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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Oudtshoorn (Garden Route)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
102
371
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
102
371
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
99
368
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
326
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
34
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
34
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
9
33
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
6
30
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
5
29
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
22
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oudtshoorn
3 Families width 20 Species and 5 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies14SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oudtshoorn
22 Genera with 20 Species
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Acraea Fabricius, 1764Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Aloeides Hübner, 1819
Coppers0SpeciesTaxom
Arhopala Boisduval, 1914Oak-blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoritis Butler, 1953Coppers1SpeciesTaxom
Corbulis Boisduval, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Crudaria Wallengren, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Durbaniella Van Son, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Euthalia Hübner, 0Barons1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1862
Hairstreaks0SpeciesTaxom
Iolaus Hübner, 1819
Royals0SpeciesTaxom
Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1969Giant Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyrina Butler, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Melampias Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1819Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1878Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhogyra Hübner, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Stygionympha Van Son, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Thestor Hubner, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 19682SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oudtshoorn
20 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764Garden Acraea
Arhopala horsfieldi eurysthenes Fruhstorfer, 1914Peacock Oakblue
Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782Bush Bronze
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Chrysoritis pyramus Pennington, 1953Pyramus Opal
Corbulis cassotis rhene Godman-&-Salvin, 1878
Crudaria capensis Van Son, 1956Cape Grey
Durbaniella clarki Van Son, 1941Clark'S Rocksitter
Euthalia agnis tinna
Lepidochrysops swartbergensis Swanepoel, 1969Swartberg Blue
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868Dwarf Blue
Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878Anna´s Blue
Pyrrhogyra edocla edocla (Doubleday, , 1848)⇒ Pyrrhogyra edocla lysanias C. Felder & ..., 1862
Stygionympha irrirata Trimen, 1873
Thestor penningtoni Van Son, 1949Pennington's Skolly
Thestor petra Pennington, 1962Rock Skolly
Thestor tempe (Pennington, 1962)⇒ Thestor petra Pennington, 1962
Trimenia argyroplaga Dickson, 1967Large Silver-spotted Copper
Trimenia macmasteri Dickson, 1968Karoo Silver-spotted Copper

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Oudtshoorn
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
15
14
Genera
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
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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