Checklist of Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
for Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)
List of families for Pietermaritzburg
26 Families width 134 Species and 20 Subspecies
| Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae (Heinemann & ..., 1876) | Batrachedrid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae (Grote, 1895) | Metalmark Butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Pietermaritzburg
108 Genera with 134 Species
| Achlyodes Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeropetes Billberg, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroptilum Gillies, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alcides Hübner, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisodes Guenée, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atremaea Staudinger, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedra Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1819 | Caper Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cassionympha van Son, G., 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1857 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceromitia Zeller, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1824 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysopoloma Druce, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1967 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cimitra platyloxa. M..., 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptolechia Zeller, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptophasa Lewin, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1899 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deloneura Trimen, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | Cornelians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diachrysia Hübner, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diasemopsis Rondani, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1884 | Small Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ectochela Hampson, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1901 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epichoristodes Diakonoff, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretmocera Zeller, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1847 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulasia Truqui, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1876 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucina Hulst, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1887 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropsis Kunth, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homaloxestis Meyrick, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocera Olivier, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1911 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochimona Stichel, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luma Walker, 1896 | Orange-Bark myrtle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroprora Turner, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marmaroplegma Wallengren, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metallochlora Warren, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisa F. Walker, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1928 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1868 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paralethe Van Son, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pardopsis Trimen, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1927 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Piercia Janse, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1779 | Commodores | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prionapteryx Stephens, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protographium Munroe, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnarmon Lederer, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyacia Hübner, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1857 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphallestasis | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyas Hübner, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespanthedon Le Cerf, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeuta Latreille, 1852 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1868 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pietermaritzburg
134 Species and 20 Subspecies | Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | | | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Acraea axina Westwood, 1881 | Little Acraea | | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Acraea petraea Boisduval, 1847 | Blood Acraea | | Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847 | Speckled Red Acraea | | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Pride | | Afroptilum sudafricanum Lestage, 1924 | | | Agrodiaetus damon damon | | | Alcides brevirostris Boheman, 1836 | | | Anisodes monetaria homostola Meyrick, 1897 | | | Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932 | | | Asota speciosa Drury, 1773 | Specious Tiger | | Atremaea lonchoptera Staudinger, 1871 | | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Batrachedra psilopa (F. Walker, 1864) | ⇒ Batrachedra psithyra Meyrick, 1888 | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Cassionympha cassius Godart, 1824 | Rainforest Brown | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Celaenorrhinus mokeezi Wallengren, 1857 | Christmas Forester | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Chrysopoloma bicolor Distant, 1897 | | | Chrysoritis turneri amatola Dickson & Mc..., 1967 | | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Cimitra horridella Walker, 1863 | | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) erone Angas, 1849 | Coast Purple Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Cryptolechia apocrypta Meyrick, 1886 | | | Cryptophasa geron Diakonoff, 1954 | | | Cyrestis elegans natta Swinhoe, 1899 | | | Deloneura millari Trimen, 1906 | Millar's Buff | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869 | Orange-barred Playboy | | Diachrysia chryson pales Mell, 1939 | | | Diasemopsis meigenii Westwood, 1837 | | | Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836 | African Small White | | Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836 | Ant-heap Small White | | Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884 | Spiller's Sulphur Small White | | Ectochela dasophrys Tams, 1930 | | | Eilema leia Hampson, 1901 | | | Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872 | | | Epichoristodes acerbella Walker, 1864 | African Carnation Tortrix | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Eretmocera scatospila Zeller, 1852 | | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847 | Autumn Leaf Vagrant | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) bombylius Fabricius, 1787 | | | Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | Angled Grass Yellow | | Eurema regularis Butler, 1876 | Even-bordered Grass Yellow | | Glaucina gonia gonia | | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873 | Eyed Bush Brown | | Homaloxestis cholopis Meyrick, 1906 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Leptocera (Leptocera) nigra Olivier, 1813 | | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Lethe dura mansonia Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932) | ⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776 | | Luma monomma Warren, 1896 | | | Macroprora ochthera Turner, 1942 | | | Marmaroplegma clio (Fawcett, 1902) | ⇒ Marmaroplegma paragarda Wallengren, 1860 | | Marmaroplegma paragarda Wallengren, 1860 | Speared Monkey | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Metallochlora exorista Prout, 1917 | | | Metisa fumosa Janse, 1919 | | | Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928 | Eastern Sylph | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) echerioides Trimen, 1868 | White-Banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) euphranor Trimen, 1868 | Bush Kite | | Paralethe dendrophilus Trimen, 1862 | Bush Beauty | | Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833 | Polka Dot | | Parnassius simo simoides Bang-Haas, 1927 | | | Piercia olivata Janse, 1933 | | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White | | Precis archesia Cramer, 1782 | Garden Commodore | | Precis octavia Cramer, 1779 | Gaudy Commodore | | Prionapteryx brevivittalis Hampson, 1919 | | | Protogoniomorpha parhassus Drury, 1782 | Common Mother-of-Pearl | | Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Pycnarmon cribrata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Rhyacia (Standfussrhyacia) junonia Staudinger, 1881 | | | Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper | | Semiothisa simplicilinea Warren, 1905 | | | Sphallestasis euplocamis Meyrick, 1918 | | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thyas daseia (Fawcett, 1902) | ⇒ | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917 | | | Xanthorhoe poseata Geyer, 1837 | | | Yponomeuta fumigata Philipp Chri..., 1852 | | | Zamarada ordinaria Bethune-Baker, 1913 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg
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