Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Sheep Creek (Conejos County, Colorado, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 59
137
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 59
137
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 53
131
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 46
119
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
43
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
43
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
43
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
35
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
34
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
14
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Sheep Creek (Conejos County)
3 Families width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Sheep Creek (Conejos County)
14 Genera with 15 Species | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1865 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1863 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1898 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1909 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1861 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1849 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1863 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1761 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1862 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1862 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thessalia Scudder, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sheep Creek (Conejos County)
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) cethura C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Desert Orangetip | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898) | ⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871 | | Eueides tales calathus Stichel, 1909 | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Limenitis weidermeyerii Edwards, 1861 | | | Oeneis (Oeneis) chryxus Doubleday, 1849 | 'Brown' Chryxus Arctic | | Phyciodes campestris Behr, 1863 | Field Crescent | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Satyrium (Satyrium) behrii W.H. Edwards, 1870 | Behr's hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862 | 'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary | | Thessalia leanira Felder, 1860 | Leanira Checkerspot |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Sheep Creek (Conejos County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
5 | 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 | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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