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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Tacoma (Pierce County, Washington, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
55
79
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
55
79
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
55
79
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
67
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
7
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
7
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
7
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
6
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tacoma
2 Families width 4 Species and 2 Subspecies
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tacoma
4 Genera with 4 Species
Danaus Kluk, 1775Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Methona Doubleday, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1852Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tacoma
4 Species and 2 Subspecies
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Methona themisto themisto Hübner, 1818
Mimoides lysithous athous (C. Felder & ..., 1864)⇒ Mimoides lysithous harrisianus Swainson, 1822
Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Tacoma
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
3
3
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



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