Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Congo River (Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 18
29
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 18
29
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 16
27
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 9
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 7
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 7
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 7
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Congo River
4 Families width 14 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Congo River
12 Genera with 14 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1819 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1894 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1865 | Fig Eaters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1793 | Bluebottles and Jays | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1865 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sallya Koçak, 1996 | Tree nymphs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Congo River
14 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) lycoa Godart, 1819 | Lycoa Acraea | | Charaxes mixtus Rothschild, 1894 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Eresia actinote actinote Salvin, 1869 | | | Euphaedra ruspina Hewitson, 1865 | Common Orange Forester | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) ridleyanus White, 1843 | Acraea Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) tynderaeus Fabricius, 1793 | Electric Green Swordtail | | Hypolimnas dinarcha Hewitson, 1865 | Large Variable Diadem | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Congo River | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 8
7 | 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
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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