Checklist of Subfamily Charaxinae Guenée, 1865 (Leaf butterflies)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1218
2857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1217
2856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1214
2851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
675
1624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
618
1486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
153
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 52
141 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 4
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namibia
4 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Namibia
14 Species and 7 Subspecies | Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1866 | Bush Charaxes | | Charaxes achaemenes achaemenes C. & R. Felder, 1867 | Bushveld Charaxes | | Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 | Divebomber Charaxes | | Charaxes brainei Van Son, 1966 | Braine´s Charaxes | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes brutus natalensis (Staudinger, 1885) | ⇒ Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes guderiana Dewitz, 1879 | Blue Spangled Charaxes | | Charaxes guderiana guderiana Dewitz, 1879 | Blue-spangled Charaxes | | Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767 | Foxy Charaxes | | Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866 | Foxy Charaxes | | Charaxes saturnus Butler, 1866 | Foxy Charaxes | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes varanes vologeses Mabille, 1876 | Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes viola Butler, 1865 | Savanna Demon Charaxes | | Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850 | Club-tailed Charaxes | | Fountainea halice halice Godart, 1824 | | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Prepona eugenes argyria (Fruhstorfer, 1916) | ⇒ Prepona pylene Hewitson, 1853 |
Subnodes of Charaxinae with occurrences in Namibia
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