Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Stowe (Logan County, West Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 13
16
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 13
16
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 12
15
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 10
13
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 5
8
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 5
8
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 5
8
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 4
7
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 4
7
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
6
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Stowe (West Virginia)
3 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Stowe (West Virginia)
6 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Stowe (West Virginia)
10 Species | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787 | | Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862 | 'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Stowe (West Virginia) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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