Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Tensas Parish (Louisiana, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 101
228
237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 100
227
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 96
220
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 67
172
176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
65
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
65
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
65
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
49
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
46
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
16
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tensas Parish
4 Families width 18 Species
Genera for Tensas Parish
16 Genera with 18 Species | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1847 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1836 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tensas Parish
18 Species | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810 | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836 | Large orange sulfur | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Tensas Parish | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
4 | 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 | 7
8 | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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