Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Mfongosi (Kwazulu-Natal)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 235
1230
1547 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 235
1230
1547 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 218
1200
1510 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 166
1039
1344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
238
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
238
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
238
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
69
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
56
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
30
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mfongosi
6 Families width 31 Species and 21 Subspecies
Genera for Mfongosi
30 Genera with 31 Species #ACEGHJLMNPT
Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 0 | Species | Taxom | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1819 | Silver Spots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1857 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calisto Hübner, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1889 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echenais Hübner, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1847 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 0 | Barons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Evides Dejean, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Greta Hemming, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Juditha Hemming, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1911 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methone Doubleday, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nw | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1909 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1869 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mfongosi
31 Species and 21 Subspecies | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Calisto grannus micrommata Schwartz & Gali, 1984 | Grannus Calisto | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Echenais tinea Bates, 1868 | | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847 | Autumn Leaf Vagrant | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Euthalia agnis tinna | | | Evides pubiventris Laporte & Gory, 1835 | | | Greta andromica dromica Haensch, 1910 | | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Juditha odites odites Cramer, 1775 | | | Lethe dura mansonia Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Methone cecilia chrysomela A. Butler, 1872 | Cecilia Metalmark | | Nw thecla danaus | | | Papilio ascalaphus ascalaphus Boisduval, 1836 | | | Papilio rhetenor leucocelis Jordan, 1909 | | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pteronymia artena afrania Hopffer, 1874 | | | Tajuria deudorix deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mfongosi | Family | Heliconiidae
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 8
6 | 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 | 13
13 | 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
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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