Checklist for Tribe Leptocircini Kirby, 1896 (Jays)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1133
4496 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1029
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
227
1763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Papilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails | 5
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Papilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails | 4
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Leptocircini
Kirby, 1896
Jays, Kite Swallowtails, Swordtails | 1
17 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
1 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Nigeria
17 Species and 12 Subspecies | Graphium (Arisbe) adamastor Boisduval, 1836 | Boisduval's White-lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) agamedes Westwood, 1842 | Glassy Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) almansor Honrath, 1884 | Almansor White-lady Swordtail | | Graphium almansor escherichi Gaede, 1915 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium angolanus angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Southern Angola White Lady | | Graphium angolanus baronis Ungemach, 1932 | Northern Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) auriger Butler, 1876 | Gabon Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) biokoensis Gauthier, 1984 | Gauthier's Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) illyris Hewitson, 1872 | Cream-banded Swordtail | | Graphium illyris girardeaui Guilbot & Pl..., 1978 | | | Graphium illyris hamatus Joicey & Talbot, 1918 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) latreillianus Godart, 1819 | Coppery Swordtail | | Graphium latreillianus latreillianus Godart, 1819 | | | Graphium latreillianus theorini Aurivillius, 1881 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Graphium | | Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | | | Graphium leonidas pelopidas Oberthür, 1879 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) liponesco Suffert, 1904 | Long-tailed Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Graphium policenes policenes Cramer, 1775 | | | Graphium policenes telloi (Hecq, 1999) | ⇒ Graphium policenes Cramer, 1775 | | Graphium (Arisbe) polistratus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Dancing Swallowtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) ridleyanus White, 1843 | Acraea Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) simoni Aurivillius, 1898 | Simon'S Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) tynderaeus Fabricius, 1793 | Electric Green Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) ucalegon Hewitson, 1865 | Creamy Graphium | | Graphium ucalegon ucalegon Hewitson, 1865 | |
Links, sources and further information Leptocircini at itis.gov
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