Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Iringa Region (Central Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 107
554
667 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 107
554
667 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 101
539
649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 85
516
628 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
156
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
156
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
156
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
121
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
112
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
28
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Iringa Region
4 Families width 45 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Iringa Region
28 Genera with 45 Species #ABCEGHIPT
| Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | Afrodryas Stoneham, 1957 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1819 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1986 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1836 | Emigrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1764 | Emperors | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeruleotaygetis Forster, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Epitola Westwood, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1855 | Fig Eaters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1779 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthe Huebner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1865 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1897 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1952 | Chilasa | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1879 | Commodores | 3 | Species | Taxom | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1857 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1775 | False acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | Teracolus Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iringa Region
45 Species and 7 Subspecies | Acraea equatorialis Neave, 1904 | | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Amauris ellioti Butler, 1895 | Ansorge´s Danaid | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Bicyclus kiellandi Condamin, 1986 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Charaxes lucyae Kielland, 1982 | | | Charaxes mccleeryi iringae Kielland, 1990 | | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Coeruleotaygetis peribaea Godman & Salvin, 1880 | | | Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852 | Lilac Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857 | African Orange Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Epitola falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879) | ⇒ Hewitola falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euphaedra (Neophronia) neophron Hopffer, 1855 | Gold Banded Forester | | Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779 | Golden Piper | | Euxanthe wakefieldi Ward, 1873 | Forest Queen | | Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865 | Coastal Swordtail | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Harpendyreus juno Butler, 1897 | | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) desmondi Van Someren, 1939 | Desmond's Green-Banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) echerioides Trimen, 1868 | White-Banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) fuelleborni Karsch, 1900 | | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) pelodurus Butler, 1896 | Eastern Bush Kite Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775 | Apple-green Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) thuraui Karsch, 1900 | | | Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 | Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail | | Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850 | Darker Commodore | | Precis octavia Cramer, 1779 | Gaudy Commodore | | Precis tugela Trimen, 1879 | African Leaf Butterfly | | Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775 | False Chief | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Iringa Region | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 5
5 | 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
20 | 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
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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