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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Sequoia National Park (Sierra Nevada, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
125
394
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
125
394
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
120
381
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
336
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
15
51
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
15
51
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
15
51
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
42
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
41
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
26
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sequoia National Park
4 Families width 31 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones6SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals14SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies10SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sequoia National Park
26 Genera with 31 Species
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Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852Orangetips2SpeciesTaxom
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1864Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1923Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Castalius Hübner, 1865Common Pierrot1SpeciesTaxom
Chalceria Fabricius, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1852Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Epidemia Scudder, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Eunica Hübner, 1852Purplewings1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1872
Checkerspots0SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1837Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1869Boulder Copper3SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1859Pine Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1852Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1867Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1871Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1862Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1852Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1852Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Tharsalea Fabricius, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1870Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sequoia National Park
31 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852'Pacific' Sara Orangetip
Anthocharis (Paramidea) lanceolata Lucas, 1852California Whitetip
Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria (Clossiana) epithore Edwards, 1864Pacific Fritillary
Callophrys (Callophrys) perplexa (Barnes & Ben..., 1923)⇒ Callophrys sheridanii Carpenter, 1877
Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865
Chlosyne palla Boisduval, 1852Calydon Checkerspot
Coenonympha california (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Colias behrii W.H. Edwards, 1866Behr's Sulphur
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Eunica alpais cinara (W.C. Hewitson, 1852)⇒ Eunica alpais alpais Godart, 1824
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Limenitis bredowii (Hübner, 1837)⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837
Lycaena (Chalceria) editha Mead, 1878Edith's copper
Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852Blue Copper
Lycaena (Epidemia) nivalis Boisduval, 1869Brown Copper
Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859Pine butterfly
Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852Pale Swallowtail
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867'Zephyr' Hoary Comma
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862California Hairstreak
Speyeria callippe Boisduval, 1852Calippe Fritillary
Speyeria hydaspe Boisduval, 1869Hydaspe Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869Atronia Fritillary
Speyeria zerene Boisduval, 1852'Spring Mountains' Zerene Fritillary
Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852
Tharsalea arota (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena arota Boisduval, 1852
Thecla tetra Edwards, 1870

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Sequoia National Park
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
10
10
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
11
14
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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