Papilionoidea (Butterflies)

EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/sep/23/#incident-1209238">BURGLARY ALARM UNCLASSIFIED COMMERCIAL &#8212; 800 block of BROADWAY ST 12:57 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/sep/23/#incident-1209237">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; BROADWAY ST 12:41 a.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2026/sep/23/#incident-1209236">DISTURBANCE NOISE &#8212; Pepperwood Ln 12:22 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/sep/23/#incident-1209240">SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE &#8212; 2400 block of HARRIS ST 12:13 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/sep/23/#incident-1209239">BURGLARY ALARM AUDIBLE &#8212; 1900 block of FOURTH ST midnight
CHP: Traffic Collision, Unknown Injuries at 9658-10167 Briceland Thorn Rd 11:50 p.m.
UPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/university/2026/sep/22/#incident-1209225">Traffic Stop &#8212; Granite Ave/l K Wood Blvd 11:32 p.m.

Callophrys gryneus nelsoni. Photo: (c) Ken Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)