Scudder, 1852Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1819Buckeyes3SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Libytheana Michener, 1852New World Snouts1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1852Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1851Boulder Copper7SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1816Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Napaea Hübner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Napeogenes Bates, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1852Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Occidryas Higgins, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1994Chilasa5SpeciesTaxom
Paralethe Van Son, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1819Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents3SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1861Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1852Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1869Anglewings2SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pterourus Scopoli, 1777
Tiger swallowtails0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1806Satyr Orchids2SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1775Fritillaries5SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1852Scrub-Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1855Dogfaces2SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Mateo County
127 Species and 28 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875Lygus Acraea
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852'Pacific' Sara Orangetip
Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835Alicia Emperor
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Boloria (Clossiana) epithore Edwards, 1864Pacific Fritillary
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862)⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852
Callophrys (Incisalia) mossii H. Edwards, 1881Doudoroff Elfin
Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793Red Banded Hairstreak
Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879Common Dusky Blue
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773Key Lime Hairstreak
Coenonympha california (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus Swainson, 1833Lemon Tip
Cyanophrys miserabilis Clench, 1946Clench's greenstreak
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863Queen
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852)⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852
Doxocopa agathina agathis (Godart, 1824)⇒ Doxocopa agathina agathina Cramer, 1777
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872
Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852
Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868Common Alpine
Eresia aveyrana Bates, 1864
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852Creamy Marblewing
Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798Bean blue
Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Eurema boisduvaliana Felder, 1865Boisduval's yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurytides serville acritus Rothschild &..., 1906
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852Arrowhead Blue
Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902Spotted Zebra
Habrodais grunus Boisduval, 1852Golden Hairstreak
Hamadryas fornax fornax Hübner, 1823
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903
Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863Greenish blue
Ideopsis juventa tanais Fruhstorfer, 1904
Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775
Junonia villida calybe Godart, 1819Meadow Argus
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Libytheana bachmanni Kirtland, 1852
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Limenitis bredowii (Hübner, 1837)⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837
Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852Lorquin's admiral
Lycaena (Chalceria) editha Mead, 1878Edith's copper
Lycaena (Chalceria) gorgon Boisduval, 1852Buckweat Copper
Lycaena (Chalceria) xanthoides Boisduval, 1852Gray Copper
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena (Tharsalea) arota Boisduval, 1852Tail Copper Butterfly
Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873
Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883)⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867
Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899Tolosa Tigerwing
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781
Occidryas chalcedona (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Euphydryas chalcedona Doubleday, 1847
Occidryas editha (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Euphydryas editha Boisduval, 1852
Pachliopta liris liris
Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852Anise Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852Pale Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758Canadian tiger swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853Western swallowtail
Papilio menatius syndemis Tyler, Brown..., 1994
Paralethe dendrophilus dendrophilus Trimen, 1862Forest Beauty
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865Dark Crescent
Phyciodes orseis Edwards, 1871California Crescent
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775Dark-Gray Anglewing
Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869Golden Anglewing
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Satyrium (Satyrium) behrii W.H. Edwards, 1870Behr's hairstreak
Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806Banded Hairstreak
Speyeria adiaste Edwards, 1864Adiaste Fritillary
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787
Speyeria callippe Boisduval, 1852Calippe Fritillary
Speyeria coronis Behr, 1862Coronis Fritillary
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852
Vanessa annabella Field, 1971West Coast Lady
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812Subtropical Lady
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855California Dogface
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in San Mateo County
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		23
35		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		33
53		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		7
11		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		16
24		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks		4
4		Genera
Species
Taxom



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