Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Seattle (King County, Washington, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 142
467
617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 142
467
617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 138
458
597 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 105
387
501 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
148
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
148
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
148
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
135
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
127
147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
18
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Seattle (King County Washington)
5 Families width 21 Species and 12 Subspecies
Genera for Seattle (King County Washington)
18 Genera with 21 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1914 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1824 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1852 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1852 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1819 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methona Doubleday, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neophasia Behr, 1859 | Pine Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1878 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantoporia Hübner, 1878 | Lascars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1855 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1819 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1828 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1876 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Seattle (King County Washington)
21 Species and 12 Subspecies | Acraea natalica mesoleuca Wichgraf, 1914 | | | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855 | | | Junonia orithya orthosia Godart, 1824 | | | Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 | Lorquin's admiral | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Memphis acidalia acidalia Hübner, 1819 | | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Methona themisto themisto Hübner, 1818 | | | Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | Pine butterfly | | Neptis trigonophora trigonophora Butler, 1878 | Barred Sailor | | Pantoporia bruijni cosmia Semper, 1878 | | | Parnassius (Driopa) clodius Ménétriés, 1855 | American Apollo | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819) | ⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775 | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris brassicae chariclea Stephens, 1828 | | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Thecla biston (Möschler, 1876) | ⇒ Bistonina biston Möschler, 1877 |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Seattle (King County Washington) | 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 | 9
10 | 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 | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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