Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Northeast Tanzania (North Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 240
1407
1904 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 240
1407
1904 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 228
1371
1847 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
1127
1545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
381
650 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
381
650 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
380
647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
294
534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
270
505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
71
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Northeast Tanzania
5 Families width 165 Species and 39 Subspecies
Genera for Northeast Tanzania
71 Genera with 165 Species #ABCDEGHIJLMNOPSTUVYZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1904 | Acraeas | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Alaena Boisduval, 1896 | Zulus | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1847 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Antanartia Rothschild &..., 1823 | African Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1909 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1855 | Caper Whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1990 | Bush Browns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calais Laporte de C..., 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1969 | Emperors | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1898 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1763 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1893 | Tailed Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1884 | Small Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitola Westwood, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1904 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1855 | Fig Eaters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthe Huebner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1902 | Bluebottles and Jays | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1872 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1889 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1773 | Buckeyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1909 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1923 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1921 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1916 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methone Doubleday, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 0 | Dotted Borders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neocoenyra Butler, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1865 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 0 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1909 | Chilasa | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Pareronia Bingham, 1872 | Wanderers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1864 | Cattlehearts | 1 | Species | Taxom | Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1854 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1775 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1928 | False acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Teriomima Kirby, 1933 | Buffs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tirumala Moore, 1880 | Blue Tigers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1876 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northeast Tanzania
165 Species and 39 Subspecies | Acraea ansorgei acuta (Howarth, 1969) | ⇒ Acraea nigromaculata Howarth, 1969 | | Acraea (Actinote) baxteri Sharpe, 1902 | Baxter´s Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) cabira (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Acraea apecida Hopffer, 1855 | | Acraea (Actinote) johnstoni (Godman, 1885) | ⇒ Acraea silvicola Richelmann, 1913 | | Acraea (Actinote) quirinalis Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Acraea (Actinote) sotikensis Sharpe, 1891 | Sotik Acraea | | Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852 | | Acraea (Bematistes) quadricolor (Rogenhöfer, 1891) | ⇒ Bematistes quadricolor Rogenhofer, 1891 | | Acraea equatorialis Neave, 1904 | | | Acraea insignis Distant, 1880 | Black-blotched Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea pharsaloides (Ward, 1871) | ⇒ Acraea pharsalus Ward, 1871 | | Acraea rohlfsi Suffert, 1904 | | | Alaena picata Sharpe, 1896 | | | Alaena picata picata Sharpe, 1896 | | | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Amauris albimaculata Butler, 1875 | Layman | | Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790 | Chief | | Amauris ochlea Boisduval, 1847 | Novice | | Antanartia hippomene Hübner, 1823 | Southern Short-tailed Admiral | | Anthene indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874 | Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Anthene ligures amanica Strand, 1909 | | | Argiolaus littoralis Stempffer & ..., 1958 | | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois margaritacea Sharpe, 1891 | Margarita's Caper White | | Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855 | False Dotted Border | | Bicyclus danckelmanni Rogenhofer, 1891 | | | Bicyclus dankelmanni | | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Bicyclus simulacris Kielland, 1990 | | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Calais albidus | | | Calais angustus Schwarz, 1899 | | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Charaxes acuminatus Thurau, 1903 | Mountain Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes acuminatus usambarensis Van Someren, 1963 | | | Charaxes ansorgei Rothschild, 1897 | Ansorge´s Charaxes | | Charaxes ansorgei kilimanjarica Van Someren, 1967 | | | Charaxes ansorgei rydoni Van Someren, 1967 | | | Charaxes brevicaudatus Schultze, 1914 | | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874 | Green Demon Charaxes | | Charaxes contrarius Weymer, 1907 | Contrary Charaxes | | Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898 | | | Charaxes dowsetti Henning, 1989 | | | Charaxes eudoxus lucyae Van Someren, 1975 | | | Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866 | Foxy Charaxes | | Charaxes lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889) | ⇒ Charaxes macclouni Butler, 1895 | | Charaxes lucyae Kielland, 1982 | | | Charaxes maudei (Stoll, 1781) | ⇒ Charaxes brevicaudatus Schultze, 1914 | | Charaxes pembanus usambarae van Someren ..., 1952 | | | Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775 | Black-bordered Charaxes | | Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850 | Flame-bordered Charaxes | | Charaxes usambarae van Someren ..., 1952 | | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes viola kirki Butler, 1881 | | | Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885 | Violet-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Charaxes xiphares kilimensis Van Someren, 1969 | | | Chilades kedonga (Grose-Smith, 1898) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883 | African Golden | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852 | Lilac Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829 | Black-Marked Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857 | African Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871 | Coast Purple Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) incretus (Butler, 1881) | ⇒ Colotis auxo Lucas, 1852 | | Colotis (Colotis) rogersi Dixey, 1915 | Roger's Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis evarne Klug, 1829 | | | Cupido antanossa Mabille, 1877 | | | Cupido bueronica | | | Cupido negus (Karsch, 1893) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops negus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884 | Spiller's Sulphur Small White | | Epamera dubiosa (Stempffer & ..., 1959) | ⇒ Iolaus dubiosa Stempffer & ..., 1959 | | Epitola falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879) | ⇒ Hewitola falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Euchrysops nandensis Neave, 1904 | | | Euphaedra (Neophronia) neophron Hopffer, 1855 | Gold Banded Forester | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Euxanthe wakefieldi Ward, 1873 | Forest Queen | | Graphium almansor uganda Lathy, 1906 | Uganda White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium angolanus angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Southern Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) colonna Christopher ..., 1873 | Black Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) kirbyi Hewitson, 1872 | Kirby's Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Graphium | | Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) philonoe Christopher ..., 1873 | Eastern Graphium | | Graphium philonoe philonoe Ward, 1873 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) polistratus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Dancing Swallowtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865 | Coastal Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) ridleyanus White, 1843 | Acraea Swordtail | | Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902 | Spotted Zebra | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913 | | Hypolimnas antevorta Distant, 1879 | Tanzanian Diadem | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolimnas usambara Ward, 1872 | Red Spot Diadem | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Issoria hanningtoni Elwes, 1889 | Hannington'S Fritillary | | Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855 | | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Junonia natalica Felder, 1860 | Brown Pansy | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Junonia terea Drury, 1773 | Soldier Commodore | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops kilimanjarensis Strand, 1909 | | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Melanitis zitenius gnophodes Andrewes, 1923 | | | Melitaea cinxia brenthis Reuss, 1921 | | | Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916) | ⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850 | | Methone cecilia chrysomela A. Butler, 1872 | Cecilia Metalmark | | Mylothris rueppelii rhodesiana | | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897 | Fragile Dotted Border | | Mylothris yulei ertli | | | Neocoenyra duplex Butler, 1885 | | | Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836 | Blue Vagrant | | Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 | Ginger Blue | | Oeneis chryxus calais Scudder, 1865 | Chryxus Arctic | | Pachliopta liris liris | | | Papilio sjoestedti atavus Cerf, 1912 | | | Papilio sjoestedti sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1908 | | | Papilio (Princeps) charopus Westwood, 1843 | Tailed Green-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | 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) fuelleborni Karsch, 1900 | | | Papilio fuelleborni fuelleborni Karsch, 1900 | | | Papilio (Princeps) hornimani Distant, 1879 | Horniman's Swallowtail | | Papilio hornimanni hornimanni Distant, 1879 | | | Papilio (Princeps) menestheus Drury, 1773 | Western Emperor Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 | Emperor Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) pelodurus Butler, 1896 | Eastern Bush Kite Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775 | Apple-green Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) rex Oberthür, 1866 | King Papilio | | Papilio brontes (Van Someren, 1939) | ⇒ Autochton zarex Hübner, 1818 | | Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 | Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio rhetenor leucocelis Jordan, 1909 | | | Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872 | | | Parides lysander phrynichus (C. Felder & ..., 1864) | ⇒ Parides lysander brissonius Hübner, 1819 | | Physcaeneura jacksoni Carcasson, 1961 | | | Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Precis pelarga Fabricius, 1775 | Fashion Commodore | | Protogoniomorpha parhassus Drury, 1782 | Common Mother-of-Pearl | | Pseudacraea deludens amaurina Neustetter, 1928 | | | Syntarucus brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Teriomima hildegarda Kirby, 1887 | | | Teriomima micra Grose-Smith, 1898 | Minute Buff | | Teriomima parva Hawker-Smith, 1933 | Poor Buff | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima simplicia Butler, 1876 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Northeast Tanzania | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 22
30 | 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 | 30
72 | 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 | 4
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 13
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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