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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		138
1109
2682		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		138
1109
2682		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		131
1087
2654		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		112
1045
2601		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		47
639
1364		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		47
639
1364		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
637
1360		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
439
1035		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
400
983		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
50
140		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kivu
5 Families width 140 Species and 6 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals63SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies17SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones29SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos30SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kivu
50 Genera with 140 Species
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Acraea Fabricius, 1775Acraeas5SpeciesTaxom
Anthene Doubleday, 1782Ciliate Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Ariadne Horsfield, 1782Castors1SpeciesTaxom
Azanus Moore, 1880Babul Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Bebearia Hemming, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1836Caper Whites10SpeciesTaxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1868Bush Browns7SpeciesTaxom
Brakefieldia Aduse-Poku, ..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1780Emperors20SpeciesTaxom
Citrinophila Kirby, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1871Arabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoe Hübner, 1913Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Epamera Druce, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Epitola Westwood, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Euphaedra Hübner, 1865Fig Eaters4SpeciesTaxom
Euptera Staudinger, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Euriphene Boisduval, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Euxanthe Huebner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Falcuna Stempffer & ..., 0Marbles1SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1865Bluebottles and Jays10SpeciesTaxom
Hadrodontes Stoneham, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems3SpeciesTaxom
Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1889Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1870Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Kallimoides Shirôzu & N..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Liptena Westwood, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Memphis Hübner, 1916Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Micropentila Aurivillius, 2012Dots1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 0Dotted Borders8SpeciesTaxom
Neptidopsis Aurivillius, 1779Sailors1SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1874Sailer butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1885Chilasa21SpeciesTaxom
Pentila Westwood, 0Buffs3SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1779Commodores1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacraea Westwood, 1850
False acraeas0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudargynnis Karsch, 1819False Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857African Line Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontia Plötz, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Salamis Boisduval, 1867Mother-of-Pearls2SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1867Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1880Ringlets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kivu
140 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acraea (Actinote) acerata (Hewitson, 1874)⇒ Acraea tenella Hewitson, 1874
Acraea (Actinote) pelopeia (Staudinger, 1896)⇒ Acraea tropicalis Blachier, 1913
Acraea (Bematistes) quadricolor (Rogenhöfer, 1891)⇒ Bematistes quadricolor Rogenhofer, 1891
Acraea manca Thurau, 1903
Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775Dancing Acraea
Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782Common Ciliate Blue
Appias (Glutophrissa) perlucens Butler, 1898
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Ariadne enotrea Cramer, 1782African Castor
Azanus isis Drury, 1773White-banded Babul Blue
Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880Mirza Babul Blue
Bebearia carshena Hewitson, 1871Shining Blue Forester
Bebearia partita Aurivillius, 1895Falcate Forester
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois ogygia Trimen, 1883
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
Belenois theuszi Dewitz, 1889Central Caper White
Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915Victoria White
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Bicyclus funebris Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Funereal Bush Brown
Bicyclus jefferyi Fox, 1963Jeffery's Bush-brown
Bicyclus medontias Hewitson, 1873White-line Bush Brown
Bicyclus sandace Hewitson, 1877Dark Vulgar Bush Brown
Bicyclus sebetus Hewitson, 1877
Bicyclus subtilisurae Brattström, 2016
Bicyclus vulgaris Butler, 1868Vulgar Bush Brown
Brakefieldia peitho Plotz, 1880
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Charaxes alticola Grünberg, 1912
Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859Divebomber Charaxes
Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824Green-veined Charaxes
Charaxes catachrous Staudinger, 1896Silver Demon Charaxes
Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874Green Demon Charaxes
Charaxes doubledayi Aurivillius, 1898Doubleday´s Untailed Charaxes
Charaxes ethalion Boisduval, 1847Satyr Charaxes
Charaxes etheocles Cramer, 1777Demon charaxes
Charaxes eupale Drury, 1782Common Green Charaxes
Charaxes kahldeni Homeyer & De..., 1882
Charaxes lycurgus Fabricius, 1793Laodice Untailed Charaxes
Charaxes mafuga Van Someren, 1969
Charaxes minor Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Charaxes montis Jackson, 1956
Charaxes opinatus Heron, 1909
Charaxes richelmanni Röber, 1936
Charaxes schiltzei (Bouyer, 1991)⇒ Viridixes schiltzei Bouyer, 1991
Charaxes viola Butler, 1865Savanna Demon Charaxes
Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781Forest King Charaxes
Charaxes zingha Stoll, 1780Shining red charaxes
Citrinophila erastus pallida Hawker-Smith, 1933
Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis Sharpe, 1891Elgon Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871Coast Purple Tip
Cymothoe caenis Drury, 1773Common Glider
Cymothoe zenkeri Richelmann, 1913Zenker´s Glider
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Epamera frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)⇒ Epamera kumboae Bethune-Baker, 1926
Epamera sappirus Druce, 1902Jewel Sapphire
Epitola iturina (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)⇒ Stempfferia iturina Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Euphaedra (Medoniana) medon (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Medoniana medon Linnaeus, 1763
Euphaedra (Radia) imitans Holland, 1893Equatorial Mimic Forester
Euphaedra harpalyce Cramer, 1779Common Blue-banded Forester
Euphaedra ruspina Hewitson, 1865Common Orange Forester
Euptera elabontas Hewitson, 1871Common Euptera
Eurema (Terias) senegalensis Boisduval, 1836Forest Grass Yellow
Euriphene (Euriphenaria) ernestibaumanni Karsch, 1895Baumann´s Nymph
Euriphene (Euriphenaria) tadema Hewitson, 1866Straw Nymph
Euxanthe (Euxanthe) eurinome Cramer, 1775Common Forest Queen
Falcuna dorothea
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779Large Striped Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) fulleri Grose-Smith, 1883Riley's graphium
Graphium fulleri ucalegonides Staudinger, 1884
Graphium (Arisbe) gudenusi Rebel, 1911Kigezi Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) hachei (Dewitz, 1881)⇒ Papilio martensi Dewitz, 1881
Graphium (Arisbe) illyris Hewitson, 1872Cream-banded Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) latreillianus Godart, 1819Coppery Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) ridleyanus White, 1843Acraea Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) tynderaeus Fabricius, 1793Electric Green Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) ucalegon Hewitson, 1865Creamy Graphium
Hadrodontes fulvescens Aurivillius, 1891
Hypolimnas bartteloti (Grose-Smith, 1890)⇒ Hypolimnas bartelotti Grose-Smith, 1890
Hypolimnas dinarcha Hewitson, 1865Large Variable Diadem
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793Common Hairstreak
Issoria hanningtoni Elwes, 1889Hannington'S Fritillary
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870Blue Spot Pansy
Kallimoides rumia Doubleday, 1849African Leaf
Liptena subsuffusa Hawker-Smith, 1933
Liptena xantha Grose-Smith, 1901
Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916)⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850
Micropentila mukanirwai Schröder, 2012
Mylothris canescens (Joicey & Talbot, 1922)⇒ Mylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris croceus Butler, 1896
Mylothris hilara Karsch, 1892Hilara Dotted Border
Mylothris knutsoni Aurivillius, 1891
Mylothris ruanctana
Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909
Mylothris spica Möschler, 1884Spica Dotted Border
Mylothris spika
Neptidopsis ophione Cramer, 1779Scalloped False Sailer
Neptis nicomedes Hewitson, 1874
Papilio (Princeps) antimachus Drury, 1872African Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) charopus Westwood, 1843Tailed Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) chrapkowskii Suffert, 1904Broad Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) cynorta Fabricius, 1793Common White Banded Papilio
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776)⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798African lime swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides Trimen, 1868White-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) hesperus (Westwood, 1843)⇒ Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775
Papilio (Princeps) jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) leucotaenia Rothschild, 1908Cream-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) lormieri Distant, 1874Central Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891MacKinnon's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) mechowi Dewitz, 1881
Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758African Blue-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) nobilis (Rogenhofer, 1891)⇒ Myscelus nobilis Cramer, 1777
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775Apple-green Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) rex Oberthür, 1866King Papilio
Papilio (Princeps) sosia Rothschild &..., 1905Medium Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864Giant Blue Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) zenobia Fabricius, 1875Volta Swallowtail
Papilio mechowiana Dewitz, 1885
Pentila connectens Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila umangiana Aurivillius, 1898
Pentila umangiana immaculate
Precis octavia Cramer, 1779Gaudy Commodore
Pseudargynnis hegemone Godart, 1819False Fritillary
Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857African Line Blue
Pseudopontia paradoxa R. Felder, 1869Pseudopontiinae
Salamis cacta Fabricius, 1793Lilac Beauty
Salamis temora (Felder, 1867)⇒ Protogoniomorpha temora Felder & Felder, 1867
Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908
Vanessa abyssinica C. & R. Felder, 1867Abyssinian Admiral
Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880Common Ringlet

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Kivu
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		12
17		Genera
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		26
63		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
30		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		9
29		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



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