Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 86
320
542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 85
313
532 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 83
311
530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 69
268
415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
167
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
167
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
167
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
127
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
122
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
15
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kinshasa
4 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Kinshasa
15 Genera with 22 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1954 | Silver Spots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calais Laporte de C..., 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1780 | Emperors | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1866 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1781 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1864 | Fig Eaters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1793 | Bluebottles and Jays | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1777 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1798 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1916 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1888 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kinshasa
22 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Aphnaeus adamsi (Stempffer, 1954) | ⇒ Aphnaeus liberti Bouyer, 1996 | | Calais proximus Girard, 2007 | | | Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874 | Green Demon Charaxes | | Charaxes lucretius Cramer, 1777 | Common Red Charaxes | | Charaxes zingha Stoll, 1780 | Shining red charaxes | | Cymothoe hyarbita Hewitson, 1866 | Creamy Yellow Glider | | Cyrestis camillus Fabricius, 1781 | African Map | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Euphaedra adonina Hewitson, 1865 | Golden Themis Forester | | Euphaedra eleus Drury, 1782 | Eleus Orange Forester | | Euphaedra losinga Hewitson, 1864 | Dark Brown Forester | | Graphium (Arisbe) hachei (Dewitz, 1881) | ⇒ Papilio martensi Dewitz, 1881 | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) tynderaeus Fabricius, 1793 | Electric Green Swordtail | | Junonia cymodoce Cramer, 1777 | Blue Leaf Butterfly | | Liptena durbania Bethune-Baker, 1915 | | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | Paul'S Pentila |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Kinshasa | 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 | 3
3 | 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 | 7
12 | 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 | 3
5 | Genera
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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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