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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Mabira Forest (Mukono District, Uganda)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		64
241
325		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		64
241
325		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		61
238
322		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		58
235
319		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		20
119
219		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		20
119
219		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
119
219		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
71
132		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
70
131		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		4
39
89		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mabira Forest
4 Families width 89 Species and 13 Subspecies
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals43SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies14SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones11SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mabira Forest
39 Genera with 89 Species
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Acraea Fabricius, 1758Acraeas14SpeciesTaxom
Amauris Hübner, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Anthene Doubleday, 1924Ciliate Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Ariadne Horsfield, 1782Castors1SpeciesTaxom
Azanus Moore, 1880Babul Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1846Caper Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1871
Bush Browns0SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1836Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1921Emperors10SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoe Hübner, 0Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Epitola Westwood, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Eresia Boisduval, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Euphaedra Hübner, 1877Fig Eaters2SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1758Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Euxanthe Huebner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1775Bluebottles and Jays5SpeciesTaxom
Henotesia Butler, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1870Buckeyes2SpeciesTaxom
Kallima Doubleday, 1899Oak Leaf butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887
Woolly Legs0SpeciesTaxom
Larinopoda Butler, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Liptena Westwood, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Megalopalpus Röber, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Myrina Fabricius, 1878Fig Tree Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants3SpeciesTaxom
Oxylides Hübner, J., 02SpeciesTaxom
Pagyris Boisduval, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Palla Hübner, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1952Chilasa17SpeciesTaxom
Pentila Westwood, 1910Buffs1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaletis H.H. Druce, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneptis Snellen, 1935Blue Sailers1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontia Plötz, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Sallya Koçak, 1996
Tree nymphs0SpeciesTaxom
Telipna Aurivillius, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1847Blue Tigers1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessula Dewitz, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1832Ringlets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mabira Forest
89 Species and 13 Subspecies
Acraea (Actinote) althoffi Dewitz, 1889Althoff´s Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) amicitiae Heron, 1909
Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780Orange Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) lycoa Godart, 1819Lycoa Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) peneleos Christopher ..., 1871Peneleos Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) penelope Staudinger, 1896Penelope Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) pentapolis (Ward, 1871)⇒ Acraea epidica Ward, 1871
Acraea (Actinote) quirinalis Grose-Smith, 1900
Acraea (Actinote) semivitrea Aurivillius, 1895Glassy Acraea
Acraea (Bematistes) epaea (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Bematistes epaea Cramer, 1779
Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865Hewitson´s Glassy Acraea
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852Westwood'S Acraea
Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758Large Spotted Acraea
Amauris ellioti Butler, 1895Ansorge´s Danaid
Anthene alberta Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782Common Ciliate Blue
Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue
Anthene schoutedeni Hulstaert, 1924Schouteden´s Ciliate Blue
Ariadne enotrea Cramer, 1782African Castor
Azanus isis Drury, 1773White-banded Babul Blue
Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880Mirza Babul Blue
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874Yellow Caper White
Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846Forest Caper White
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Charaxes bipunctatus Rothschild, 1894Two Spot Charaxes
Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779White Barred Charaxes
Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898
Charaxes etesipe Godart, 1824Savannah Charaxes
Charaxes paphianus Christopher ..., 1871Falcate Red Charaxes
Charaxes pleione Godart, 1824Square-winged Red Charaxes
Charaxes porthos dummeri Joicey & Talbot, 1922
Charaxes subornatus minor (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)⇒ Viridixes minor Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Charaxes virilis lenis Henning, 1989
Charaxes zelica depuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Cymothoe herminia johnsoni
Epitola falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)⇒ Hewitola falkensteini Dewitz, 1879
Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928
Euphaedra rex Stoneham, 1935King Forester
Euphaedra spatiosa (Mabille, 1877)⇒ Euphaedra harpalyce Cramer, 1779
Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833Malagasy Grass Yellow
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Euxanthe (Euxanthe) eurinome Cramer, 1775Common Forest Queen
Graphium almansor almansor Honrath, 1884
Graphium almansor uganda Lathy, 1906Uganda White Lady
Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779Large Striped Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793Common Graphium
Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775Common Swordtail
Henotesia peitho (Plötz, 1880)⇒ Heteropsis peitho Plötz, 1880
Hypolimnas dinarcha Hewitson, 1865Large Variable Diadem
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Junonia terea Drury, 1773Soldier Commodore
Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870Blue Spot Pansy
Kallima ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)⇒ Junonia ansorgei Rothschild, 1899
Larinopoda tera Hewitson, 1873
Liptena despecta Holland, 1890Small Black Liptena
Megalopalpus simplex Röber, 1886Eastern Harvester
Myrina cyara (Hewitson, 1878)⇒ Drupadia scaeva Hewitson, 1863
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia pharis Boisduval, 1836Round-winged Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Oxylides faunus Drury, 1773Common False Head
Oxylides faunus feminina
Pagyris cymothoe cymothoe Hewitson, 1855
Palla ussheri interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1925
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) gallienus Distant, 1879Narrow-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) hesperus (Westwood, 1843)⇒ Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775
Papilio (Princeps) interjectana Vane-Wright, 1995Van Someren's Green-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) lormieri Distant, 1874Central Emperor 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) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775Apple-green Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) rex Oberthür, 1866King Papilio
Papilio (Princeps) sosia Rothschild &..., 1905Medium Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail
Pentila inconspicua Druce, 1910Inconspicuous Pentila
Pseudoneptis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935Blue Sailer
Pseudopontia mabira K. Mitter & ..., 2011
Telipna sanguinea depuncta Talbot, 1937
Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847African Blue Tiger
Vanessula milca Hewitson, 1873Black and Orange
Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mabira Forest
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		12
14		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		20
43		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
21		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		5
11		Genera
Species
Taxom



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