Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Laingsburg (Central Karoo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 58
162
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 58
162
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 58
162
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 50
147
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 9
22
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 9
22
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 9
22
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 5
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 5
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 2
10
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Laingsburg
2 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Laingsburg
10 Genera with 10 Species | Aloeides Hübner, 1968 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1860 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1864 | Coppers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 0 | Species | Taxom | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923 | Giant Cupids | 0 | Species | Taxom | Leptomyrina Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phasis Hübner, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Laingsburg
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aloeides vansoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Van Son's Copper | | Brephidium metophis Wallengren, 1860 | Tinktinkie Blue | | Chrysoritis beaufortius Dickson, 1966 | Beaufort Opal | | Chrysoritis chrysantas Trimen, 1868 | Karoo Daisy Copper | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Crudaria capensis Van Son, 1956 | Cape Grey | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Phasis braueri Dickson, 1968 | Brauer's Arrowhead | | Phasis clavum Murray, 1935 | Namaqua Arrowhead | | Trimenia wallengrenii Trimen, 1887 | Wallengren's Copper |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Laingsburg | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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