Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region San Miguel (Contra Costa County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 61
118
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 61
118
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 60
117
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 45
100
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 11
27
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 11
27
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
27
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
24
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
23
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
16
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for San Miguel (Contra Costa County)
5 Families width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for San Miguel (Contra Costa County)
16 Genera with 18 Species | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anteos Hübner, 1824 | Angled Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucheira Westwood, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Greta Hemming, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1758 | Brush-footed butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napaea Hübner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1763 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siproeta Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for San Miguel (Contra Costa County)
18 Species and 1 Subspecies | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824 | Ghost Brimstone | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Eresia aveyrana Bates, 1864 | | | Eucheira socialis Westwood, 1834 | Madrone White | | Greta morgane Geyer, 1837 | Glasswing | | Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | Florida Zebra Longwing | | Heliconius cydno Doubleday, 1847 | Cydno Longwing | | Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Mechanitis isthmia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Melanitis ansorgei Rothschild, 1904 | | Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883) | ⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867 | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758 | Malachite |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in San Miguel (Contra Costa County) | 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 | 6
8 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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