Papilionoidea (Butterflies)

CHP: Traffic Hazard at Highway 101 N and 12th St Offramp 4:02 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2025/aug/15/#incident-1077262">Shots Heard &#8212; 200 block of PANTHER RD 3:41 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2025/aug/15/#incident-1077260">Animal Problem &#8212; 1700 block of BIRD AVE 3:30 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2025/aug/15/#incident-1077261">Agency Assist &#8212; BRICELAND THORNE RD 2:53 a.m.
CHP: Traffic Hazard at Humboldt Hill Rd and Mabelle Ave 2:48 a.m.
CHP: Traffic Collision, Unknown Injuries at Sherwood Rd and Birch Ter 2:38 a.m.
UPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/university/2025/aug/15/#incident-1077257">Patrol Check &#8212; PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH LAB 2:29 a.m.

Pieris marginalis. Photo: (c) Ed Hass, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

The superfamily Papilionoidea (from the genus Papilio, meaning “butterfly”) contains all the butterflies except for the moth-like Hedyloidea.

Family: Pieridae (Whites, yellows, and sulphurs)

Family: Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies)

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies)

Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtails and parnassians)