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Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Centre Cameroon (Cameroon)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		47
200
316		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		47
200
316		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		47
200
316		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		28
172
283		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		6
7
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Centre Cameroon
6 Families width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae (Leach, 1815)Footman moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Centre Cameroon
7 Genera with 7 Species
Achlyodes Hübner, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Eudonia Billberg, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Paramarbla Hübner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pitthea Walker, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphenoptera Butler, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Thalassodes Guenée, 19861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Centre Cameroon
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953
Eudonia yaoundeiensis Maes, 1996
Paramarbla elegantula Hering, 1926
Pitthea ichnolepida Herbulot, 1973
Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781
Pseudosphenoptera pitthea (Walker, 1854)⇒ Pseudosphenoptera boyi Zerny, 1931
Thalassodes caprifolia Herbulot, 1986

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Centre Cameroon
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		6
7
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Lepidoptera at arkansaslepidopterasurvey.net
Lepidoptera at butterflies.bcghana.org
Lepidoptera at mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu
Lepidoptera at afromoths.net
Lepidoptera at butterfliesofamerica.com
Lepidoptera at leps.it
Lepidoptera at papua-insects.nl
Lepidoptera at tyllinen.eu
Lepidoptera at abdb-africa.org
Lepidoptera at artfakta.se
Lepidoptera at dyntaxa.se
Lepidoptera at gbif.org
Lepidoptera at irmng.org
Lepidoptera at itis.gov