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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
14
106
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
12
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLeptocircini
Kirby, 1896
Jays, Kite Swallowtails, Swordtails
5
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
5 Genera with 31 Species
Eurytides Hübner, 1906Kite Swallowtails2SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1861Bluebottles and Jays49SpeciesTaxom
Iphiclides Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 18212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
31 Species and 31 Subspecies
Eurytides dolicaon dolicaon (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurytides dolicaon deileon C. Felder & ..., 1865
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 carchedonias
Graphium almansor carchedonius Karsch, 1895
Graphium almansor charcedonius
Graphium almansor dufranei Collins & La..., 2008
Graphium almansor escherichi Gaede, 1915
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 (Arisbe) biokoensis Gauthier, 1984Gauthier's Striped Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) fulleri Grose-Smith, 1883Riley's graphium
Graphium fulleri fulleri Grose-Smith, 1883
Graphium fulleri rileyi Berger, 1950
Graphium (Arisbe) illyris Hewitson, 1872Cream-banded Swordtail
Graphium illyris girardeaui Guilbot & Pl..., 1978
Graphium illyris hamatus Joicey & Talbot, 1918
Graphium illyris illyris Hewitson, 1873Western Cream-Banded 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 (Arisbe) liponesco Suffert, 1904Long-tailed Striped Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) philonoe Christopher ..., 1873Eastern Graphium
Graphium philonoe philonoe Ward, 1873
Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775Common Swordtail
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) ridleyanus White, 1843Acraea Swordtail
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 rileyi Berger, 1950
Graphium ucalegon ucalegon Hewitson, 1865
Graphium (Graphium) codrus Cramer, 1779Eastern Olive Triangle
Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902Spotted Zebra
Graphium rileyi Berger, 1950Riley´s Graphium
Graphium stratocles stratocles C.& R.Felder, 1861
Iphiclides podalirius podalirius Linnaeus, 1758
Mimoides euryleon Hewitson, 1856False Cattleheart Swallowtail
Mimoides pausanias hermolaus Guenée, 1872
Protographium thyastes Drury, 1782
Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821


Links, sources and further information
Leptocircini at itis.gov