Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Swain County (North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 103
291
349 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 103
291
349 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 86
253
292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 70
224
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
89
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
89
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
89
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
55
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
54
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Swain County
4 Families width 20 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Swain County
18 Genera with 20 Species | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1809 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1871 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hermeuptychia Forster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1798 | Anglewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pterourus Scopoli, 2002 | Tiger swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1867 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1926 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Swain County
20 Species and 4 Subspecies | Anthocharis (Paramidea) midea Hübner, 1809 | Falcate Orangetip | | Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771 | Blue pipevine swallowtail | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871 | Olympia | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | Carolina Satyr | | Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847 | | | Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue swallowtail | | Phyciodes tharos tharos Drury, 1773 | Pearl Crescent | | Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862 | 'Green' Green Comma | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Pterourus appalachiensis (Pavulaan & D..., 2002) | ⇒ Papilio appalachiensis Pavulaan & W..., 2002 | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787 | | Speyeria aphrodite byblis W. Barnes & ..., 1926 | Aphrodite Fritillary | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Swain County | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
7 | 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 | 6
7 | 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 | 4
4 | 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
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