Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Mombasa (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 88
277
371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 88
277
371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
252
334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 61
223
308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
120
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
120
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
120
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
86
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
86
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
47
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Mombasa
4 Families width 106 Species and 12 Subspecies
Genera for Mombasa
47 Genera with 106 Species #ABCDEGHJLMNPST
| Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1936 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1865 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1889 | Scarlets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1887 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | Bebearia Hemming, 1960 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1855 | Caper Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1885 | Emperors | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1885 | Arabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1837 | Small Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1823 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1780 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1779 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1865 | Bluebottles and Jays | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1996 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenesthes Doubleday, 1890 | Ciliate blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1904 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1916 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1955 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1878 | Chilasa | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pardopsis Trimen, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1847 | Buffs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1782 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1793 | Mother-of-Pearls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1809 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teriomima Kirby, 1887 | Buffs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1847 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mombasa
106 Species and 12 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Acraea insignis Distant, 1880 | Black-blotched Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea quirina Fabricius, 1781 | Common Glassy Acraea | | Acraea rabbaiae Ward, 1873 | Clear Wing Acraea | | Acraea satis Ward, 1871 | Coast Acraea | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944 | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Amauris ochlea Boisduval, 1847 | Novice | | Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874 | Liodes Hairtail | | Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936 | Talbot's Ciliate Blue | | Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Albatross White | | Argiolaus crawshayi littoralis (Stempffer & ..., 1958) | ⇒ Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900 | | Argiolaus littoralis Stempffer & ..., 1958 | | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Axiocerses mendeche Smith, 1889 | | | Axiocerses punicea Smith, 1889 | Punic Scarlet | | Baliochila hildegarda Kirby, 1887 | Hildegard´s Buff | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855 | False Dotted Border | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes calliclea (Feisthamel, 1850) | ⇒ Charaxes protoclea azota Hewitson, 1877 | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775 | Giant Charaxes | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1865 | Western Red Charaxes | | Charaxes jahlusa kenyensis Joicey & Talbot, 1925 | | | Charaxes lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889) | ⇒ Charaxes macclouni Butler, 1895 | | Charaxes nesaea (Hewitson, 1873) | ⇒ Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873 | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885 | Violet-spotted Charaxes | | Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829 | Black-Marked Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857 | African Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819 | Blue Spotted Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829) | ⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876 | | Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863 | Large Violet Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) venosa Staudinger, 1884 | No Patch Tip | | Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775 | Plain Orange Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Colotis venosus Staudinger, 1885 | | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819 | African Small White | | Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837 | Creamy Small White | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779 | Golden Piper | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium angolanus angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Southern Angola White Lady | | Graphium angolanus baronis Ungemach, 1932 | Northern Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) colonna Christopher ..., 1873 | Black Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) kirbyi Hewitson, 1872 | Kirby's Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) philonoe Christopher ..., 1873 | Eastern Graphium | | Graphium philonoe philonoe Ward, 1873 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) polistratus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Dancing Swallowtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865 | Coastal Swordtail | | Hypolimnas deceptor Trimen, 1873 | Deceptive Diadem | | Hypolimnas dubius Beauvais, 1805 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Junonia natalica Felder, 1860 | Brown Pansy | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Lachnocnema dohertyi Libert, 1996 | | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaenesthes lasti (Smith, 1890) | ⇒ Anthene lasti Grose-Smith ..., 1894 | | Melanitis ansorgei Rothschild, 1904 | Blue Evening Brown | | Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916) | ⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850 | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant | | Neptis goochi (Trimen, 1879) | ⇒ Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879 | | Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955 | | | Papilio (Princeps) chrapkowskii Suffert, 1904 | Broad Green-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871 | Constantine's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio dardanus tibullus Kirby, 1880 | | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 | Emperor Swallowtail | | Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833 | Polka Dot | | Pentila amenaida Hewitson, 1873 | | | Pentila amenaida mombasae | | | Pentila lasti Smith & Kirby, 1889 | Spotted Buff | | Pentila mombasae Smith & Kirby, 1889 | Spotted Buff | | Pentila tropicalis Boisduval, 1847 | Spotted Buff | | Physcaeneura leda Gerstaecker, 1871 | | | Precis archesia Cramer, 1782 | Garden Commodore | | Protogoniomorpha anacardii Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Mother-of-Pearl | | Salamis cacta Fabricius, 1793 | Lilac Beauty | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Teriomima micra Grose-Smith, 1898 | Minute Buff | | Teriomima parva Hawker-Smith, 1933 | Poor Buff | | Teriomima subpunctata Kirby, 1887 | White Buff | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mombasa | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 17
26 | 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 | 19
42 | 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
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 9
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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