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Checklist for Tribe Papilionini Latreille, 1802 (Fluted Swallowtails)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2170
8011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2168
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2164
8002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
1453
6124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1331
5721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
263
1471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
8
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
7
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePapilionini
Latreille, 1802
Fluted Swallowtails
2
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
2 Genera with 46 Species
Chilasa Moore, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1945Chilasa76SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
46 Species and 34 Subspecies
Papilio anchisiades capys Hübner, 1809
Papilio (Princeps) antimachus Drury, 1872African Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) bromius (Doubleday, 1845)⇒ Nisoniades mimas Cramer, 1775
Papilio (Princeps) charopus Westwood, 1843Tailed Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) chrapkowskii Suffert, 1904Broad Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871Constantine's Swallowtail
Papilio constantinus constantinus Ward, 1871
Papilio constantinus lecerfi Koçak, 1996
Papilio (Princeps) cynorta Fabricius, 1793Common White Banded Papilio
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776)⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Papilio dardanus benio Suffert, 1904
Papilio dardanus flavicornis Carpenter, 1947
Papilio dardanus ochracea
Papilio dardanus ochraceana Vane-Wright, 1995
Papilio dardanus polytrophus Boullet & Le..., 1912
Papilio dardanus tibullus Kirby, 1880
Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798African lime swallowtail
Papilio demodocus demodocus Esper, , 1798
Papilio (Princeps) desmondi Van Someren, 1939Desmond's Green-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio desmondi desmondi Van Someren, 1939
Papilio desmondi teita Van Someren, 1960
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides Trimen, 1868White-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio echerioides ambangulu (Clifton & Co..., 1997)⇒ Papilio echerioides Trimen, 1868
Papilio echerioides joiceyi Gabriel, 1945Zoroaster Swallowtail
Papilio echerioides kiellandi (Clifton & Co..., 1997)⇒ Papilio echerioides Trimen, 1868
Papilio echerioides nyiro Carcasson, 1962
Papilio echerioides wertheri (Karsch, 1898)⇒ Papilio epenetus Hewitson, 1861
Papilio echerioides zoroastres Druce, 1878
Papilio (Princeps) elephenor Doubleday, 1845Yellow-crested Spangle
Papilio (Princeps) hornimani Distant, 1879Horniman's Swallowtail
Papilio hornimani hornimani Distant, 1879
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) mechowi Dewitz, 1881
Papilio (Princeps) menestheus Drury, 1773Western Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758African Blue-banded Swallowtail
Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845Narrow Green-Banded Swallowtail
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 ophidicephalus ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878
Papilio (Princeps) oribazus Boisduval, 1836
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775Apple-green Swallowtail
Papilio phorcas ansorgei (Rothschild, 1896)⇒ Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775
Papilio phorcas roscoei Cramer, 1775
Papilio phorcas ruscoei Krüger, 1928
Papilio phorcas tenuifasciatus (Kielland, 1990)⇒ Papilio phorcas Cramer, 1775
Papilio (Princeps) plagiatus Aurivillius, 1898Mountain Mimetic Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) rex Oberthür, 1866King Papilio
Papilio rex alinderi Bryk, 1928
Papilio rex regulana (Vane-Wright, 1995)⇒ Papilio rex Oberthür, 1866
Papilio (Princeps) sosia Rothschild &..., 1905Medium Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) zenobia Fabricius, 1875Volta Swallowtail
Papilio almansor (Honrath, 1884)⇒ Graphium almansor Honrath, 1884
Papilio aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colias heos Herbst, 1792
Papilio brontes (Van Someren, 1939)⇒ Autochton zarex Hübner, 1818
Papilio chrapkowski
Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio delius (Drury, 1782)⇒ Parnassius corybas sacerdos Stichel, 1906
Papilio dialis Leech, 1893Black-crested Spangle
Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883
Papilio epenetus Hewitson, 1861
Papilio horatius (Drury, 1782)⇒ Charaxes anticlea Drury, 1782
Papilio leo Gmelin, 1790
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 rumanzowius spinturnix (Fruhstorfer, 1909)⇒ Papilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821
Papilio zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio zoroastres joiceyi (Gabriel, 1945)⇒ Papilio echerioides Trimen, 1868


Links, sources and further information
Papilionini at itis.gov