Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Somerset (Mercer County, Missouri, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 78
171
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 78
171
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 74
164
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 60
147
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
65
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
65
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
65
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
46
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
43
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
19
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Somerset (Mercer County Missouri)
5 Families width 21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Somerset (Mercer County Missouri)
19 Genera with 21 Species | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1847 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Graphium Scopoli, 1777 | Bluebottles and Jays | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methone Doubleday, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1852 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Somerset (Mercer County Missouri)
21 Species and 1 Subspecies | Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775 | Meadow Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810 | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Methone cecilia chrysomela A. Butler, 1872 | Cecilia Metalmark | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869 | Golden Anglewing | | Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787 | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Somerset (Mercer County Missouri) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 5
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 | 9
12 | 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 | 2
1 | Genera
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
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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