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Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Manicaland (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
190
1100
1613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
190
1100
1613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
1068
1572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
999
1511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
348
535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
348
535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
347
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
250
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
246
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
90
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Manicaland
5 Families width 186 Species and 14 Subspecies
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals79SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues69SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs25SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos11SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae (Grote, 1895)Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Manicaland
90 Genera with 186 Species
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B
C
D
E
G
H
I
J
L
M
N
P
S
T
U
Z

Acraea Fabricius, 1775Acraeas14SpeciesTaxom
Actizera Chapman, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Aeropetes Billberg, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Alaena Boisduval, 1877Zulus1SpeciesTaxom
Aloeides Hübner, 1973Coppers3SpeciesTaxom
Amauris Hübner, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Anthene Doubleday, 1894Ciliate Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Apharitis Riley, 1925Tawny Silverline1SpeciesTaxom
Aphnaeus Hübner, 1903Silver Spots3SpeciesTaxom
Aphysoneura Karsch, 1894Painted Ringlets1SpeciesTaxom
Argiolaus Druce, 04SpeciesTaxom
Axiocerses Hübner, 1857Scarlets1SpeciesTaxom
Azanus Moore, 1849Babul Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953Buffs1SpeciesTaxom
Bebearia Hemming, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1819Caper Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1850Bush Browns4SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 0Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Byblia Hübner, 1773Joker2SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 17823SpeciesTaxom
Catochrysops Boisduval, 0Forget-me-nots2SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 0Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1781Emperors15SpeciesTaxom
Cigaritis Donzel, 1851Barred Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1819Arabs7SpeciesTaxom
Crudaria Wallengren, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 0Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824Meadow blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoe Hübner, 1889Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1758Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Deloneura Trimen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Desmolycaena Trimen, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Deudorix Hewitson, 1869Cornelians3SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1819Small Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Epamera Druce, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Eresia Boisduval, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1847Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Euchrysops Butler, 1855Cupids2SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow5SpeciesTaxom
Euxanthe Huebner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1886Bluebottles and Jays8SpeciesTaxom
Greta Hemming, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hamanumida Hübner, 1775Guineafowl1SpeciesTaxom
Helicopis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Henotesia Butler, 18774SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Iolaus Hübner, 1864Royals4SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1764Buckeyes4SpeciesTaxom
Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887Woolly Legs4SpeciesTaxom
Lachnoptera Doubleday, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1945Giant Cupids10SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyrina Butler, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Leucochimona Stichel, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Libythea Fabricius, 1851Beaks1SpeciesTaxom
Lipaphnaeus Aurivillius, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1882Evening Browns2SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1886Dotted Borders4SpeciesTaxom
Myrina Fabricius, 1775Fig Tree Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Neita Van Son, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1912Sailer butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1878Chilasa5SpeciesTaxom
Pardopsis Trimen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Physcaeneura Wallengren, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1891Playboys1SpeciesTaxom
Polyura Billberg, 1854Nawab butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1779Commodores3SpeciesTaxom
Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 17822SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacraea Westwood, 1775False acraeas2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857African Line Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhogyra Hübner, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Salamis Boisduval, 1782Mother-of-Pearls1SpeciesTaxom
Sallya Koçak, 1996Tree nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Stugeta Druce, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Syntarucus Scudder, 1936Zebra blue1SpeciesTaxom
Telipna Aurivillius, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Tuxentius Larsen, 1982Pied pierrots1SpeciesTaxom
Uranothauma Butler, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Zintha Eliot, 1864Blue-eyed Pierrots1SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1862Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1775Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Manicaland
186 Species and 14 Subspecies
Acraea (Actinote) cabira (Hopffer, 1855)⇒ Acraea apecida Hopffer, 1855
Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780Orange Acraea
Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852)⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852
Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865Acara Acraea
Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865Fiery Acraea
Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881Clear-spotted Acraea
Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865Broad Bordered Acraea
Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881
Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877Black Tip Acraea
Acraea egina Cramer, 1775Elegant Acraea
Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847Natal Acraea
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Acraea periphanes Oberthür, 1893
Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775Dancing Acraea
Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883Rayed Blue
Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764Mountain Pride
Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877Pied Zulu
Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857Aranda Copper
Aloeides plowesi Tite & Dickson, 1973Plowes´ Copper
Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758Friar
Amauris dannfelti Aurivillius, 1891
Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790Chief
Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880Butler's Ciliate Blue
Anthene definita Butler, 1899Common Ciliate Blue
Anthene kersteni Gerstaecker, 1871Kersten's Ciliate Blue
Anthene lasti Grose-Smith ..., 1894Last's Ciliate Blue
Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894Lunulated Hairtail
Aphnaeus erikssoni Trimen, 1891Eriksson´s Highflier
Aphnaeus marshalli Neave, 1910Marshall´s Highflier
Aphnaeus questiauxi Aurivillius, 1903
Aphysoneura pigmentaria Karsch, 1894Bamboo Painted Ringlet
Argiolaus silarus Druce, 1885
Argiolaus silas silarus Druce, 1885
Argiolaus silas silas
Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857Commom Scarlet
Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849African Babul Blue
Baliochila singularis Stempffer & ..., 1953Lannin´s Buff
Bebearia orientis Karsch, 1895Eastern Palm Forester
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879Squinting bush brown
Bicyclus condamini Van Son, 1963Ebony Bush Brown
Bicyclus ena Hewitson, 1877Grizzled Bush Brown
Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850Black-haired Bush Brown
Boloria pales dirphya
Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833African Joker
Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773Joker
Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782Bush Bronze
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782Water Blue
Catochrysops malathana
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Celastrina argiolaus
Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1866Bush Charaxes
Charaxes baumanni Rogenhofer, 1891Baumann´s Charaxes
Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859Divebomber Charaxes
Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850Bamboo Charaxes
Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824Green-veined Charaxes
Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859Blue-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes druceanus Butler, 1869Silver-barred Charaxes
Charaxes etesipe Godart, 1824Savannah Charaxes
Charaxes guderiana Dewitz, 1879Blue Spangled Charaxes
Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895Red Coast Charaxes
Charaxes manica Trimen, 1894Manica Charaxes
Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775Black-bordered Charaxes
Charaxes vansoni Van Someren, 1957Van Son's Charaxes
Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764Common Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781Forest King Charaxes
Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865Ella's Bar
Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850Mozambique Bar
Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851Natal Bar
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855Bushveld Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857Silver Spotted Grey
Cupido chloauges
Cupido plebeia
Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824Common Meadow Blue
Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889
Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Deloneura sheppardi Stevenson, 1934Sheppard´s Buff
Desmolycaena mazoensis (Trimen, 1898)⇒ Chloroselas mazoensis Trimen, 1898
Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855Brown Playboy
Deudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890)⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890
Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869Orange-barred Playboy
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Epamera australis
Epamera mimosae Trimen, 1874
Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928
Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn Leaf Vagrant
Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833Common smoky blue
Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855African Blue
Eurema (Terias) hapale Mabille, 1882Marsh Grass Yellow
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833Angled Grass Yellow
Eurema regularis Butler, 1876Even-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euxanthe wakefieldi Ward, 1873Forest Queen
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779Angola White Lady
Graphium angolanus angolanus Goeze, 1779Southern Angola White Lady
Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779Large Striped Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793Common Graphium
Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793
Graphium (Arisbe) morania Angas, 1849Small White-lady Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865Coastal Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) taboranus Oberthür, 1886Tabora White Lady
Greta andromica dromica Haensch, 1910
Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775Guinea-fowl Butterfly
Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913
Hemiolaus caeculus Hopffer, 1855Azure Hairstreak
Henotesia birscha
Henotesia birsha Hewitson, 0
Henotesia perspicua (Trimen, 1873)⇒ Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873
Henotesia simonsii (Butler, 1877)⇒ Heteropsis simonsii Butler, 1877
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793Common Hairstreak
Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867
Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873Yellow-banded Sapphire
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) trimeni Wallengren, 1875Trimen's Sapphire
Iolaus bowkeri (Trimen, 1864)⇒ Stugeta mimetica Aurivillius, 1916
Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864African Pansy
Junonia natalica Felder, 1860Brown Pansy
Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764Blue Pansy
Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764Blue Argus
Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793Common Woolly Legs
Lachnocnema brimoides Libert, 1996
Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887D'Urban's Woolly Legs
Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879Blotched Leopard
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lepidochrysops barnesi Pennington, 1953Barnes' Blue
Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922Jade Blue
Lepidochrysops coxii Pinhey, 1945Cox´s Blue
Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887Silvery Blue
Lepidochrysops inyangae Pimhey, 1945Nyanga Blue
Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961Msasa Blue
Lepidochrysops peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1894Peculiar Blue
Lepidochrysops ruthica Pennington, 1953Ruth´s Blue
Lepidochrysops solwezii Bethune-Baker, 1922Roseate Blue
Lepidochrysops violetta Pinhey, 1945Violet Blue
Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932)⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776
Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851African Beak
Lipaphnaeus aderna Plötz, 1880Blue Silver Speckle
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis libya Distant, 1882Violet-eyed Evening Brown
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Myrina dermaptera Wallengren, 1857Lesser Fig-tree Blue
Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775Amber Fig-tree Blue
Neita extensa Butler, 1898Savanna Brown
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955High Sailer
Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955Albizia Sailer
Neptis swynnertoni Trimen, 1912Swynnerton´s Sailer
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) nireus Linnaeus, 1758African Blue-banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878Emperor Swallowtail
Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833Polka Dot
Physcaeneura gione
Physcaeneura pione Godman, 1880Light Webbed Ringlet
Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854China Nawab
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White
Precis archesia Cramer, 1782Garden Commodore
Precis ceryne Boisduval, 1847Marsh Commodore
Precis octavia Cramer, 1779Gaudy Commodore
Protogoniomorpha anacardii Linnaeus, 1758Clouded Mother-of-Pearl
Protogoniomorpha parhassus Drury, 1782Common Mother-of-Pearl
Pseudacraea boisduvali Doubleday, 1845Boisduval´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775False Chief
Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857African Line Blue
Pyrrhogyra edocla edocla (Doubleday, , 1848)⇒ Pyrrhogyra edocla lysanias C. Felder & ..., 1862
Salamis parrhassus Drury, 1782
Stugeta bowkeri Trimen, 1864Bowker's Marbled Sapphire
Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1936
Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851
Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908
Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883Antinori's Branded Blue
Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864Blue Pied Pierrot
Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862African Grass Blue
Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775Dainty grass-blue

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Manicaland
FamilyLycaenidae
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
43
69
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
33
79
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
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
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
10
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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