Checklist for Tribe Leptocircini Kirby, 1896 (Jays)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 526
5757
13395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 522
5738
13355 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 504
5673
13247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 319
4508
10911 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
1151
2323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
1148
2320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
1148
2320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
737
1379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
682
1243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
204
342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Papilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails | 15
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Papilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails | 11
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Leptocircini
Kirby, 1896
Jays, Kite Swallowtails, Swordtails | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Macaronesia
5 Genera with 6 Species
Species list for Macaronesia
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Links, sources and further information Leptocircini at itis.gov
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