Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Mashonaland West (Mashonaland, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 37
109
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 37
109
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 34
101
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 28
93
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
30
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
30
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
30
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
27
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
27
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mashonaland West
4 Families width 19 Species
Genera for Mashonaland West
17 Genera with 19 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Afrodryas Stoneham, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1776 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1879 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cnodontes Stempffer & ..., 1954 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1758 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1779 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1955 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1798 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teracolus Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mashonaland West
19 Species | Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865 | Acara Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833 | Marsh Acraea | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954 | Pennington's Buff | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864 | African Pansy | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955 | Albizia Sailer | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mashonaland West | 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 | 2
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 | 8
12 | 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 | 2
2 | 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 | 5
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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