Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Union (St. James Parish, Louisiana, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 31
49
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 31
49
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 27
42
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 19
28
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 8
16
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 8
16
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 8
16
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
15
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
15
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
11
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Union (St. James Parish)
4 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Union (St. James Parish)
11 Genera with 11 Species | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1836 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1936 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1763 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1833 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Union (St. James Parish)
11 Species | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836 | Mexican Yellow | | Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936) | ⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936 | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Union (St. James Parish) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 2
2 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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