Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Masvingo (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 44
136
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 44
136
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 42
131
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 34
123
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
57
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
57
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
57
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
48
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
48
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
22
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Masvingo
5 Families width 26 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Masvingo
22 Genera with 26 Species #ABCEGHJLNPT
| Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | Afrodryas Stoneham, 1957 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Alaena Boisduval, 1847 | Zulus | 1 | Species | Taxom | Aloeides Hübner, 1819 | Coppers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1847 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1819 | Caper Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1879 | Emperors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1855 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 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 | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1898 | Giant Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1779 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1855 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Masvingo
26 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 | Divebomber Charaxes | | Charaxes guderiana Dewitz, 1879 | Blue Spangled Charaxes | | Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855 | Bushveld Orange Tip | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Precis octavia Cramer, 1779 | Gaudy Commodore | | Tarucus sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Thestor basuta Wallengren, 1857 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Masvingo | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 7
7 | 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 | 7
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 | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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