Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Eritrea (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 187
1282
2410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 185
1277
2406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 181
1273
2401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 124
1075
2143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
306
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
303
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
48
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Eritrea
4 Families width 83 Species and 15 Subspecies
Genera for Eritrea
48 Genera with 83 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1847 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1891 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1819 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1819 | Caper Whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopieris Aurivillius, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1866 | Emperors | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1884 | Clouded yellows | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1876 | Arabs | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1855 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1836 | Small Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1823 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1780 | Grass yellow | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1996 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1866 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1865 | Chilasa | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1849 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1893 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1847 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1982 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eritrea
83 Species and 15 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea doubledayi (Guérin, 1849) | ⇒ Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790 | Chief | | Amauris echeria abessinica Schmidt, 1921 | | | Amauris ochlea Boisduval, 1847 | Novice | | Amauris ochleides (Boisduval, 1847) | ⇒ Amauris ochlea Boisduval, 1847 | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene rubricinctus Holland, 1891 | Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois creona boguensis Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Calopieris eulimene Klug, 1829 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes figini Van Someren, 1969 | | | Charaxes figinii (Van Someren, 1969) | ⇒ Charaxes figini Van Someren, 1969 | | Charaxes hansalii (Felder, 1866) | ⇒ Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867 | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias electo meneliki Berger, 1940 | | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883 | African Golden | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852 | Lilac Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829 | Black-Marked Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis danae eupompe Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis (Colotis) dissociatus Butler, 1897 | | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829 | Dappled White | | Colotis (Colotis) incretus (Butler, 1881) | ⇒ Colotis auxo Lucas, 1852 | | Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819 | Blue Spotted Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829) | ⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876 | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis protractus Butler, 1876 | Blue-spotted Arab | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819 | African Small White | | Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837 | Creamy Small White | | Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836 | Ant-heap Small White | | Eicochrysops distractus Joannis & Ve..., 1913 | | | Eicochrysops masai Bethune-Baker, 1905 | Masai Blue | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833 | Malagasy Grass Yellow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875 | | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta brigitta Stoll, , 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Hypolimnas dubius Beauvais, 1805 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798 | Yellow Pansy | | Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 | African Yellow Pansy | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas pseudophlaeas Lucas, 1866 | | | Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876 | | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio dardanus figinii Storace, 1962 | | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio nireus pseudonireus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | Ethiopian Cabbage White | | Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Precis limnoria Klug, 1845 | White-spotted Commodore | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Tarucus grammicus Grose-Smith ..., 1893 | Black Pierrot | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982 | Condamin´s Ringlet | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Eritrea | 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
20 | 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 | 15
24 | 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 | 1
3 | Genus
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 | 10
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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