Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Ehlanzeni (Mpumalanga)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 203
963
1299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 203
963
1299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 193
948
1286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 152
853
1188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
346
491 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
346
491 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
343
487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
132
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
112
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
65
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Ehlanzeni
5 Families width 104 Species and 11 Subspecies
Genera for Ehlanzeni
65 Genera with 104 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPSTYZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alaena Boisduval, 1847 | Zulus | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1973 | Coppers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1880 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1857 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1776 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cassionympha van Son, G., 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1781 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coenyra Hewitson, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1852 | Arabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1887 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dingana Van Son, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1884 | Small Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1847 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1876 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Greta Hemming, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1887 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henotesia Butler, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropsis Kunth, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1895 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1793 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnoptera Doubleday, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1965 | Giant Cupids | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1936 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochimona Stichel, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantoides H. H. Druce, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1865 | Dotted Borders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neita Van Son, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1955 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1878 | Chilasa | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pardopsis Trimen, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1927 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Stugeta Druce, 1891 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1893 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ehlanzeni
104 Species and 11 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) anacreon Trimen, 1868 | Large Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852 | | Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881 | Clear-spotted Acraea | | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Acraea axina Westwood, 1881 | Little Acraea | | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847 | Speckled Red Acraea | | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides barbarae Henning & He..., 1994 | Barbara's Copper | | Aloeides dryas Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Transvaal Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Swanepoel's Copper | | Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880 | Butler's Ciliate Blue | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cassionympha cassius Godart, 1824 | Rainforest Brown | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865 | Ella's Bar | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Coenyra hebe Trimen, 1864 | Zulu Shadefly | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855 | Bushveld Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Dingana dingana Trimen, 1873 | Dingaan's Widow | | Dingana dingana dingana Trimen, 1873 | | | Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836 | African Small White | | Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836 | Ant-heap Small White | | Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884 | Spiller's Sulphur Small White | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847 | Autumn Leaf Vagrant | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema regularis Butler, 1876 | Even-bordered Grass Yellow | | Greta andromica dromica Haensch, 1910 | | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913 | | Henotesia perspicua (Trimen, 1873) | ⇒ Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873 | | Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873 | Eyed Bush Brown | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Epamera) aemulus Trimen, 1895 | Short Line Sapphire | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879 | Blotched Leopard | | Lepidochrysops irvingi Swanepoel, 1948 | Bronze Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops jeffersyi Swierstra, 1909 | | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops procera Trimen, 1893 | Grassveld Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops swanepoeli Pennington, 1948 | Swanepoel's Blue | | Lepidochrysops tantalus Trimen, 1887 | King Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932) | ⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776 | | Mantoides gama gama Distant, 1886 | Distant’s Imperial | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Neita extensa Butler, 1898 | Savanna Brown | | Neita neita Wallengren, 1875 | Neita Brown | | Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955 | Albizia Sailer | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) echerioides Trimen, 1868 | White-Banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 | Emperor Swallowtail | | Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833 | Polka Dot | | Parnassius simo simoides Bang-Haas, 1927 | | | Physcaeneura panda Boisduval, 1847 | Dark-webbed Ringlet | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White | | Protogoniomorpha parhassus Drury, 1782 | Common Mother-of-Pearl | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thestor swanepoeli (Pennington, 1971) | ⇒ Thestor rossouwi C.G.C. Dickson, 1971 | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893 | Bushland Ringlet | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Ehlanzeni | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 33
48 | 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 | 19
30 | 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 | 9
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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