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Checklist for Tribe Papilionini Latreille, 1802 (Fluted Swallowtails)
and region Kakamega Forest (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
415
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
415
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
59
405
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
402
934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
227
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
227
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
227
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
170
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
154
468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
111
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
2
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
2
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePapilionini
Latreille, 1802
Fluted Swallowtails
1
13
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kakamega Forest
1 Genera with 13 Species
Papilio Linnaeus, 1952Chilasa18SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kakamega Forest
13 Species and 5 Subspecies
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776)⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798African lime swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides Trimen, 1868White-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio echerioides zoroastres Druce, 1878
Papilio (Princeps) interjectana Vane-Wright, 1995Van Someren's Green-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) lormieri Distant, 1874Central Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio lormieri neocrocea (Koçak, 1983)⇒ Papilio lormieri Distant, 1874
Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891MacKinnon's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758African Blue-banded Swallowtail
Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845Narrow Green-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) nobilis (Rogenhofer, 1891)⇒ Myscelus nobilis Cramer, 1777
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775Apple-green Swallowtail
Papilio phorcas ruscoei Krüger, 1928
Papilio (Princeps) rex Oberthür, 1866King Papilio
Papilio rex alinderi Bryk, 1928
Papilio (Princeps) sosia Rothschild &..., 1905Medium Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail


Links, sources and further information
Papilionini at itis.gov