Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Bulawayo (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 183
1058
1769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 183
1058
1769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 178
1045
1758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
965
1683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
222
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
222
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
221
259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
123
133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
113
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
34
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Bulawayo
6 Families width 33 Species and 11 Subspecies
Genera for Bulawayo
34 Genera with 33 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1865 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1857 | Coppers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1909 | Silver Spots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1900 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1776 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 0 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brakefieldia Aduse-Poku, ..., 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1862 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1874 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1807 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1836 | Arabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1889 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 1874 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Evides Dejean, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Greta Hemming, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1819 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1862 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochimona Stichel, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1764 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neita Van Son, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1865 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 0 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1854 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bulawayo
33 Species and 11 Subspecies | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Aloeides plowesi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Plowes´ Copper | | Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | Dusky Copper | | Aphnaeus rex Aurivillius, 1909 | | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Boloria pales dirphya | | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Charaxes jahlusa Trimen, 1862 | Pearl Spotted Charaxes | | Cigaritis namaquus Trimen, 1874 | Namaqua Bar | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Eicochrysops mahalkakoena | | | Epamera alienus Trimen, 1898 | | | Epamera mimosae Trimen, 1874 | | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Evides pubiventris Laporte & Gory, 1835 | | | Greta andromica dromica Haensch, 1910 | | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932) | ⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776 | | Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | | Neita extensa Butler, 1898 | Savanna Brown | | Oeneis chryxus calais Scudder, 1865 | Chryxus Arctic | | Pachliopta liris liris | | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Thestor basuta Wallengren, 1857 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Bulawayo | Family | Heliconiidae
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies, Brush-footed butterflies, Brush-Footed Butterfly, Brushfoot butterflies, Brushfooted Butterflies, Checker-spots, Crescent-spots, Four-footed butterflies, Fritillaries, Mourningclocks, Nymphalids, Purples | 14
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Papilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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