Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Lesotho (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 288
1975
3826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 287
1972
3822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
1944
3787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
1390
2777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
401
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
401
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
399
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
306
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
297
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
71
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lesotho
5 Families width 136 Species and 35 Subspecies
Genera for Lesotho
71 Genera with 136 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1860 | Acraeas | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeropetes Billberg, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1973 | Coppers | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1881 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1793 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1804 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1866 | Emperors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Charis Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1967 | Coppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1850 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1763 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1857 | Arabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1889 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1909 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dingana Van Son, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1780 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonatomyrina Aurivillius, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1779 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1865 | Buckeyes | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1964 | Giant Cupids | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochimona Stichel, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1819 | Beaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1782 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meneris Billberg, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neita Van Son, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1934 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1994 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 0 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantoporia Hübner, 1889 | Lascars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1868 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1927 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paternympha Wallengren, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1874 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilmitis Butler, 1954 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1955 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Serradinga G.A. Henning..., 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stygionympha Van Son, 1996 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1912 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Torynesis Butler, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zeritis Boisduval, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesotho
136 Species and 35 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) anacreon Trimen, 1868 | Large Orange Acraea | | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860 | Suffused Acraea | | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Pride | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides braueri C.G.C. Dickson, 1968 | Brauer's Copper | | Aloeides dentatis Swierstra, 1909 | Roodepoort Copper | | Aloeides dentatis maseruna Riley, 1938 | | | Aloeides henningi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Henning's Copper | | Aloeides lenningi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | | | Aloeides maluti Pringle, 1983 | Maluti Copper | | Aloeides molomo Trimen, 1870 | Molomo Copper | | Aloeides oreas Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Oreas Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Aloeides riley i Tite & Dic..., 1976 | | | Aloeides rileyi Tite & C.G.C..., 1976 | Riley's Copper | | Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | Dusky Copper | | Aloeides taylori (Tite & C.G.C..., 1976) | ⇒ Aloeides rileyi Tite & C.G.C..., 1976 | | Aloeides trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Brown Russet | | Aloeides trimeni trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Brown Russet | | Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880 | Butler's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene butleri livida Trimen, 1881 | | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Cacyreus fracta Grünberg, 1912 | Water Bronze | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus tespis Herbst, 1804 | Water Blue | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes achaemenes achaemenes C. & R. Felder, 1867 | Bushveld Charaxes | | Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866 | Foxy Charaxes | | Charis cleonus Cramer, 1781 | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Chrysoritis pelion Pennington, 1953 | Basotho Opal | | Chrysoritis turneri amatola Dickson & Mc..., 1967 | | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colotis euippe omphale Godart, 1819 | Smoky Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857 | African Orange Tip | | Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye Wallengren, 1857 | Speckled Sulfur Tip | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909 | African Monarch | | Dingana bowkeri Trimen, 1806 | Bowker´s Widow | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Wallengren, 1857 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872 | | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875 | | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta brigitta Stoll, , 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Gonatomyrina lara (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Leptomyrina lara Linnaeus, 1764 | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Harpendyreus tsomo Trimen, 1868 | Tsomo Blue | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 | African Yellow Pansy | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Junonia oenone oenone Linnaeus, 1758 | Dark Blue Pansy | | Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865 | African Blue Pansy | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964 | Southern Blue | | Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893 | Graham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | Ketsi Blue | | Lepidochrysops lerothodi Trimen, 1904 | Basotho Blue | | Lepidochrysops letsea Trimen, 1870 | Free State Blue | | Lepidochrysops letsia Trimen, 1870 | | | Lepidochrysops loewensteini Swanepoel, 1951 | Loewenstein's Blue | | Lepidochrysops methymna methymna Trimen, 1862 | Monkey Blue | | Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni Swanepoel & ..., 1983 | Oosthuizen's Blue | | Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964 | Wykeham's Blue | | Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) lara Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Black-eye | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932) | ⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776 | | Libythea lepita Moore, 1858 | Common Beak | | Libythea myrrha Godart, 1819 | Club Beak | | Lycaena allardi (Oberthür, 1874) | ⇒ Plebejus allardi Oberthür, 1874 | | Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | Eastern Sorrel Copper | | Lycaena orus Cramer, 1782 | Sorrel Copper | | Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Evening Brown | | Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Meneris tulbaghia (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | | Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868 | | Neita lotenia Van Son, 1949 | Drakensberg Mountain Brown | | Ogyris amaryllis amata Waterhouse, 1934 | | | Orachrysops nasutus remus Henning & He..., 1994 | | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Pachliopta liris liris | | | Pantoporia opalina (Alpheraky, 1889) | ⇒ Athyma opalina Kollar, 1848 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) euphranor Trimen, 1868 | Bush Kite | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Parnassius simo simoides Bang-Haas, 1927 | | | Paternympha narycia (Wallengren, 1857) | ⇒ Pseudonympha narycia Wallengren, 1857 | | Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Plebejus (Plebejides) allardi Oberthür, 1874 | Allard's Blue | | Poecilmitis pelion (Pennington, 1954) | ⇒ Chrysoritis pelion Pennington, 1953 | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White | | Pseudonympha gaika Riley, 1938 | Gaika Brown | | Pseudonympha hippia Cramer, 1782 | Burchell´s Brown | | Pseudonympha machacha Riley, 1938 | Machacha Brown | | Pseudonympha magoides Van Son, 1955 | False Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793 | Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha narycia Wallengren, 1857 | Small Hillside Brown | | Pseudonympha paludis (Riley, 1938) | ⇒ Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793 | | Pseudonympha paragaika Vári, 1971 | Golden Gate Brown | | Pseudonympha penningtoni Riley, 1938 | Pennington's Brown | | Pseudonympha trimenii Butler, 1868 | Trimen´s Brown | | Pseudonympha varii Van Son, 1955 | Vari's Brown | | Serradinga bowkeri (Trimen, 1870) | ⇒ Dingana bowkeri Trimen, 1806 | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Stygionympha scotina Quickelberge, 1979 | Eastern Hillside Brown | | Stygionympha vigilans Trimen, 1887 | Western Hillside Brown | | Stygionympha wichgrafi Van Son, 1955 | Wichgraf´s Brown | | Stygionympha wichgrafi williami Henning & He..., 1996 | | | Tajuria cippus maxentius Fruhstorfer, 1912 | Peacock Royal | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thestor basuta Wallengren, 1857 | | | Thestor basutus Wallengren, 1857 | Basuto Magpie | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Torynesis pringlei Dickson, 1979 | Pringle's Widow | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zeritis orthrus (Trimen, 1874) | ⇒ Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Lesotho | 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 | 30
71 | 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 | 26
46 | 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 | 4
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 | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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