Checklist for Genus Melanitis Fabricius, 1807 (Evening Browns)
and region East Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 743
20447
107483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 739
20429
107440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 708
20177
106478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 435
15998
93602 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
4923
29836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
4919
29827 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 83
4908
29785 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
3088
21330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
2761
19757 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
496
3949 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 225
1752 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets | 60
456 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melanitini
Reuter, 1896
Evening browns | 2
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Melanitis
Fabricius, 1807
Evening Browns | 5 | Species |
Taxom
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Genera for East Africa
1 Genera with 5 Species
Species list for East Africa
5 Species and 4 Subspecies | Melanitis ansorgei Rothschild, 1904 | Blue Evening Brown | | Melanitis bankia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda africana (Fruhstorfer, 1908) | ⇒ Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | | Melanitis leda helena Westwood, 1851 | | | Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Evening Brown | | Melanitis libya Distant, 1882 | Violet-eyed Evening Brown | | Melanitis zitenius Herbst, 1796 | Dark evening brown | | Melanitis zitenius gnophodes Andrewes, 1923 | |
Links, sources and further information Melanitis at gbif.org
Melanitis at irmng.org
Melanitis at irmng.org
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