Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Special Area No. 2 (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 121
538
770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 121
538
770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 114
529
758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 99
497
725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
279
429 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
279
429 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
278
428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
215
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
196
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
40
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Special Area No. 2
4 Families width 57 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Special Area No. 2
40 Genera with 57 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPSV
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1874 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1871 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neominois Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Occidryas Higgins, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1866 | Arctics | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1852 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1847 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1758 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1866 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1833 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1869 | Fritillaries | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Special Area No. 2
57 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais milberti Godart, 1819 | Fire-rim Tortoiseshell | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775 | Meadow Fritillary | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cercyonis oetus Boisduval, 1869 | Charon Woodnymph | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Chlosyne acastus Edwards, 1874 | Acastus Checkerspot | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863 | Christina Sulphur | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Cupido agriades | | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871 | Olympia | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Icaricia shasta (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | | Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillary | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) rubidus Behr, 1866 | 'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Neominois ridingsii Edwards, 1865 | Grasshopper Satyr | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Occidryas anicia (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Euphydryas anicia Doubleday, 1847 | | Oeneis (Oeneis) alberta Elwes, 1893 | Alberta Arctic | | Oeneis (Protoeneis) uhleri Realkirt, 1866 | Ocellate arctic | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852 | Anise Swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793 | | Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865 | Dark Crescent | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787 | | Speyeria callippe Boisduval, 1852 | Calippe Fritillary | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Speyeria hydaspe Boisduval, 1869 | Hydaspe Fritillary | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Special Area No. 2 | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 10
14 | 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 | 20
29 | 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
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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