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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		167
581
923		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		166
579
922		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		160
565
903		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		115
485
808		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		20
101
142		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		20
101
142		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
101
142		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
84
121		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
82
119		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
44
68		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Nevada (California)
5 Families width 68 Species and 5 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals26SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones7SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies28SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Nevada (California)
44 Genera with 68 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852Orangetips3SpeciesTaxom
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Apodemia C. Felder & ..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1852Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1864Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1819Elfins3SpeciesTaxom
Castalius Hübner, 1865Common Pierrot1SpeciesTaxom
Chalceria Fabricius, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Charidryas Scudder, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1852Checkerspots2SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths3SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1865Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Epidemia Scudder, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Eunica Hübner, 1852Purplewings1SpeciesTaxom
Euphaedra Hübner, 1763Fig Eaters1SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1867American Dotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1847Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Habrodais Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1837Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1852Boulder Copper5SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1934Small Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1819Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1859Pine Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1852Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1852Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1847Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1852Small Jewel Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1867Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1871Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1862Satyr Orchids2SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1852Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1852Scrub-Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom
Tharsalea Fabricius, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1870Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thessalia Scudder, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Nevada (California)
68 Species and 5 Subspecies
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) cethura C. & R. Felder, 1865Desert Orangetip
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852'Pacific' Sara Orangetip
Anthocharis (Paramidea) lanceolata Lucas, 1852California Whitetip
Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Apodemia mormo tuolumnensis Opler & Powell, 1962Mormon Metalmark
Argynnis hydaspe Boisduval, 1869
Argynnis zerene Boisduval, 1852
Boloria (Clossiana) epithore Edwards, 1864Pacific Fritillary
Callophrys (Callophrys) perplexa (Barnes & Ben..., 1923)⇒ Callophrys sheridanii Carpenter, 1877
Callophrys (Incisalia) fotis Strecker, 1877Arizona Gray Elfin
Callophrys (Mitoura) gryneus Hübner, 1819'Loki' Juniper Hairstreak
Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865
Chlosyne hoffmanni Behr, 1863Aster Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla Boisduval, 1852Calydon Checkerspot
Coenonympha california (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Colias behrii W.H. Edwards, 1866Behr's Sulphur
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Cupido pheres Boisduval, 1852
Cupido podarce (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Alaena exotica Collins & La..., 2005
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Eunica alpais cinara (W.C. Hewitson, 1852)⇒ Eunica alpais alpais Godart, 1824
Euphaedra medon medon Linnaeus, 1763
Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867'Bernardino' Square-spotted Blue
Euphydryas chalcedon Doubleday & ..., 1847
Euselasia authe ocalea H. Druce, 1904
Habrodais grunus Boisduval, 1852Golden Hairstreak
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra 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
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena (Tharsalea) arota Boisduval, 1852Tail Copper Butterfly
Melitaea montium (Belter, 1934)⇒ Melitaea persea Kollar, 1850
Mitoura nelsoni (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859Pine butterfly
Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781
Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852Anise Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852Pale Swallowtail
Parnassius (Driopa) clodius Ménétriés, 1855American Apollo
Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758Apollo
Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867'Zephyr' Hoary Comma
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Satyrium (Satyrium) behrii W.H. Edwards, 1870Behr's hairstreak
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 saepium Boisduval, 1852
Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852
Tharsalea arota (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena arota Boisduval, 1852
Thecla tetra Edwards, 1870
Thessalia leanira Felder, 1860Leanira Checkerspot
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Sierra Nevada (California)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		17
28		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		19
26		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		2
5		Genera
Species
Taxom

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

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom



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