Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Mandera County (North Eastern Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 45
153
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 45
153
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 44
152
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 35
133
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
106
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
105
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
105
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
76
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
21
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mandera County
4 Families width 39 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Mandera County
21 Genera with 39 Species #ACDEJLMPSTYZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1932 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1792 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1871 | Arabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1887 | Cornelians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1855 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1844 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1780 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pareronia Bingham, 1872 | Wanderers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1829 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1877 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stugeta Druce, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1885 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1832 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mandera County
39 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932 | Mashuna Hairtail | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias heos Herbst, 1792 | | | Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883 | African Golden | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829 | Dappled White | | Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871 | Coast Purple Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819 | Blue Spotted Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829 | Orange Patch Tip | | Colotis ankolensis (Gerstaecker, 1871) | ⇒ Colotis hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Junonia chorimene Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | Golden Pansy | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Myrina dermaptera Wallengren, 1857 | Lesser Fig-tree Blue | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Papilio aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colias heos Herbst, 1792 | | Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872 | | | Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 | Desert Bath White | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Stugeta somalina Stempffer, 1946 | Somali Marbled Sapphire | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) | ⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mandera County | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 10
16 | 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 | 5
8 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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