Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Weslaco (Hidalgo County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 52
149
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 52
149
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 51
142
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 36
109
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
32
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
32
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
32
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
19
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
19
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
12
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Weslaco
3 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Weslaco
12 Genera with 15 Species | Anthanassa Scudder, 1864 | Crescents | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1885 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynamine Hübner, 1837 | Sailors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Electrostrymon Clench, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1782 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1776 | Daggerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myscelia Doubleday, 1840 | Bluewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1868 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1866 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xamia Billberg, 1866 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Weslaco
15 Species | Anthanassa ptolyca Bates, 1864 | Black Crescent | | Anthanassa tulcis (Bates, 1864) | ⇒ Anthanassa frisia Poey, 1833 | | Calephelis virginiensis Guérin-Ménev..., 1832 | Little Metalmark | | Chlosyne definita Aaron, 1885 | Coahuila Checkerspot | | Dynamine dyonis Hübner, 1837 | Blue-eyed Green Wing | | Electrostrymon hugon (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Electrostrymon endymion Fabricius, 1775 | | Eunica monima Cramer, 1782 | Dingy purplewing | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776 | Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing | | Myscelia ethusa Doyère, 1840 | Blue Wave | | Strymon albata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | White Hairstreak | | Strymon bazochii Godart, 1824 | Lantana Scrub Hairstreak | | Strymon bebrycia Hewitson, 1868 | Balloon-Vine Hairstreak | | Thecla yojoa Reakirt, 1866 | | | Xamia xami (Reakirt, 1866) | ⇒ Callophrys xami Reakirt, 1867 |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Weslaco | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
6 | 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 | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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