Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Ituri Province (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4
11
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 4
11
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 4
11
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 4
11
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 3
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 3
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 3
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 2
9
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 2
9
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 2
9
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ituri Province
2 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Ituri Province
9 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Ituri Province
11 Species | Anthene ituria Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874 | Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Anthene princeps Butler, 1876 | Cupreous Hairtail | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Epitola falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879) | ⇒ Hewitola falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | | Eurytela hiarbas Drury, 1782 | Pied Piper | | Hypolycaena antifaunus Westwood, 1851 | Large Fairy Hairstreak | | Petrelaea aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | | Triclema obscura (Druce, 1910) | ⇒ Anthene obscura Druce, 1910 | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Ituri Province | 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 | 8
10 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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