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Checklist for Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
and region Western Area (Sierra Leone)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
7
11
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Area (Sierra Leone)
7 Families width 20 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals11SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Area (Sierra Leone)
11 Genera with 20 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1758Acraeas7SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1994Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Atemnora Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1764Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1853And Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Palaeugoa Durante, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1779Commodores1SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1854Carpenter bees2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Area (Sierra Leone)
20 Species
Acraea (Actinote) circeis Drury, 1782White Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) orestia Hewitson, 1874Orestia Glassy Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) parrhasia (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Acraea dejana Fabricius, 1793
Acraea lycia Fabricius, 1775
Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847Natal Acraea
Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775Dancing Acraea
Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758Large Spotted Acraea
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) mattinglyorum Huang, 1994
Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764Blue Pansy
Megachile (Callomegachile) torrida Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Palaeugoa secunda Volynkin, 2017
Precis octavia Cramer, 1779Gaudy Commodore
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) varipes Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) hottentotta Smith, 1854

Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Western Area (Sierra Leone)
SubclassPterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
7
11
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Insecta (Linnaeus 1758)
Insecta (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Insecta at papua-insects.nl
Insecta at artfakta.se
Insecta at dyntaxa.se
Insecta at gbif.org
Insecta at irmng.org
Insecta at itis.gov
Insecta at marinespecies.org