Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Mashonaland (North Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 201
1368
1983 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1367
1982 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 194
1345
1941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 144
1251
1848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
401
552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
401
552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
399
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
292
421 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
286
415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
79
137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Mashonaland
5 Families width 137 Species and 31 Subspecies
Genera for Mashonaland
79 Genera with 137 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Afrodryas Stoneham, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alaena Boisduval, 1877 | Zulus | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1973 | Coppers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1775 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1894 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1954 | Silver Spots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aslauga Kirby, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bebearia Hemming, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1776 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1877 | Bush Browns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brakefieldia Aduse-Poku, ..., 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1899 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinia Hübner, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850 | Emperors | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cnodontes Stempffer & ..., 1954 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1763 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1758 | Arabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1855 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dodona Hewitson, 1914 | Punches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1793 | Bluebottles and Jays | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1915 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1894 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mashuna Van Son, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinaea Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methone Doubleday, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimacraea Butler, 1898 | Acraea Mimics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1865 | Dotted Borders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neita Van Son, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1955 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1909 | Chilasa | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1854 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1864 | Commodores | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protographium Munroe, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sevenia Koçak, 1857 | Tree nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarsocera Butler, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teracolus Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthimomorpha Van Son, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mashonaland
137 Species and 31 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865 | Acara Acraea | | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877 | Speckled Orange Acraea | | Acraea axina Westwood, 1881 | Little Acraea | | Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877 | Black Tip Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833 | Marsh Acraea | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Alaena amazoula amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877 | Pied Zulu | | Alaena nyassae Hewitson, 1877 | | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides plowesi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Plowes´ Copper | | Anaea troglodyta portia Fabricius, 1775 | Florida Leafwing | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | Lunulated Hairtail | | Aphnaeus erikssoni mashuna | | | Aphnaeus erikssoni mashunae Stempffer, 1954 | | | Argiolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1876 | | | Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1898 | Dusky Purple | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Axiocerses mendeche Smith, 1889 | | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Bebearia flaminia flaminia Staudinger, 1891 | | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Bicyclus angulosa Butler, 1868 | Startled Bush Brown | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Bicyclus ena Hewitson, 1877 | Grizzled Bush Brown | | Brakefieldia perspicua Trimen, 1873 | Marsh Patroller | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Catochrysops patricia | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Cepora iudith hespera Butler, 1899 | | | Ceratinia tutia callichroma Staudinger, 1885 | | | Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1866 | Bush Charaxes | | Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 | Divebomber Charaxes | | Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850 | Bamboo Charaxes | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes chintechi Minig, 1976 | | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes druceanus Butler, 1869 | Silver-barred Charaxes | | Charaxes gallagheri Van Son, 1962 | Gallagher´s Charaxes | | Charaxes guderiana Dewitz, 1879 | Blue Spangled Charaxes | | Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767 | Foxy Charaxes | | Charaxes monteiri Staudinger, 1885 | | | Charaxes vansoni Van Someren, 1957 | Van Son's Charaxes | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850 | Club-tailed Charaxes | | Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865 | Ella's Bar | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Cnodontes pallida Trimen, 1898 | Pale Buff | | Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954 | Pennington's Buff | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852 | Lilac Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Cupido plebeia | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Dodona ouida phlegra Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | Angled Grass Yellow | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium angolanus angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Southern Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) junodi Trimen, 1893 | Junod's Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Graphium | | Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913 | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855 | | | Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864 | African Pansy | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lampides elpis demetrias Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961 | Msasa Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena mashuna (Trimen, 1894) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops mashuna Trimen, 1894 | | Mashuna mashuna Trimen, 1895 | Mashuna Ringlet | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melinaea ethra Godart, 1819 | | | Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868 | | Mestra dorcas hersilia J.C. Fabricius, 1776 | | | Methone cecilia chrysomela A. Butler, 1872 | Cecilia Metalmark | | Mimacraea marshalli Trimen, 1898 | Marshall´s Acraea Mimic | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Neita extensa Butler, 1898 | Savanna Brown | | Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955 | Albizia Sailer | | Papilio anchisiades capys Hübner, 1809 | | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime Swallowtail | | Papilio rhetenor leucocelis Jordan, 1909 | | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White | | Precis actia Distant, 1880 | Air Commodore | | Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850 | Darker Commodore | | Precis cuama Hewitson, 1864 | Paler Commodore | | Protogoniomorpha anacardii Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Mother-of-Pearl | | Protographium dioxippus diores Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Sevenia boisduvali Wallengren, 1857 | Boisduval´s Tree Nymph | | Tarsocera cassus outeniqua Vári, 1971 | Outeniqua Spring Widow | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthimomorpha itonia Hewitson, 1865 | Marsh ringlet | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mashonaland | Family | Lycaenidae
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 | 33
46 | 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 | 29
60 | 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 | 3
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
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
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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