Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Nyanga District (Manicaland, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 38
92
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 38
92
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 34
88
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 34
88
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 11
17
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 11
17
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
17
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
13
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
13
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
7
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nyanga District
3 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Nyanga District
7 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Nyanga District
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Pride | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Jade Blue | | Lepidochrysops coxii Pinhey, 1945 | Cox´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops inyangae Pimhey, 1945 | Nyanga Blue | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1894 | Peculiar Blue | | Lepidochrysops ruthica Pennington, 1953 | Ruth´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops violetta Pinhey, 1945 | Violet Blue | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833 | Polka Dot |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Nyanga District | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
7 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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