Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Wellesley (Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 51
132
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 51
132
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 49
129
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 44
116
133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 8
45
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 8
45
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 8
45
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
31
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
31
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
17
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Wellesley
3 Families width 16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Wellesley
17 Genera with 16 Species | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1865 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | Clossiana Moore, 1900 | Fritillaries | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronympha Wallengren, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1867 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1775 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1867 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1823 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Wellesley
16 Species and 3 Subspecies | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Charaxes latona latona Butler, 1865 | | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Heteronympha penelope penelope Waterhouse, 1937 | Shouldered Brown | | Incisalia henrici (Grote & Robi..., 1867) | ⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Thecla irus Godart, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Wellesley | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 7
7 | 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 | 9
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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