Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Transylvania County (North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 160
440
529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 160
440
529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 146
403
474 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 110
331
397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
135
176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
135
176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
135
176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
103
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
94
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
13
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Transylvania County
5 Families width 16 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Transylvania County
13 Genera with 16 Species | Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1819 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1907 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1901 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1947 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1798 | Anglewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1779 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Transylvania County
16 Species and 4 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Aglais milberti Godart, 1819 | Fire-rim Tortoiseshell | | Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771 | Blue pipevine swallowtail | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Elymnias congruens photinus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Heliconius melpomene milesia (H.H. Riffarth, 1901) | ⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897 | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Lethe (Satyrodes) appalachia R. Chermock, 1947 | Appalachian Brown | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862 | 'Green' Green Comma | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Speyeria diana Cramer, 1779 | Diana |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Transylvania 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 | 8
10 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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