Checklist of Tribe Leptocircini Kirby, 1896 (Jays)
for Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1304
2564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1304
2564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1270
2494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
110
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Papilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails | 4
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Papilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails | 4
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Leptocircini
Kirby, 1896
Jays, Kite Swallowtails, Swordtails | 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
1 Genera with 6 Species
Species list for Benin
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
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