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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region St. Andrews (Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
81
375
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
81
375
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
77
370
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
359
517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
267
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
267
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
266
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
229
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
217
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
23
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Andrews (Antigonish County)
4 Families width 31 Species and 5 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals21SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Andrews (Antigonish County)
23 Genera with 31 Species
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Acraea Fabricius, 1855Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1779Bush Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1773Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1822Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Manerebia Staudinger, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1775Anglewings4SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1877Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Andrews (Antigonish County)
31 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Bicyclus evadne evadne Cramer, 1779
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Celastrina huegeli oreana Swinhoe, 1910
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851
Manerebia cyclopina cyclopina Staudinger, 1897
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775Dark-Gray Anglewing
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in St. Andrews (Antigonish County)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
4
5
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
15
21
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
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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