Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Twiggs County (Georgia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 76
170
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 76
170
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 67
152
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 52
127
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
60
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 15
60
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 15
60
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
43
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
39
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
12
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Twiggs County
4 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Twiggs County
12 Genera with 16 Species | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Twiggs County
16 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771 | Blue pipevine swallowtail | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) palamedes (Drury, 1770) | ⇒ Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775 | | Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue swallowtail | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Twiggs County | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
3 | 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 | 3
3 | 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
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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