Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 108
309
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 108
309
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 105
302
302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 83
273
275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
41
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 15
41
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 15
41
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
36
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
35
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
10
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Santa Cruz (California)
4 Families width 10 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Santa Cruz (California)
10 Genera with 10 Species | Chlosyne Butler, 1852 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1877 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1758 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1777 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1763 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1886 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1852 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1812 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1855 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Santa Cruz (California)
10 Species and 2 Subspecies | Chlosyne palla Boisduval, 1852 | Calydon Checkerspot | | Colias harfordii H. Edwards, 1877 | Harford sulphur | | Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852 | | Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777 | | | Lethe eurydice eurydice Linnaeus, 1763 | Eyed Brown | | Maniola monotoma Staudinger, 1886 | | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812 | Subtropical Lady | | Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855 | California Dogface |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Santa Cruz (California) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
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
6 | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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