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Checklist for Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1126
3311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1063
3167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
196
867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
6
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
6 Genera with 42 Species
Battus Scopoli, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1886Bluebottles and Jays15SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa41SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1793Cattlehearts1SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1927Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 18212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
42 Species and 24 Subspecies
Battus zetides Munroe, 1971Zetides Swallowtail
Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779Angola White Lady
Graphium angolanus angolanus Goeze, 1779Southern Angola White Lady
Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779Large Striped Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) colonna Christopher ..., 1873Black Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) hachei (Dewitz, 1881)⇒ Papilio martensi Dewitz, 1881
Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793Common Graphium
Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793
Graphium (Arisbe) morania Angas, 1849Small White-lady Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) philonoe Christopher ..., 1873Eastern Graphium
Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775Common Swordtail
Graphium policenes policenes Cramer, 1775
Graphium (Arisbe) polistratus Grose-Smith, 1889Dancing Swallowtail
Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865Coastal Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) schaffgotschi Niepelt, 1927Schaffgotsch's Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) taboranus Oberthür, 1886Tabora White Lady
Papilio (Druryia) fuelleborni Karsch, 1900
Papilio anchisiades capys Hübner, 1809
Papilio (Princeps) bromius (Doubleday, 1845)⇒ Nisoniades mimas Cramer, 1775
Papilio (Princeps) chrapkowskii Suffert, 1904Broad Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871Constantine's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776)⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Papilio dardanus benio Suffert, 1904
Papilio dardanus tibullus Kirby, 1880
Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798African lime swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) desmondi Van Someren, 1939Desmond's Green-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio desmondi usambaraensis Koçak, 1980
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides Trimen, 1868White-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio echerioides shirensis Hancock, 1987
Papilio (Princeps) fuelleborni Karsch, 1900
Papilio (Princeps) jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Swallowtail
Papilio jacksoni nyika Cottrell, 1963
Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891MacKinnon's Swallowtail
Papilio mackinnoni isokae Hancock, 1984
Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758African Blue-banded Swallowtail
Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845Narrow Green-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio ophidicephalus mkuwadzi Gifford, 1961
Papilio ophidicephalus niassicola Storace, 1955
Papilio (Princeps) pelodurus Butler, 1896Eastern Bush Kite Swallowtail
Papilio pelodurus pelodurus Butler, 1896
Papilio pelodurus vesper Le Cerf, 1924
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775Apple-green Swallowtail
Papilio phorcas nyikanus Rothschild &..., 1903
Papilio (Princeps) rex Oberthür, 1866King Papilio
Papilio (Princeps) thuraui Karsch, 1900
Papilio thuraui cyclopis Rothschild &..., 1903
Papilio thuraui heathi Hancock, 1984
Papilio thuraui occidua Storace, 1951
Papilio thuraui thuraui Karsch, 1900
Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio martensi Dewitz, 1881
Papilio nerminae Storace, 1952Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio polistratus (Grose-Smith, 1889)⇒ Graphium polistratus Grose-Smith, 1889
Papilio pollux (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775
Papilio rhetenor leucocelis Jordan, 1909
Papilio zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758
Parides tros Fabricius, 1793
Parnassius simo simoides Bang-Haas, 1927
Protographium dioxippus diores Rothschild &..., 1906
Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Malawi
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
5
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)
Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Papilionidae at artfakta.se
Papilionidae at dyntaxa.se
Papilionidae at gbif.org
Papilionidae at irmng.org
Papilionidae at itis.gov