Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Mashonaland Central (Mashonaland, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 101
265
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 101
265
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 98
260
257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 81
238
233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
52
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
52
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
52
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
39
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
38
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
19
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mashonaland Central
4 Families width 29 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Mashonaland Central
19 Genera with 29 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | Aloeides Hübner, 1819 | Coppers | 0 | Species | Taxom | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1793 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850 | Emperors | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1798 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1854 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1864 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mashonaland Central
29 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | 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 chintechi Minig, 1976 | | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes druceanus Butler, 1869 | Silver-barred Charaxes | | Charaxes guderiana Dewitz, 1879 | Blue Spangled Charaxes | | Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767 | Foxy Charaxes | | Charaxes monteiri Staudinger, 1885 | | | Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850 | Club-tailed Charaxes | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855 | | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White | | Precis cuama Hewitson, 1864 | Paler Commodore | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mashonaland Central | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
2 | 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 | 10
22 | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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