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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Thorhild County (Central Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
81
273
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
81
273
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
71
258
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
242
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
15
106
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
15
106
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
15
106
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
94
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
91
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
23
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Thorhild County
4 Families width 34 Species and 4 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals17SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones12SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Thorhild County
23 Genera with 34 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1865Clouded yellows5SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1852Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1895Crows1SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1763Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Miletus Hubner, 1913Brownies1SpeciesTaxom
Napeogenes Bates, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1870Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1862Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1862Anglewings2SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1866Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1862Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1775Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thorhild County
34 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775Meadow Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794Arctic Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900Giant Northern Sulfur
Colias interior Scudder, 1819Pelidne Sulphur
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colias scudderi (Reakirt, 1865)⇒ Colias scudderii Reakirt, 1865
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852Creamy Marblewing
Euploea spiculifera dromius Grose-Smith, 1895
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Lethe (Satyrodes) eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Satyrodes eurydice Linnaeus, 1763
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913
Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899Tolosa Tigerwing
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870Diffuse-veined White
Plebejus (Icaricia) shasta (Edwards, 1862)⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm
Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862Acadian Hairstreak
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Thorhild County
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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
12
17
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

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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