Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Sunset Beach (Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 24
46
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 24
46
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 23
44
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 21
42
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 8
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 8
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 8
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 5
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 5
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
9
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Sunset Beach (Athabasca County)
3 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Sunset Beach (Athabasca County)
9 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Sunset Beach (Athabasca County)
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 | Lorquin's admiral | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781 | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Vanessa annabella Field, 1971 | West Coast Lady | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Sunset Beach (Athabasca County) | 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
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
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Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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