Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Wells (Elko County, Nevada, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 58
126
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 58
126
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 55
116
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 42
96
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
41
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
41
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
41
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
37
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
36
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
13
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Wells (Elko County)
4 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Wells (Elko County)
13 Genera with 16 Species | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1852 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1869 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Wells (Elko County)
16 Species and 1 Subspecies | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852 | Blue Copper | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869 | Golden Anglewing | | Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 | Becker's white | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862 | 'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869 | Atronia Fritillary | | Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Wells (Elko County) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
4 | 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 | 4
5 | 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 | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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