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Checklist for Subfamily Charaxinae Guenée, 1865 (Leaf butterflies)
and region Taita-Taveta County (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
257
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
257
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
252
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
225
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
120
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
120
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
120
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
93
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
87
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
31
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
12
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
2
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taita-Taveta County
2 Genera with 12 Species
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850Emperors11SpeciesTaxom
Memphis Hübner, 1916Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taita-Taveta County
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Charaxes acuminatus Thurau, 1903Mountain Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes aubyni Poulton, 1926Aubyn´s Charaxes
Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779White Barred Charaxes
Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824Green-veined Charaxes
Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859Blue-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes etesipe Godart, 1824Savannah Charaxes
Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850Flame-bordered Charaxes
Charaxes tavetensis (Godart, 1824)⇒ Charaxes etesipe Godart, 1824
Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764Common Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885Violet-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850Club-tailed Charaxes
Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916)⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850

Subnodes of Charaxinae with occurrences in Taita-Taveta County
TribeAnaeini
Reuter, 1896
Leafwings
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCharaxini
Guenée, 1865
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Charaxinae at artfakta.se
Charaxinae at dyntaxa.se
Charaxinae at itis.gov