Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 151
529
753 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 151
529
753 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 149
527
751 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 109
449
641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
132
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
132
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
129
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
102
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
97
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
52
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Cape of Good Hope
5 Families width 71 Species and 14 Subspecies
Genera for Cape of Good Hope
52 Genera with 71 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1782 | Coppers | 3 | 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 | | 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 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1859 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1864 | Coppers | 1 | 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 | | Dira Hübner, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1819 | Small Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Durbania Trimen, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echenais Hübner, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 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 | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 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 | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lyropteryx Westwood, 1910 | | 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 | | Precis Hübner, 1782 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1955 | | 1 | 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 | | Taenaris Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1764 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1764 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape of Good Hope
71 Species and 14 Subspecies | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | 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 | | | 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 palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | 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 | | Dira oxylus Trimen, 1806 | Pondoland Widow | | Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836 | African Small White | | Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819 | African Small White | | Durbania amakosa Trimen, 1862 | Amakosa Rocksitter | | Echenais tinea Bates, 1868 | | | 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 | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | 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 trimeni Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Trimen's Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lyropteryx terpsichore zygaena Stichel, 1910 | | | 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 | | Precis archesia Cramer, 1782 | Garden Commodore | | Pseudonympha magoides Van Son, 1955 | False Silver-bottom Brown | | Salamis parrhassus Drury, 1782 | | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | | Taenaris catops pamphagus | | | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764 | Fynbos Blue | | Thestor basuta Wallengren, 1857 | | | Thestor protumnus Linnaeus, 1764 | Boland Skolly | | Trimenia argyroplaga Dickson, 1967 | Large Silver-spotted Copper | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope | 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 | 22
25 | 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 | 17
19 | 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 | 8
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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