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Superfamily

Papilionoidea (Butterflies)

Icaricia icarioides. Photo: (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

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

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
        • Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
          • Class: Insecta (Insects)
            • Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
              • Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
                • Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
                  • Family: Pieridae (Whites, yellows, and sulphurs) (7)
                  • Family: Hesperiidae (Skippers) (16)
                  • Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies) (35)
                  • Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies) (25)
                  • Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtails and parnassians) (7)

Subtaxa

Family: Pieridae (Whites, yellows, and sulphurs)

Family: Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies)

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies)

Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtails and parnassians)

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