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Checklist for Subfamily Papilioninae Latreille, 1802 (Swallowtails)
and region Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1798
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1797
6869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1796
6868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1253
5484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1157
5269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
251
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
6
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
5
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
5 Genera with 59 Species
Battus Scopoli, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1950Bluebottles and Jays22SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1945Chilasa67SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1793Cattlehearts1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
59 Species and 35 Subspecies
Battus zetides Munroe, 1971Zetides Swallowtail
Graphium (Arisbe) almansor Honrath, 1884Almansor White-lady Swordtail
Graphium almansor almansor Honrath, 1884
Graphium almansor escherichi Gaede, 1915
Graphium almansor uganda Lathy, 1906Uganda White Lady
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) colonna Christopher ..., 1873Black Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) gudenusi Rebel, 1911Kigezi Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) junodi Trimen, 1893Junod's Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) latreillianus Godart, 1819Coppery Swordtail
Graphium latreillianus theorini Aurivillius, 1881
Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793Common Graphium
Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793
Graphium (Arisbe) philonoe Christopher ..., 1873Eastern Graphium
Graphium philonoe whalleyi Talbot, 1929
Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775Common Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865Coastal Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) ridleyanus White, 1843Acraea Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) ucalegon Hewitson, 1865Creamy Graphium
Graphium ucalegon schoutedeni Berger, 1950
Pachliopta liris liris
Papilio (Princeps) antimachus Drury, 1872African Giant Swallowtail
Papilio antimachus parva Jackson, 1956
Papilio (Princeps) bromius (Doubleday, 1845)⇒ Nisoniades mimas Cramer, 1775
Papilio (Princeps) charopus Westwood, 1843Tailed Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio charopus montuosus Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Papilio (Princeps) chrapkowskii Suffert, 1904Broad Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871Constantine's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) cynorta Fabricius, 1793Common White Banded Papilio
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776)⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Papilio dardanus benio Suffert, 1904
Papilio dardanus dardanus Brown, 1776
Papilio dardanus meseres Carpenter, 1948
Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798African lime swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) desmondi Van Someren, 1939Desmond's Green-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides Trimen, 1868White-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio echerioides joiceyi Gabriel, 1945Zoroaster Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) elephenor Doubleday, 1845Yellow-crested Spangle
Papilio (Princeps) gallienus Distant, 1879Narrow-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) hesperus (Westwood, 1843)⇒ Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775
Papilio (Princeps) interjectana Vane-Wright, 1995Van Someren's Green-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Swallowtail
Papilio jacksoni jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
Papilio jacksoni ruandana Le Cerf, 1924
Papilio (Princeps) leucotaenia Rothschild, 1908Cream-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) lormieri Distant, 1874Central Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio lormieri neocrocea (Koçak, 1983)⇒ Papilio lormieri Distant, 1874
Papilio lormieri semlikana Le Cerf, 1924
Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891MacKinnon's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) mechowi Dewitz, 1881
Papilio mechowi mechowi Dewitz, 1881
Papilio mechowi whitnalli Neave, 1904
Papilio (Princeps) menestheus Drury, 1773Western Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) microps Storace, 1951
Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758African Blue-banded Swallowtail
Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845Narrow Green-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio nireus nireus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio nireus pseudonireus C. & R. Felder, 1865
Papilio (Princeps) nobilis (Rogenhofer, 1891)⇒ Myscelus nobilis Cramer, 1777
Papilio nobilis crippsianus Stoneham, 1936
Papilio nobilis nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775Apple-green Swallowtail
Papilio phorcas ansorgei (Rothschild, 1896)⇒ Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775
Papilio phorcas congoanus (Rothschild, 1896)⇒ Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775
Papilio phorcas ruscoei Krüger, 1928
Papilio (Princeps) plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898Mountain Mimetic Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) rex Oberthür, 1866King Papilio
Papilio rex mimeticus Rothschild, 1897
Papilio (Princeps) sosia Rothschild &..., 1905Medium Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio sosia debilis Storace, 1951
Papilio (Princeps) zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864Giant Blue Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) zenobia Fabricius, 1875Volta Swallowtail
Papilio almansor (Honrath, 1884)⇒ Graphium almansor Honrath, 1884
Papilio aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colias heos Herbst, 1792
Papilio babaulti (Rebel, 1911)⇒ Graphium gudenusi Rebel, 1911
Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio chrapkowskoides chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952
Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini Koçak, 1983
Papilio delius (Drury, 1782)⇒ Parnassius corybas sacerdos Stichel, 1906
Papilio epenetus Hewitson, 1861
Papilio horatius (Drury, 1782)⇒ Charaxes anticlea Drury, 1782
Papilio leo Gmelin, 1790
Papilio nerminae Storace, 1952Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio pollux (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775
Papilio ucalegon (Hewitson, 1865)⇒ Graphium ucalegon Hewitson, 1865
Papilio zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio zoroastres joiceyi (Gabriel, 1945)⇒ Papilio echerioides Trimen, 1868
Parides tros Fabricius, 1793

Subnodes of Papilioninae with occurrences in Uganda
TribeLeptocircini
Kirby, 1896
Jays, Kite Swallowtails, Swordtails
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePapilionini
Latreille, 1802
Fluted Swallowtails
1
43
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTroidini
Talbot, 1939
Aristolochia Swallowtails, Birdwings, Cattlehearts
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilioninae at artfakta.se
Papilioninae at dyntaxa.se
Papilioninae at itis.gov