Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Virginia City (Storey County, Nevada, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 24
37
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 24
37
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 21
33
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 17
29
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 9
18
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 9
18
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 9
18
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
16
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
16
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Virginia City (Storey County)
4 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Virginia City (Storey County)
11 Genera with 12 Species | Callophrys Billberg, 1862 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1867 | American Dotted Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1852 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1847 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1871 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1971 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virginia City (Storey County)
12 Species | Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | | Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852 | 'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue | | Euphilotes glaucon (Behr, 1867) | ⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | | Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 | Lorquin's admiral | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793 | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 | Becker's white | | Vanessa annabella Field, 1971 | West Coast Lady |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Virginia City (Storey County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
5 | 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
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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