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Checklist for Tribe Leptocircini Kirby, 1896 (Jays)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
4987
38775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
4502
35706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
739
6941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
28
283
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
19
265
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLeptocircini
Kirby, 1896
Jays, Kite Swallowtails, Swordtails
7
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
7 Genera with 66 Species
Eurytides Hübner, 1906Kite Swallowtails3SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1884Bluebottles and Jays104SpeciesTaxom
Iphiclides Hübner, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Lamproptera Gray, 1865Dragontails1SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Protesilaus Swainson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 18216SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
66 Species and 68 Subspecies
Eurytides dolicaon dolicaon (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurytides dolicaon deileon C. Felder & ..., 1865
Eurytides protesilaus Linnaeus, 1758
Eurytides serville acritus Rothschild &..., 1906
Graphium (Arisbe) adamastor Boisduval, 1836Boisduval's White-lady
Graphium (Arisbe) agamedes Westwood, 1842Glassy Graphium
Graphium agamedes medesaga Suffert, 1904
Graphium (Arisbe) almansor Honrath, 1884Almansor White-lady Swordtail
Graphium almansor almansor Honrath, 1884
Graphium almansor birbiri Ungemach, 1932
Graphium almansor carcedonius Karsch, 1895
Graphium almansor carchedonias
Graphium almansor carchedonius Karsch, 1895
Graphium almansor charcedonius
Graphium almansor dufranei Collins & La..., 2008
Graphium almansor escherichi Gaede, 1915
Graphium almansor snowi
Graphium almansor uganda Lathy, 1906Uganda White Lady
Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779Angola White Lady
Graphium angolanus angolanus Goeze, 1779Southern Angola White Lady
Graphium angolanus baronis Ungemach, 1932Northern Angola White Lady
Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779Large Striped Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) auriger Butler, 1876Gabon Graphium
Graphium auriger harpagon Grose-Smith, 1890
Graphium auriger odin Strand, 1910
Graphium (Arisbe) aurivilliusi Seeldrayers, 1896Aurivillius' Graphium
Graphium (Arisbe) biokoensis Gauthier, 1984Gauthier's Striped Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) colonna Christopher ..., 1873Black Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) cyrnus Boisduval, 1836Madagascan Graphium
Graphium (Arisbe) endochus Boisduval, 1836
Graphium (Arisbe) evombar Boisduval, 1836Madagascan Striped Swordtail
Graphium evombar evombar Boisduval, 1836
Graphium evombar viossati (Collins, 1997)⇒ Graphium evombar Boisduval, 1836
Graphium (Arisbe) fulleri Grose-Smith, 1883Riley's graphium
Graphium fulleri boulleti Le Cerf, 1912
Graphium fulleri fulleri Grose-Smith, 1883
Graphium fulleri rileyi Berger, 1950
Graphium fulleri ucalegonides Staudinger, 1884
Graphium (Arisbe) gudenusi Rebel, 1911Kigezi Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) hachei (Dewitz, 1881)⇒ Papilio martensi Dewitz, 1881
Graphium hachei hachei Dewitz, 1881
Graphium hachei moebii Suffert, 1904
Graphium (Arisbe) illyris Hewitson, 1872Cream-banded Swordtail
Graphium illyris flavisparsus Fruhstorfer, 1903
Graphium illyris girardeaui Guilbot & Pl..., 1978
Graphium illyris hamatus Joicey & Talbot, 1918
Graphium illyris illyris Hewitson, 1873Western Cream-Banded Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) junodi Trimen, 1893Junod's Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) kigoma Carcasson, 1964Kigoma Graphium
Graphium kigoma kigoma Carcasson, 1964
Graphium (Arisbe) kirbyi Hewitson, 1872Kirby's Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) latreillianus Godart, 1819Coppery Swordtail
Graphium latreillianus latreillianus Godart, 1819
Graphium latreillianus theorini Aurivillius, 1881
Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793Common Graphium
Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793
Graphium leonidas pelopidas Oberthür, 1879
Graphium leonidas santamarthae Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Graphium leonidas thomasius Le Cerf, 1924
Graphium leonidas zanzibaricus (Kielland, 1990)⇒ Graphium leonidas Fabricius, 1793
Graphium (Arisbe) levassori Oberthür, 1890White Graphium
Graphium (Arisbe) liponesco Suffert, 1904Long-tailed Striped Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) morania Angas, 1849Small White-lady Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) olbrechtsi Berger, 1950
Graphium olbrechtsi olbrechtsi Berger, 1950
Graphium olbrechtsi tongoni Berger, 1969
Graphium (Arisbe) philonoe Christopher ..., 1873Eastern Graphium
Graphium philonoe philonoe Ward, 1873
Graphium philonoe whalleyi Talbot, 1929
Graphium (Arisbe) poggianus Honrath, 1884Pogge'S Graphium
Graphium poggianus kigoma Carcasson, 1964
Graphium poggianus poggianus Honrath, 1884
Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775Common Swordtail
Graphium policenes laurentia Le Cerf, 1924
Graphium policenes policenes Cramer, 1775
Graphium policenes telloi (Hecq, 1999)⇒ Graphium policenes Cramer, 1775
Graphium (Arisbe) policenoides Holland, 1892Dusky Swordtail
Graphium policenoides liponesco
Graphium (Arisbe) polistratus Grose-Smith, 1889Dancing Swallowtail
Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865Coastal Swordtail
Graphium porthaon mackiei (Collins & La..., 1974)⇒ Graphium porthaon Hewitson, 1865
Graphium porthaon porthaon Hewitson, 1865
Graphium porthaon tanganyikae Kielland, 1978
Graphium (Arisbe) ridleyanus White, 1843Acraea Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) schaffgotschi Niepelt, 1927Schaffgotsch's Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) schubotzi Schultze, 1913Odin'S Graphium
Graphium schubotzi maculata Libert, 2007
Graphium schubotzi schubotzi Schultze, 1913
Graphium (Arisbe) simoni Aurivillius, 1898Simon'S Graphium
Graphium (Arisbe) taboranus Oberthür, 1886Tabora White Lady
Graphium (Arisbe) tynderaeus Fabricius, 1793Electric Green Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) ucalegon Hewitson, 1865Creamy Graphium
Graphium ucalegon fonteinei Berger, 1981
Graphium ucalegon rileyi Berger, 1950
Graphium ucalegon schoutedeni Berger, 1950
Graphium ucalegon ucalegon Hewitson, 1865
Graphium (Graphium) codrus Cramer, 1779Eastern Olive Triangle
Graphium (Graphium) milon (Felder, 1864)⇒ Graphium anthedon C. & R. Felder, 1864
Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902Spotted Zebra
Graphium aristeus aristeus
Graphium abri Smith & Vane..., 2001
Graphium deliae Libert & Col..., 2007
Graphium euphratoides Eimer, 1889
Graphium monticolus textrix Tsukada & Ni..., 1980
Graphium odin Strand, 1910
Graphium rileyi Berger, 1950Riley´s Graphium
Graphium stratocles stratocles C.& R.Felder, 1861
Graphium ucalegonides Staudinger, 1884
Iphiclides feisthamelii Duponchel, 1832Iberian Scarce Swallowtail
Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758Pear-tree Swallowtail
Iphiclides podalirius feisthamelii (Duponchel, 1832)⇒ Iphiclides feisthamelii Duponchel, 1832
Iphiclides podalirius podalirius Linnaeus, 1758
Lamproptera meges ennius Felder & Felder, 1865
Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906
Mimoides euryleon Hewitson, 1856False Cattleheart Swallowtail
Mimoides lysithous athous (C. Felder & ..., 1864)⇒ Mimoides lysithous harrisianus Swainson, 1822
Mimoides pausanias hermolaus Guenée, 1872
Protesilaus stenodesmus Rothschild &..., 1906
Protographium agesilaus Guérin & Per..., 1835Short-lined Kite Swallowtail
Protographium asius Fabricius, 1781
Protographium dioxippus diores Rothschild &..., 1906
Protographium leucaspis Godart, 1819
Protographium thyastes Drury, 1782
Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821


Links, sources and further information
Leptocircini at itis.gov