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Checklist of Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
for Buikwe District (Central Uganda, Uganda)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		8
11
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		8
11
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		8
11
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		8
11
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		5
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		5
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Buikwe District
5 Families width 7 Species
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Buikwe District
6 Genera with 7 Species
Belenois Hübner, 1874Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Leptosia Hübner, 1782Psyche1SpeciesTaxom
Megalopalpus Röber, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1776Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Salamis Boisduval, 1793Mother-of-Pearls1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buikwe District
7 Species
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874Yellow Caper White
Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782African Spirit
Megalopalpus simplex Röber, 1886Eastern Harvester
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776)⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Salamis cacta Fabricius, 1793Lilac Beauty

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Buikwe District
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
5
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom