Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Nairobi (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 167
752
1020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 167
752
1020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 159
721
974 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 117
647
901 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
296
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
296
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
296
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
227
343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
215
330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
76
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nairobi
5 Families width 156 Species and 15 Subspecies
Genera for Nairobi
76 Genera with 156 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1781 | Acraeas | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1907 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antanartia Rothschild &..., 1879 | African Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1936 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1865 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1819 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bebearia Hemming, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1836 | Caper Whites | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catacroptera Karsch, 1782 | Pirates | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850 | Emperors | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1898 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1763 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1862 | Cornelians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophodes Doubleday, 1833 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1775 | Bluebottles and Jays | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hadrodontes Stoneham, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henotesia Butler, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleria Godman & Salvin, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1904 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1921 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1870 | Buckeyes | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnoptera Doubleday, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1775 | Giant Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1911 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1851 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimacraea Butler, 1898 | Acraea Mimics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 0 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 0 | Dotted Borders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Neocoenyra Butler, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1833 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nw | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1952 | Chilasa | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Phasis Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1891 | Playboys | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1779 | Commodores | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1775 | False acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1782 | Mother-of-Pearls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sevenia Koçak, 1857 | Tree nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1877 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1958 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1880 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virachola Moore, 1915 | Guava Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1832 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthimomorpha Van Son, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nairobi
156 Species and 15 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) cabira (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Acraea apecida Hopffer, 1855 | | Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) sotikensis Sharpe, 1891 | Sotik Acraea | | Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852 | | Acraea asboloplintha Karsch, 1894 | Black-winged Acraea | | Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861 | Tree Top Acraea | | Acraea insignis Distant, 1880 | Black-blotched Acraea | | Acraea quirina Fabricius, 1781 | Common Glassy Acraea | | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | Aloeides conradsi Aurivillius, 1907 | Conrad´s Copper | | Antanartia dimorphica Howarth, 1966 | Dimorphic Admiral | | Antanartia hippomene Hübner, 1823 | Southern Short-tailed Admiral | | Antanartia schaeneia Trimen, 1879 | Long Tail Admiral | | Anthene hodsoni Talbot, 1935 | Hodson's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936 | Talbot's Ciliate Blue | | Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Albatross White | | Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900 | Crawshay´s Sapphire | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Baliochila fragilis Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Fragile Buff | | Bebearia cutteri Hewitson, 1865 | Cutter´s Forester | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Northern Caper White | | Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915 | Victoria White | | Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836 | Forest Caper White | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Catacroptera cloanthe Cramer, 1782 | Pirate | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes baumanni Rogenhofer, 1891 | Baumann´s Charaxes | | Charaxes berkeleyi van Someren ..., 1957 | Berkeley´s Charaxes | | Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 | Divebomber Charaxes | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898 | | | Charaxes druceanus Butler, 1869 | Silver-barred Charaxes | | Charaxes ethalion Boisduval, 1847 | Satyr Charaxes | | Charaxes nandina Rothschild &..., 1901 | Highland Blue Charaxes | | Charaxes petersi Van Someren, 1969 | Peters´ Demon Charaxes | | Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850 | Flame-bordered Charaxes | | Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885 | Violet-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850 | Club-tailed Charaxes | | Chilades kedonga (Grose-Smith, 1898) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | 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) celimene Lucas, 1852 | Lilac Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) incretus (Butler, 1881) | ⇒ Colotis auxo Lucas, 1852 | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Cupido gregorii Butler, 1896 | | | Cupido neonegus | | | Cupido variegata | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix livia Klug, 1834 | Pomegranate butterfly | | Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862 | Coffee berry butterfly | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | Angled Grass Yellow | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Gnophodes betsimena Boisduval, 1833 | Banded Evening Brown | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) colonna Christopher ..., 1873 | Black Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Graphium | | Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | | | Graphium philonoe philonoe Ward, 1873 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Hadrodontes fulvescens Aurivillius, 1891 | | | Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913 | | Hypoleria coenina Hewitson, 1872 | | | Hypolimnas dubius Beauvais, 1805 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena ugandae (Sharpe, 1904) | ⇒ Hypolycaena ithna Hewitson, 1869 | | Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855 | | | Jamides euchylas phasis Fruhstorfer, 1921 | | | Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798 | Yellow Pansy | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Junonia sophia Fabricius, 1793 | Little Commodore | | Junonia terea Drury, 1773 | Soldier Commodore | | Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870 | Blue Spot Pansy | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879 | Blotched Leopard | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops naidina (Butler, 1886) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Lepidochrysops neonegus Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lethe dura mansonia Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851 | African Beak | | Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868 | | Mimacraea marshalli Trimen, 1898 | Marshall´s Acraea Mimic | | Mycalesis unifomis | | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris bernice Hewitson, 1866 | | | Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777 | Poppea Dotted Border | | Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890 | Eastern Swamp Dotted Border | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886 | Dusky Dotted Border | | Mylothris shodopoides | | | Neocoenyra gregorii Butler, 1894 | | | Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775 | Large Vagrant | | Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836 | Blue Vagrant | | Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833 | Small Spotted Sailor | | Nw thecla danaus | | | 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 polytrophus Boullet & Le..., 1912 | | | 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 (Princeps) jacksoni Sharpe, 1891 | Jackson's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891 | MacKinnon's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nobilis (Rogenhofer, 1891) | ⇒ Myscelus nobilis Cramer, 1777 | | Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775 | Apple-green Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) rex Oberthür, 1866 | King Papilio | | Papilio (Princeps) sosia Rothschild &..., 1905 | Medium Green-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) zenobia Fabricius, 1875 | Volta Swallowtail | | Papilio chrapkowski | | | Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 | Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail | | Phasis conradsi ochraceus | | | Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 | Desert Bath White | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White | | Precis cuama Hewitson, 1864 | Paler Commodore | | Precis octavia Cramer, 1779 | Gaudy Commodore | | Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775 | False Chief | | Salamis anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Protogoniomorpha duprei Linnaeus, 1758 | | Salamis parrhassus Drury, 1782 | | | Sevenia boisduvali Wallengren, 1857 | Boisduval´s Tree Nymph | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Syntarucus brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | | | Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821 | | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Virachola dohertyi Tytler, 1915 | Doherty’s Guava Blue | | Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) | ⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | | Ypthimomorpha itonia Hewitson, 1865 | Marsh ringlet | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Nairobi | 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 | 29
38 | 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 | 31
60 | 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
22 | 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 | 11
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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