Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Mauritania (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 132
724
1283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 131
723
1282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 126
710
1263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 91
552
1025 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
249
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
249
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
249
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
199
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
182
329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
26
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mauritania
5 Families width 46 Species and 13 Subspecies
Genera for Mauritania
26 Genera with 46 Species #ABCDEHMPTVZ
| Anthene Doubleday, 1910 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1767 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1819 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1907 | Yeomans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1792 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1932 | Meadow blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1777 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1867 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | Euphydryas Scudder, 1872 | Checkerspots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1779 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1787 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopterix | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1829 | Checkered Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronia Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1885 | Blue pierrots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1843 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mauritania
46 Species and 13 Subspecies | Anthene crawshayi vuattouxi Libert, 2010 | | | Anthene kikuyu Bethune-Baker, 1910 | Kikuyu Ciliate Blue | | Anthocharis belia (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869 | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Cirrochroa regina myra Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Colias heos Herbst, 1792 | | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis amata calais Cramer, 1775 | | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883 | African Golden | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis aurora evarne Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis danae eupompe Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis (Colotis) liagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819 | Blue Spotted Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis vesta amelia Lucas, 1852 | | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis evarne Klug, 1829 | | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 | | | Cupidopsis mauritanica (Riley, 1932) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus alcippus Cramer, 1777 | | | Euchloe (Euchloe) falloui Allard, 1867 | Scarce Green Striped White | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euselasia sergia sergia | Sergia Euselasia | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779) | ⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colias heos Herbst, 1792 | | Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787 | Banded Peacock | | Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829 | | | Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829 | | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | Bath White | | Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 | Desert Bath White | | Pyronia (Idata) bathseba Fabricius, 1793 | Spanish Gatekeeper | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tuxentius balkanica FREYER, 1843 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) rumina Linnaeus, 1758 | Spanish Festoon | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mauritania | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 7
13 | 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
7 | 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 | 8
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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