Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Pemba Island (Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 25
38
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 25
38
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 24
36
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 18
30
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
19
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
19
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
19
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
18
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
18
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
4
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Pemba Island
3 Families width 12 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Pemba Island
4 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Pemba Island
12 Species and 6 Subspecies | Argiolaus lalos Druce, 1896 | | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes castor arthuri Van Someren, 1971 | | | Charaxes etesipe pemba Van Someren, 1966 | | | Charaxes etheocles Cramer, 1777 | Demon charaxes | | Charaxes etheocles pembanus Jordan, 1925 | | | Charaxes pembanus Jordan, 1925 | | | Graphium angolanus angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Southern Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) colonna Christopher ..., 1873 | Black Swordtail | | Graphium leonidas pelopidas Oberthür, 1879 | | | Graphium philonoe philonoe Ward, 1873 | | | Pentila tropicalis Boisduval, 1847 | Spotted Buff |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Pemba Island | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 2
2 | 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 | 1
6 | Genus
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
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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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