Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Oromia (Ethiopia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 56
158
213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 56
158
213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 51
144
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 39
118
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
49
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
49
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
49
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
47
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
46
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
28
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Oromia
4 Families width 50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Oromia
28 Genera with 50 Species #ABCDEHJLPTVYZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1847 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1819 | Caper Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1824 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1855 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1823 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1773 | Buckeyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1849 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1854 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1758 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1850 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1775 | False acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthimomorpha Van Son, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Oromia
50 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) acerata (Hewitson, 1874) | ⇒ Acraea tenella Hewitson, 1874 | | Acraea (Actinote) bonasia Fabricius, 1775 | Bonasia Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) safie Felder, 1867 | | | Acraea (Actinote) ungemachi Le Cerf, 1927 | | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | 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 | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819 | Blue Spotted Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829) | ⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876 | | Colotis evarne Klug, 1829 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia chorimene Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | Golden Pansy | | Junonia sophia Fabricius, 1793 | Little Commodore | | Junonia terea Drury, 1773 | Soldier Commodore | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) microps Storace, 1951 | | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | Ethiopian Cabbage White | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850 | Darker Commodore | | Protogoniomorpha parhassus Drury, 1782 | Common Mother-of-Pearl | | Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775 | False Chief | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Vanessa abyssinica C. & R. Felder, 1867 | Abyssinian Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthimomorpha itonia Hewitson, 1865 | Marsh ringlet | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Oromia | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 9
12 | 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 | 13
21 | 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 | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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