Papilionoidea (Butterflies)

CHP: Traffic Hazard at 23401 Charlie Hurt Hwy 7:46 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/oct/10/#incident-1098402">NON-INJURY TRAFFIC COLLISION &#8212; FIFTH ST 7:28 p.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2025/oct/10/#incident-1098408">MEDICAL AID &#8212; 12TH ST 7:25 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/oct/10/#incident-1098400">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; 3100 block of BROADWAY ST 7:23 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/oct/10/#incident-1098405">ANIMAL &#8212; 1900 block of LOWELL ST 7:22 p.m.
CHP: Traffic Collision, Ambulance En Route at Highway 101 and Northcrest Dr 7:14 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/oct/10/#incident-1098401">911 FROM A CELL PHONE &#8212; 2700 block of DOLBEER ST 7:11 p.m.

Papilio eurymedon. Photo: (c) guyincognito, 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)