Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Mossel Bay (Garden Route)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 121
406
409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 121
406
409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 119
404
408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 99
375
379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
31
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
31
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 15
30
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 4
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 4
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mossel Bay
3 Families width 11 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Mossel Bay
10 Genera with 11 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1764 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1782 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1914 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1763 | Fig Eaters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1983 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mossel Bay
11 Species and 6 Subspecies | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Aloeides bella | | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Arhopala horsfieldi eurysthenes Fruhstorfer, 1914 | Peacock Oakblue | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Euphaedra medon medon Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Lepidochrysops littoralis Swanepoel, 1983 | Coastal Blue | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793 | Silver-bottom Brown |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Mossel Bay | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 4
5 | 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 | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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