Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Eastern Province (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 95
273
313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 95
273
313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 91
268
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 74
243
287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
74
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
74
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
74
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
52
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
44
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
20
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Eastern Province (Kenya)
4 Families width 38 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Eastern Province (Kenya)
20 Genera with 38 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1875 | Acraeas | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1946 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1894 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1879 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850 | Emperors | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1863 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1863 | Arabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1775 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleria Godman & Salvin, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1878 | Chilasa | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eastern Province (Kenya)
38 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) esebria Hewitson, 1861 | Dusky Acraea | | Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865 | Fiery Acraea | | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790 | Chief | | Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946 | Opal Ciliate Blue | | Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894 | Crawshay's Caper White | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Charaxes acuminatus Thurau, 1903 | Mountain Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes acuminatus kulalensis Van Someren, 1963 | | | Charaxes baumanni Rogenhofer, 1891 | Baumann´s Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775 | Giant Charaxes | | Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898 | | | Charaxes hansalii (Felder, 1866) | ⇒ Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867 | | Charaxes kulal Stoll, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850 | Club-tailed Charaxes | | Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863 | Christina Sulphur | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863 | Large Violet Tip | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Hypoleria coenina Hewitson, 1872 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Ornipholidotos peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | Large Glasswing | | Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871 | Constantine's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 | Emperor Swallowtail | | Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Eastern Province (Kenya) | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
2 | 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 | 9
23 | 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
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
|
