Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Niger (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 173
1141
2088 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
912
1786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
302
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
302
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
302
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
209
379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
197
362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
40
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Niger
4 Families width 81 Species and 20 Subspecies
Genera for Niger
40 Genera with 81 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1876 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1865 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1865 | Silver Spots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1779 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1905 | Scarlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1819 | Caper Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1978 | Emperors | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1888 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1865 | Barred Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1871 | Arabs | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1777 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1904 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1805 | Grass yellow | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1775 | Bluebottles and Jays | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1905 | Royals | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1865 | Buckeyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1874 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1882 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1952 | Chilasa | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1887 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopterix | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1829 | Checkered Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1916 | Silverlines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1843 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1982 | Ringlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zeritis Boisduval, 1923 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Niger
81 Species and 20 Subspecies | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Anthene agumatsa nigeriensis Libert, 2010 | | | Anthene princeps Butler, 1876 | Cupreous Hairtail | | Apharitis nilus (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Aphnaeus nilus (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes epijasius (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767 | | Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767 | Foxy Charaxes | | Charaxes legeri Plantrou, 1978 | Leger´s Charaxes | | Chilades eleusis Demaison, 1888 | Sky-blue Cupid | | Cigaritis amine (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Zeritis neriene amine Butler, 1874 | | Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | Saharan Leopard Butterfly | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis amata calais Cramer, 1775 | | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852 | Lilac Tip | | Colotis celimene angusi Rothschild, 1921 | | | Colotis celimene sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis danae eupompe Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis evagore antigone Boisduval, 1836 | Southern Small Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829 | Dappled White | | Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871 | Coast Purple Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) liagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819 | Blue Spotted Arab | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis ankolensis (Gerstaecker, 1871) | ⇒ Colotis hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus alcippus Cramer, 1777 | | | Dismorphia eunoe euryope (P.H. Lucas, 1852) | ⇒ Dismorphia eunoe eunoe E. Doubleday, 1844 | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875 | | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass Yellow | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium angolanus baronis Ungemach, 1932 | Northern Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Graphium | | Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Iolaus (Epamera) alienus Trimen, 1898 | Brown-line Sapphire | | Iolaus alienus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905 | Sudanian Sapphire | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865 | African Blue Pansy | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Melanitis libya Distant, 1882 | Violet-eyed Evening Brown | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) echerioides Trimen, 1868 | White-Banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) lormieri Distant, 1874 | Central Emperor Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891 | MacKinnon's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) menestheus Drury, 1773 | Western Emperor Swallowtail | | Papilio menestheus menestheus Drury, 1773 | | | Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775 | Apple-green Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) rex Oberthür, 1866 | King Papilio | | Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 | Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail | | Pentila maculata Kirby, 1887 | Multi-spot Pentila | | Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829 | | | Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829 | | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | Bath White | | Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 | Desert Bath White | | Spindasis kaduglii (Bethune-Baker, 1916) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue | | Tuxentius balkanica FREYER, 1843 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982 | Condamin´s Ringlet | | Ypthima condamini nigeriae Kielland, 1982 | | | Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836 | Checkered Gem | | Zeritis neriene amine Butler, 1874 | | | Zeritis pulcherrima Aurivillius, 1923 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Niger | 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 | 18
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 | 10
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 | 2
12 | 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 | 10
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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