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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Kasai-Oriental (Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
44
357
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
44
357
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
39
347
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
37
345
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
333
727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
333
727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
333
727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
250
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
246
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kasai-Oriental
3 Families width 15 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals10SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kasai-Oriental
8 Genera with 15 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1873Acraeas5SpeciesTaxom
Azanus Moore, 1857Babul Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1868Bush Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1883Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Euphaedra Hübner, 1865Fig Eaters1SpeciesTaxom
Euriphene Boisduval, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1793Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1879Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kasai-Oriental
15 Species
Acraea (Actinote) bonasia Fabricius, 1775Bonasia Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) peneleos Christopher ..., 1871Peneleos Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) penelope Staudinger, 1896Penelope Acraea
Acraea egina Cramer, 1775Elegant Acraea
Acraea rogersi Hewitson, 1873Rogers´ Acraea
Azanus isis Drury, 1773White-banded Babul Blue
Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880Mirza Babul Blue
Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857Black-bordered Babul Blue
Bicyclus vulgaris Butler, 1868Vulgar Bush Brown
Charaxes eupale Drury, 1782Common Green Charaxes
Charaxes nichetes Grose-Smith, 1883Manx Charaxes
Euphaedra ruspina Hewitson, 1865Common Orange Forester
Euriphene (Euriphenaria) tadema Hewitson, 1866Straw Nymph
Graphium (Arisbe) tynderaeus Fabricius, 1793Electric Green Swordtail
Papilio (Princeps) gallienus Distant, 1879Narrow-banded Swallowtail

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Kasai-Oriental
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
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
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov