Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region East Usambara Mountains (Usambara Mountains, Tanzania)
List of families for East Usambara Mountains
21 Families width 105 Species and 3 Subspecies #SNETLGHPCIU
| Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802) | Hawk Moths | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Immidae Heppner, 1977 | Imma Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for East Usambara Mountains
59 Genera with 105 Species #ABCDEFGHILMNOPSTXZ
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1900 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Africepermenia Gaedike, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroploce Aarvik, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amerila Walker, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1874 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antistathmoptera Tams, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 0 | Bush Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caloptilia Hübner, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1937 | Flat | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1885 | Emperors | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclanis Carcasson, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chondrolepis Mabille, 1883 | Snow Horned Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1891 | Policemen | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1884 | Small Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eoophyla Swinhoe, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geodena Walker, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1865 | Bluebottles and Jays | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hemerophanes Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homoeomeria Wallengren, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imma Walker, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inferuncus Gibeaux, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucoma Hübner, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marcipalina Pelletier, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mecodina Guenée, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalota Diakonoff, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meliaba Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metarbela Holland, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monda F. Walker, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopitthea Carcasson, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1968 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1910 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oraesia Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ortharbela Aurivillius, 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1775 | Chilasa | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Paralebedella Strand, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phavaraea Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phorma Karsch, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plusiotricha Holland, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1935 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1854 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semalea Holland, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syllepte Hübner, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1854 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trogocrada Tams, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 2007 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for East Usambara Mountains
105 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acraea (Actinote) quirinalis Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Africepermenia tanzanica Gaedike, 2004 | | | Afroploce karsholti Aarvik, 2004 | | | Amerila howardi Pinhey, 1955 | | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874 | Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Antistathmoptera daltonae Tams, 1935 | | | Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875 | | | Bicyclus danckelmanni Rogenhofer, 1891 | | | Bicyclus dankelmanni | | | Caloptilia ingrata Triberti, 1989 | | | Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902 | Betton´s Flat | | Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Orange Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus zanqua Evans, 1937 | | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes lucyae Kielland, 1982 | | | Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775 | Black-bordered Charaxes | | Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885 | Violet-spotted Charaxes | | Chloroclanis tanzanica Carcasson, 1968 | | | Chloroclanis virescens tanzanica Carcasson, 1968 | | | Chondrolepis niveicornis Plötz, 1883 | Common Snow-horned Skipper | | Coeliades chalybe Westwood, 1852 | Blue Policeman | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades libeon Druce, 1875 | Spotless Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Coeliades sejuncta Mabille & Vu..., 1891 | Coast Policeman | | Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884 | Spiller's Sulphur Small White | | Eoophyla tanzanica Agassiz, 2012 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Geodena pringlei Carcasson, 1964 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) colonna Christopher ..., 1873 | Black Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) kirbyi Hewitson, 1872 | Kirby's Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) philonoe Christopher ..., 1873 | Eastern Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) polistratus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Dancing Swallowtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865 | Coastal Swordtail | | Hemerophanes diatoma Hering, 1926 | | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Homoeomeria haploa Collenette, 1958 | | | Imma arsisceles Meyrick, 1937 | | | Inferuncus spiculivalva Gielis, 1990 | | | Leucoma maria Kirby, 1896 | | | Marcipalina tanzaniensis Pelletier, 1975 | | | Mecodina africana Holland, 1894 | | | Megalota archana Aarvik, 2004 | | | Meliaba pelopsalis Walker, 1859 | | | Metarbela abdulrahmani I. Lehmann, 2008 | | | Micragone amaniana Darge, 2010 | | | Monda elegans Bourgogne, 1977 | | | Neopitthea pringlei Carcasson, 1964 | | | Neopolyptychus compar Rothschild &..., 1903 | Variable Polyptychus | | Neopolyptychus compar septentrionalis Carcasson, 1968 | | | Neopolyptychus septentrionalis Carcasson, 1968 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856 | Great Nephele | | Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856 | Silver Barred Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele xylina Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Oraesia provocans Walker, 1857 | | | Ortharbela cliftoni I. Lehmann, 2008 | | | Ortharbela sommerlattei I. Lehmann, 2008 | | | Papilio (Princeps) charopus Westwood, 1843 | Tailed Green-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) desmondi Van Someren, 1939 | Desmond's Green-Banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) hornimani Distant, 1879 | Horniman's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 | Emperor Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) pelodurus Butler, 1896 | Eastern Bush Kite Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775 | Apple-green Swallowtail | | Paralebedella estherae I. Lehmann, 2008 | | | Phavaraea poliana Druce, 1893 | | | Phorma pepon Karsch, 1896 | | | Plusiotricha carcassoni Dufay, 1972 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus amaniensis Carcasson, 1968 | | | Polyptychus andosa amaniensis Carcasson, 1968 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus unilineata Clark, 1935 | | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Semalea pulvina Plötz, 1879 | Branded Silky Skipper | | Syllepte ovialis Walker, 1859 | | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat | | Temnora crenulata Holland, 1893 | Crenulate Temnora | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora iapygoides Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora sardanus Walker, 1856 | Dusky Temnora | | Temnora scheveni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Temnora scitula Holland, 1889 | Yellow Spotted Temnora | | Temnora zantus Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | Ragged Temnora | | Theretra orpheus Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | Lined Hawk | | Thysanoplusia roseofasciata Carcasson, 1965 | | | Trogocrada atmota Janse, 1964 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | | Zamarada lima Fletcher D. S., 1974 | | | Zamarada mashariki Aarvik & BjÃ..., 2007 | | | Zamarada pinheyi Fletcher D. S., 1956 | | | Zamarada pringlei Fletcher D. S., 1974 | | | Zamarada usambarae Aarvik & BjÃ..., 2007 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in East Usambara Mountains
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