Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Congo basin (Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 62
270
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 61
269
432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 61
269
432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 59
267
429 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
230
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
230
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
229
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
162
278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
145
257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
13
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Congo basin
4 Families width 46 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Congo basin
13 Genera with 46 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1775 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1929 | Caper Whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1780 | Emperors | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1865 | Bluebottles and Jays | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Hadrodontes Stoneham, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1916 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1885 | Chilasa | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pardopsis Trimen, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopontia Plötz, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Congo basin
46 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acraea cepheus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cepheus Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Appias (Glutophrissa) perlucens Butler, 1898 | | | Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989 | | Belenois calypso Drury, 1773 | Calypso Caper White | | Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894 | Crawshay's Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois sudanensis Talbot, 1929 | Sudan Caper White | | Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 | Divebomber Charaxes | | Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874 | Green Demon Charaxes | | Charaxes doubledayi Aurivillius, 1898 | Doubleday´s Untailed Charaxes | | Charaxes ethalion Boisduval, 1847 | Satyr Charaxes | | Charaxes lycurgus Fabricius, 1793 | Laodice Untailed Charaxes | | Charaxes minor Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Charaxes zingha Stoll, 1780 | Shining red charaxes | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) auriger Butler, 1876 | Gabon Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) fulleri Grose-Smith, 1883 | Riley's graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) hachei (Dewitz, 1881) | ⇒ Papilio martensi Dewitz, 1881 | | Graphium (Arisbe) illyris Hewitson, 1872 | Cream-banded Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) latreillianus Godart, 1819 | Coppery Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenoides Holland, 1892 | Dusky Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) ridleyanus White, 1843 | Acraea Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) simoni Aurivillius, 1898 | Simon'S Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) tynderaeus Fabricius, 1793 | Electric Green Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) ucalegon Hewitson, 1865 | Creamy Graphium | | Hadrodontes fulvescens Aurivillius, 1891 | | | Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916) | ⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850 | | Papilio (Princeps) antimachus Drury, 1872 | African Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) chrapkowskii Suffert, 1904 | Broad Green-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) cynorta Fabricius, 1793 | Common White Banded Papilio | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) filaprae Suffert, 1904 | | | Papilio (Princeps) hesperus (Westwood, 1843) | ⇒ Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) sosia Rothschild &..., 1905 | Medium Green-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864 | Giant Blue Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) zenobia Fabricius, 1875 | Volta Swallowtail | | Papilio mechowiana Dewitz, 1885 | | | Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833 | Polka Dot | | Pseudopontia paradoxa R. Felder, 1869 | Pseudopontiinae | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Congo basin | 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 | 6
13 | 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
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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