Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Lindi Region (Southeast Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 52
235
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 52
235
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 52
235
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 41
222
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
95
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
95
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
95
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
69
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
65
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
34
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Lindi Region
4 Families width 64 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Lindi Region
34 Genera with 64 Species #ABCEGHMNPST
| Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1895 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aterica Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1900 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1819 | Caper Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catacroptera Karsch, 1782 | Pirates | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1781 | Emperors | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1848 | Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1781 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1847 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1855 | Fig Eaters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptera Staudinger, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthe Huebner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1865 | Bluebottles and Jays | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harma Doubleday, 1848 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henotesia Butler, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1872 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1923 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1878 | Chilasa | 7 | Species | Taxom | Precis Hübner, 1819 | Commodores | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1775 | False acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | Sallya Koçak, 1996 | Tree nymphs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lindi Region
64 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Anthene mahota Grose-Smith, 1887 | Mahota Ciliate Blue | | Anthene zenkeri Karsch, 1895 | | | Aterica galene Brown, 1775 | Forest Glade Nymph | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Catacroptera cloanthe Cramer, 1782 | Pirate | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes acuminatus rondonis Kielland, 1987 | | | Charaxes brevicaudatus Schultze, 1914 | | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895 | Red Coast Charaxes | | Charaxes maudei (Stoll, 1781) | ⇒ Charaxes brevicaudatus Schultze, 1914 | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Cymothoe amaniensis d´Abrera, 1980 | | | Cymothoe theobene (Doubleday, 1848) | ⇒ Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848 | | Cyrestis camillus Fabricius, 1781 | African Map | | Epamera mermis (Druce, 1896) | ⇒ Iolaus mermis Druce, 1896 | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847 | Autumn Leaf Vagrant | | Euphaedra (Neophronia) neophron Hopffer, 1855 | Gold Banded Forester | | Euptera neptunis | | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Euxanthe wakefieldi Ward, 1873 | Forest Queen | | Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) colonna Christopher ..., 1873 | Black Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) fulleri Grose-Smith, 1883 | Riley's graphium | | Graphium fulleri ucalegonides Staudinger, 1884 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) kirbyi Hewitson, 1872 | Kirby's Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) philonoe Christopher ..., 1873 | Eastern Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) polistratus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Dancing Swallowtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865 | Coastal Swordtail | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848 | Angular Glider | | Hemiolaus caeculus Hopffer, 1855 | Azure Hairstreak | | Henotesia simonsii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Heteropsis simonsii Butler, 1877 | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolimnas usambara Ward, 1872 | Red Spot Diadem | | Melanitis libya Distant, 1882 | Violet-eyed Evening Brown | | Melanitis zitenius gnophodes Andrewes, 1923 | | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775 | Large Vagrant | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant | | Papilio (Princeps) antimachus Drury, 1872 | African Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871 | Constantine's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio fuelleborni rydoni Kielland, 1987 | | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 | Emperor Swallowtail | | Protogoniomorpha anacardii Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Mother-of-Pearl | | Pseudacraea boisduvali Doubleday, 1845 | Boisduval´s False Acraea | | Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775 | False Chief | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Lindi Region | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 5
6 | 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 | 19
27 | 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 | 2
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 8
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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