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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Lubumbashi (Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
328
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
328
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
67
320
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
311
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
263
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
263
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
36
263
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
134
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
127
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
14
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lubumbashi
3 Families width 26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals17SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones6SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lubumbashi
14 Genera with 26 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1847Acraeas5SpeciesTaxom
Amauris Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1894Caper Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1895Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1886Bluebottles and Jays3SpeciesTaxom
Henotesia Butler, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1892Buckeyes4SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1758Evening Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1779Commodores2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacraea Westwood, 1879False acraeas1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lubumbashi
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acraea (Actinote) cabira (Hopffer, 1855)⇒ Acraea apecida Hopffer, 1855
Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780Orange Acraea
Acraea chaeribula Oberthür, 1893
Acraea chilo Godman, 1880
Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847Natal Acraea
Amauris (Amauris) tartarea (Mabille, 1876)⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois diminuta Butler, 1894
Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895Red Coast Charaxes
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Graphium (Arisbe) almansor Honrath, 1884Almansor White-lady Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779Large Striped Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) taboranus Oberthür, 1886Tabora White Lady
Henotesia phaea (Karsch, 1894)⇒ Heteropsis phaea Karsch, 1894
Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798Yellow Pansy
Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864African Pansy
Junonia natalica Felder, 1860Brown Pansy
Junonia touhilimasa Vuillot, 1892Naval Pansy
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850Darker Commodore
Precis octavia Cramer, 1779Gaudy Commodore
Pseudacraea poggei Dewitz, 1879False Monarch

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Lubumbashi
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
9
17
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
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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