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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1406
3743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
977
2918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
941
2847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
217
1095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
9
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
9 Genera with 38 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1889Pachliopta1SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 2007Bluebottles and Jays17SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1913Birdwings1SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa36SpeciesTaxom
Papilo1SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1793Cattlehearts1SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
38 Species and 27 Subspecies
Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889
Battus zetides Munroe, 1971Zetides Swallowtail
Graphium (Arisbe) almansor Honrath, 1884Almansor White-lady Swordtail
Graphium almansor almansor Honrath, 1884
Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779Angola White Lady
Graphium angolanus angolanus Goeze, 1779Southern Angola White Lady
Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779Large Striped Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) junodi Trimen, 1893Junod's Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793Common Graphium
Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793
Graphium (Arisbe) morania Angas, 1849Small White-lady Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) poggianus Honrath, 1884Pogge'S Graphium
Graphium poggianus poggianus Honrath, 1884
Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775Common Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865Coastal Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) ridleyanus White, 1843Acraea Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) schaffgotschi Niepelt, 1927Schaffgotsch's Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) taboranus Oberthür, 1886Tabora White Lady
Graphium deliae Libert & Col..., 2007
Ornithoptera haliphron antilochus (Fruhstorfer, 1913)⇒ Troides haliphron Boisduval, 1836
Pachliopta liris liris
Papilio anchisiades capys Hübner, 1809
Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852Anise Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871Constantine's Swallowtail
Papilio constantinus constantinus Ward, 1871
Papilio constantinus mweruanus Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776)⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Papilio dardanus dardanus Brown, 1776
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 homeyeri Plötz, 1880
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 mackinnoni theodori Riley, 1921
Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758African Blue-banded Swallowtail
Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845Narrow Green-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio nireus nireus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio ophidicephalus cottrelli Van Son, 1966
Papilio ophidicephalus mkuwadzi Gifford, 1961
Papilio ophidicephalus ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878
Papilio (Princeps) pelodurus Butler, 1896Eastern Bush Kite Swallowtail
Papilio pelodurus vesper Le Cerf, 1924
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775Apple-green Swallowtail
Papilio phorcas congoanus (Rothschild, 1896)⇒ Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775
Papilio phorcas nyikanus Rothschild &..., 1903
Papilio (Princeps) thuraui Karsch, 1900
Papilio thuraui occidua Storace, 1951
Papilio almansor (Honrath, 1884)⇒ Graphium almansor Honrath, 1884
Papilio horatius (Drury, 1782)⇒ Charaxes anticlea Drury, 1782
Papilio pollux (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775
Papilio zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758
Papilo demodocus
Parides tros Fabricius, 1793
Protographium dioxippus diores Rothschild &..., 1906

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
8
37
Genera
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