Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for North Transvaal (Transvaal)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 43
70
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 43
70
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 42
69
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 32
55
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
26
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
26
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
26
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 3
11
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 3
11
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 2
10
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for North Transvaal
2 Families width 9 Species
Genera for North Transvaal
10 Genera with 9 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1881 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alaena Boisduval, 1929 | Zulus | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1887 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1851 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1779 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1847 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Transvaal
9 Species
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in North Transvaal | 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 | 5
4 | 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
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