Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Morogoro Region (Southeast Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 173
904
1195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 173
904
1195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 160
862
1125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 125
799
1063 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
168
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
163
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
76
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Morogoro Region
5 Families width 170 Species and 19 Subspecies
Genera for Morogoro Region
76 Genera with 170 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alaena Boisduval, 1877 | Zulus | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1990 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aterica Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bebearia Hemming, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1836 | Caper Whites | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1965 | Bush Browns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850 | Emperors | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeruleotaygetis Forster, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1899 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 0 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1855 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1884 | Small Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1847 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1879 | Fig Eaters | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1779 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthe Huebner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophodes Doubleday, 1833 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1886 | Bluebottles and Jays | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harma Doubleday, 1848 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1773 | Buckeyes | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1851 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1882 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1916 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methone Doubleday, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1886 | Dotted Borders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 0 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1865 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 0 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1909 | Chilasa | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1888 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1854 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1864 | Commodores | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1775 | False acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1793 | Mother-of-Pearls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sallya Koçak, 1847 | Tree nymphs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1847 | Blue Tigers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Morogoro Region
170 Species and 19 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) esebria Hewitson, 1861 | Dusky Acraea | | Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852 | | Acraea (Bematistes) macarista (Sharpe, 1906) | ⇒ Acraea bana J. Pierre & ..., 2012 | | Acraea (Bematistes) quadricolor (Rogenhöfer, 1891) | ⇒ Bematistes quadricolor Rogenhofer, 1891 | | Acraea andromacha Fabricius, 1775 | Glasswing | | 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 pudorella Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Acraea punctimarginea Pinhey, 1956 | | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877 | Pied Zulu | | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Amauris (Amauris) tartarea (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris ellioti Butler, 1895 | Ansorge´s Danaid | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene montana Kielland, 1990 | | | Argiolaus littoralis Stempffer & ..., 1958 | | | Aterica galene Brown, 1775 | Forest Glade Nymph | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Bebearia orientis Karsch, 1895 | Eastern Palm Forester | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855 | False Dotted Border | | Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836 | Forest Caper White | | Bicyclus campina Aurivillius, 1901 | Chirinda Bush Brown | | Bicyclus ena Hewitson, 1877 | Grizzled Bush Brown | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Bicyclus vansoni Condamin, 1965 | | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Charaxes acuminatus Thurau, 1903 | Mountain Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes ansorgei Rothschild, 1897 | Ansorge´s Charaxes | | Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 | Divebomber Charaxes | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775 | Giant Charaxes | | Charaxes ethalion Boisduval, 1847 | Satyr Charaxes | | Charaxes etheocles Cramer, 1777 | Demon charaxes | | Charaxes fionae Henning, 1977 | Fiona´s Charaxes | | Charaxes manica Trimen, 1894 | Manica Charaxes | | Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877 | Demon Charaxes | | Charaxes pleione Godart, 1824 | Square-winged Red Charaxes | | Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850 | Flame-bordered Charaxes | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885 | Violet-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850 | Club-tailed Charaxes | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Coeruleotaygetis peribaea Godman & Salvin, 1880 | | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | 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 (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852 | Lilac Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857 | African Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) hildebrandti (Staudinger, 1885) | ⇒ Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884 | | Colotis (Colotis) incretus (Butler, 1881) | ⇒ Colotis auxo Lucas, 1852 | | Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863 | Large Violet Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Cymothoe aurivillii Staudinger, 1899 | | | Danaus berenice hermippus | | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Dismorphia eunoe euryope (P.H. Lucas, 1852) | ⇒ Dismorphia eunoe eunoe E. Doubleday, 1844 | | Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837 | Creamy Small White | | Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884 | Spiller's Sulphur Small White | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847 | Autumn Leaf Vagrant | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euphaedra (Neophronia) neophron Hopffer, 1855 | Gold Banded Forester | | Euphaedra crawshayi (Butler, 1895) | ⇒ Euphaedra zaddachii Dewitz, 1879 | | Euphaedra orientalis Rothschild, 1898 | Fig Eater | | Euphaedra xypete Hewitson, 1865 | Common Pink Forester | | Euphaedra zaddachi Dewitz, 1879 | Euphaedra zaddachii | | Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833 | Malagasy Grass Yellow | | Eurema (Terias) senegalensis Boisduval, 1836 | Forest Grass Yellow | | Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | Angled Grass Yellow | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779 | Golden Piper | | Euxanthe wakefieldi Ward, 1873 | Forest Queen | | Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Gnophodes betsimena Boisduval, 1833 | Banded Evening Brown | | Graphium angolanus angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Southern Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) kirbyi Hewitson, 1872 | Kirby's Swordtail | | Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) morania Angas, 1849 | Small White-lady Swordtail | | Graphium policenes policenes Cramer, 1775 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865 | Coastal Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) taboranus Oberthür, 1886 | Tabora White Lady | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848 | Angular Glider | | Hemiolaus caeculus Hopffer, 1855 | Azure Hairstreak | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas deceptor Trimen, 1873 | Deceptive Diadem | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798 | Yellow Pansy | | Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864 | African Pansy | | Junonia natalica Felder, 1860 | Brown Pansy | | Junonia terea Drury, 1773 | Soldier Commodore | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops aethiopia Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851 | African Beak | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis libya Distant, 1882 | Violet-eyed Evening Brown | | Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916) | ⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850 | | Methone cecilia chrysomela A. Butler, 1872 | Cecilia Metalmark | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886 | Dusky Dotted Border | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant | | Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836 | Blue Vagrant | | Neptis ochreata uluguru | | | Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 | Ginger Blue | | Oeneis chryxus calais Scudder, 1865 | Chryxus Arctic | | Ornipholidotos peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | Large Glasswing | | Pachliopta liris liris | | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) desmondi Van Someren, 1939 | Desmond's Green-Banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) echerioides Trimen, 1868 | White-Banded Swallowtail | | Papilio fuelleborni rydoni Kielland, 1987 | | | Papilio (Princeps) hesperus (Westwood, 1843) | ⇒ Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | | Papilio (Princeps) hornimani Distant, 1879 | Horniman's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) menestheus Drury, 1773 | Western Emperor Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 | Emperor Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) pelodurus Butler, 1896 | Eastern Bush Kite Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775 | Apple-green Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) rex Oberthür, 1866 | King Papilio | | Papilio (Princeps) thuraui Karsch, 1900 | | | Papilio rumanzowius spinturnix (Fruhstorfer, 1909) | ⇒ Papilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821 | | Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | Paul'S Pentila | | Physcaeneura jacksoni Carcasson, 1961 | | | Physcaeneura leda Gerstaecker, 1871 | | | Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850 | Darker Commodore | | Precis cuama Hewitson, 1864 | Paler Commodore | | Protogoniomorpha parhassus Drury, 1782 | Common Mother-of-Pearl | | Pseudacraea boisduvali Doubleday, 1845 | Boisduval´s False Acraea | | Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775 | False Chief | | Salamis anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Protogoniomorpha duprei Linnaeus, 1758 | | Salamis cacta Fabricius, 1793 | Lilac Beauty | | Sallya natalensis (Boisduval, 1847) | ⇒ Sevenia natalensis Boisduval, 1847 | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Morogoro Region | 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 | 26
28 | 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 | 34
81 | 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 | 3
24 | 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 | 12
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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