Checklist for Genus Heliconius Kluk, 1780 (Brush-footed butterflies)
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 614
13248
40770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 610
13239
40744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 581
13079
40224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 365
10638
34907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
3730
13310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
3727
13306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3725
13304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 28
2482
9917 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
2292
9415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
401
2450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 166
1055 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries | 16
155 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Heliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Heliconiina
Swainson, 1822
| 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Heliconius
Kluk, 1780
Brush-footed butterflies, Heliconians, Longwings | 5 | Species |
Taxom
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Genera for West Africa
1 Genera with 5 Species
Species list for West Africa
5 Species and 4 Subspecies | Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819 | Juliette | | Heliconius fortunatus Weymer, 1884 | | | Heliconius fortunatus spurius Weymer, 1893 | | | Heliconius hecale Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Heliconian | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Postman | | Heliconius melpomene milesia (H.H. Riffarth, 1901) | ⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897 | | Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793 | Sara Longwing | | Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813) | ⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864 |
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