Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 205
811
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 205
811
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 202
808
1079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 143
673
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
173
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
173
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
169
213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
124
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
119
154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
69
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Cape Peninsula
5 Families width 96 Species and 20 Subspecies
Genera for Cape Peninsula
69 Genera with 96 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1782 | Coppers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1847 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arawacus Kaye, 1776 | Stripestreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1914 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1819 | Caper Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Capys Hewitson, 1777 | Protea Butteflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cassionympha van Son, G., 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1859 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1938 | Coppers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1761 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dira Hübner, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1819 | Small Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1915 | Autumn leaf | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Durbania Trimen, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echenais Hübner, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1917 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1823 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1901 | Brush-footed butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1775 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1860 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1782 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lyropteryx Westwood, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melampias Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methone Doubleday, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 0 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1767 | Chilasa | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1782 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1782 | Mother-of-Pearls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sallya Koçak, 1996 | Tree nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1780 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stygionympha Van Son, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarsocera Butler, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1764 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1764 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Peninsula
96 Species and 20 Subspecies | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Aloeides almeida C. Felder, 1862 | Almeida Copper | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides molomo molomo Trimen, 1870 | Molomo Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Amauris albimaculata Butler, 1875 | Layman | | Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798 | | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Arawacus aetolus Sultzer, 1776 | Aetolus Stripestreak | | Argiolaus silarus Druce, 1885 | | | Arhopala horsfieldi eurysthenes Fruhstorfer, 1914 | Peacock Oakblue | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Capys alpheus Cramer, 1777 | Orange-banded Protea Butterfly | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Chrysoritis felthami Trimen, 1904 | Feltham´s Opal | | Chrysoritis pyroeis Trimen, 1864 | Sand-dune Opal | | Chrysoritis zonarius Riley, 1938 | Donkey Daisy Copper | | Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761 | Pearly Heath | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819 | | Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819 | Clouded Sulphur | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Dira oxylus Trimen, 1806 | Pondoland Widow | | Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836 | African Small White | | Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819 | African Small White | | Doleschallia dascylus anicetus Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Durbania amakosa Trimen, 1862 | Amakosa Rocksitter | | Echenais tinea Bates, 1868 | | | Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872 | | | Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Heliconius antiochus aranea Fabricius, 1793 | | | Heliconius melpomene milesia (H.H. Riffarth, 1901) | ⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897 | | Hemiargus hanno ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | | | Hemiargus hanno hanno (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Hemiargus hanno ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | | Historis acheronta pherecydes (C. Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Historis acheronta acheronta Fabricius, 1775 | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Ideopsis vitrea oenopia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Junonia natalica Felder, 1860 | Brown Pansy | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops methymna Trimen, 1862 | Monkey Blue | | Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965 | Robertson's Blue | | Lepidochrysops trimeni Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Trimen's Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena orus Cramer, 1782 | Sorrel Copper | | Lyropteryx terpsichore zygaena Stichel, 1910 | | | Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868 | | Methone cecilia chrysomela A. Butler, 1872 | Cecilia Metalmark | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Ornithoptera astenous | | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Checkered Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) menestheus Drury, 1773 | Western Emperor Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio clytus (Linné, 1764) | ⇒ Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764 | | Papilio lara (Linné, 1764) | ⇒ Leptomyrina lara Linnaeus, 1764 | | Papilio nais (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Euthalia nais Forster, 1771 | | Papilio thrax (Linné, 1767) | ⇒ Erionota torus Evans, 1941 | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White | | Precis archesia Cramer, 1782 | Garden Commodore | | Pseudonympha hippia Cramer, 1782 | Burchell´s Brown | | Pseudonympha magoides Van Son, 1955 | False Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793 | Silver-bottom Brown | | Salamis parrhassus Drury, 1782 | | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | | Stygionympha dicksoni Riley, 1938 | Dickson's Brown | | Stygionympha vigilans Trimen, 1887 | Western Hillside Brown | | Taenaris catops pamphagus | | | Tarsocera cassina Butler, 1868 | Sand-dune Widow | | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764 | Fynbos Blue | | Thestor basuta Wallengren, 1857 | | | Thestor protumnus Linnaeus, 1764 | Boland Skolly | | Trimenia argyroplaga Dickson, 1967 | Large Silver-spotted Copper | | Trimenia malagrida Wallengren, 1857 | Scarce Mountain Copper | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula | 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 | 27
37 | 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 | 25
28 | 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 | 2
9 | Genera
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 | 10
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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