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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region North Kivu (Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
602
1114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
602
1114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
602
1114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
67
601
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
551
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
551
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
45
550
1062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
368
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
334
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Kivu
5 Families width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones8SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Kivu
10 Genera with 14 Species
Appias Hübner, 1865Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1819Caper Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1969Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1871Arabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoe Hübner, 1773Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Micropentila Aurivillius, 2012Dots1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1896Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1776Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Salamis Boisduval, 1867Mother-of-Pearls1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Kivu
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Charaxes mafuga Van Someren, 1969
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis Sharpe, 1891Elgon Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871Coast Purple Tip
Cymothoe caenis Drury, 1773Common Glider
Micropentila mukanirwai Schröder, 2012
Mylothris croceus Butler, 1896
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776)⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Salamis temora (Felder, 1867)⇒ Protogoniomorpha temora Felder & Felder, 1867

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in North Kivu
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov