Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1494
2029 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
382
545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
381
543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
373
525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
195
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
179
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
76
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Cape Town
5 Families width 114 Species and 33 Subspecies
Genera for Cape Town
76 Genera with 114 Species #ABCDEHIJLMOPSTVZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1764 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeropetes Billberg, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1764 | Coppers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1910 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1914 | Oak-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1793 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Capys Hewitson, 1777 | Protea Butteflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cassionympha van Son, G., 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1775 | Emperors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1938 | Coppers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1850 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1763 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1758 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1767 | Tailed Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1889 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1899 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1910 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dodona Hewitson, 1914 | Punches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Durbania Trimen, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echenais Hübner, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1871 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1763 | Fig Eaters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1875 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytides Hübner, 1906 | Kite Swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 0 | Barons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1965 | Giant Cupids | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochimona Stichel, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1782 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | Melampias Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methone Doubleday, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1935 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 0 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1798 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1916 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phasis Hübner, 1764 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilmitis Butler, 1864 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1868 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1890 | Apeflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stygionympha Van Son, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarsocera Butler, 1962 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1764 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1956 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Torynesis Butler, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
114 Species and 33 Subspecies | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Pride | | Aloeides almeida C. Felder, 1862 | Almeida Copper | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides egerides Riley, 1938 | Red Hill Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Aloeides thyra (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Aloeides pallida N.D. Riley, 1938 | | Appias lyncida gellia Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Arhopala caesetius Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Arhopala horsfieldi eurysthenes Fruhstorfer, 1914 | Peacock Oakblue | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Cacyreus dicksoni Pennington, 1962 | Dickson's Geranium Bronze | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Capys alpheus Cramer, 1777 | Orange-banded Protea Butterfly | | Cassionympha cassius Godart, 1824 | Rainforest Brown | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes jahlusa Trimen, 1862 | Pearl Spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes pelias Cramer, 1775 | Protea Charaxes | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Chrysoritis dicksoni Gabriel, 1947 | Dickson's Copper | | Chrysoritis felthami Trimen, 1904 | Feltham´s Opal | | Chrysoritis pyroeis Trimen, 1864 | Sand-dune Opal | | Chrysoritis thysbe Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Opal | | Chrysoritis zonarius Riley, 1938 | Donkey Daisy Copper | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Cupido amyntula nesiotes J. Emmel & T..., 1998 | Western Tailed-Blue | | Cupido fracta Grünberg, 1912 | | | Cupido messapus Godart, 1823 | | | Cupido methymna Trimen, 1862 | | | Cupido thespis Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cyrestis elegans natta Swinhoe, 1899 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus genutia tychius Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Dodona ouida phlegra Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Durbania amakosa Trimen, 1862 | Amakosa Rocksitter | | Echenais tinea Bates, 1868 | | | Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872 | | | Erebia callias Edwards, 1871 | Colorado Alpine | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Euphaedra medon medon Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Euphydryas anicia eurytion Mead, 1875 | Anicia Checkerspot | | Eurytides serville acritus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Euselasia sergia sergia | Sergia Euselasia | | Euthalia agnis tinna | | | Harpendyreus tsomo Trimen, 1868 | Tsomo Blue | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913 | | Historis acheronta pherecydes (C. Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Historis acheronta acheronta Fabricius, 1775 | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Ideopsis vitrea oenopia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops bacchus Riley & Corbet, 1938 | Wineland Blue | | Lepidochrysops methymna Trimen, 1862 | Monkey Blue | | Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue | | Lepidochrysops puncticilia Trimen, 1883 | Mouse Blue | | Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965 | Robertson's Blue | | Lepidochrysops swartbergensis Swanepoel, 1969 | Swartberg Blue | | Lepidochrysops trimeni Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Trimen's Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) lara Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Black-eye | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932) | ⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776 | | Lycaena orus Cramer, 1782 | Sorrel Copper | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Methone cecilia chrysomela A. Butler, 1872 | Cecilia Metalmark | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Morpho menelaus chlorophorus Rousseau-Dec..., 1935 | | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | | | Pachliopta liris liris | | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Phasis braueri Dickson, 1968 | Brauer's Arrowhead | | Phasis pringlei Dickson, 1977 | Pringle's Arrowhead | | Phasis thero Linnaeus, 1764 | Hooked Copper | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Poecilmitis chrysaor (Trimen, 1864) | ⇒ Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White | | Pseudonympha hippia Cramer, 1782 | Burchell´s Brown | | Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793 | Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha trimenii Butler, 1868 | Trimen´s Brown | | Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 | African Apefly | | Stygionympha dicksoni Riley, 1938 | Dickson's Brown | | Stygionympha vigilans Trimen, 1887 | Western Hillside Brown | | Tarsocera cassina Butler, 1868 | Sand-dune Widow | | Tarsocera cassus Linnaeus, 1764 | Spring Widow | | Tarsocera dicksoni Van Son, 1962 | Dickson's Widow | | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764 | Fynbos Blue | | Thestor brachycera Trimen, 1883 | | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Thestor compassbergae Quickelberge..., 1970 | Compassberg Skolly | | Thestor dryburghi Van Son, 1966 | Dryburg's Skolly | | Thestor obscurus (Van Son, 1941) | ⇒ Uranothauma frederikkae Libert, 1993 | | Thestor protumnus Linnaeus, 1764 | Boland Skolly | | Thestor rileyi Pennington, 1956 | Riley's Skolly | | Torynesis mintha Geyer, 1837 | Mintha Widow | | Trimenia malagrida Wallengren, 1857 | Scarce Mountain Copper | | Trimenia wallengrenii Trimen, 1887 | Wallengren's Copper | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Cape Town | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 28
60 | 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 | 26
32 | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 10
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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