Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 204
750
948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 204
750
948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 192
728
926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 159
658
860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
109
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
109
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
109
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
83
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
81
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
60
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Pietermaritzburg
5 Families width 87 Species and 13 Subspecies
Genera for Pietermaritzburg
60 Genera with 87 Species #ABCDEHILMNOPTVZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeropetes Billberg, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 3 | 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 | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cassionympha van Son, G., 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1824 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1967 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1899 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deloneura Trimen, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | Cornelians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1884 | Small Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1847 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1876 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1887 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropsis Kunth, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1911 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochimona Stichel, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1868 | Chilasa | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paralethe Van Son, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pardopsis Trimen, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1927 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1779 | Commodores | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protographium Munroe, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pietermaritzburg
87 Species and 13 Subspecies | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Acraea axina Westwood, 1881 | Little Acraea | | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Acraea petraea Boisduval, 1847 | Blood Acraea | | Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847 | Speckled Red Acraea | | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Pride | | Agrodiaetus damon damon | | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal 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 | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Cassionympha cassius Godart, 1824 | Rainforest Brown | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Chrysoritis turneri amatola Dickson & Mc..., 1967 | | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) erone Angas, 1849 | Coast Purple Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Cyrestis elegans natta Swinhoe, 1899 | | | Deloneura millari Trimen, 1906 | Millar's Buff | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869 | Orange-barred Playboy | | Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836 | African Small White | | Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836 | Ant-heap Small White | | Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884 | Spiller's Sulphur Small White | | Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872 | | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847 | Autumn Leaf Vagrant | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | Angled Grass Yellow | | Eurema regularis Butler, 1876 | Even-bordered Grass Yellow | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873 | Eyed Bush Brown | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Lethe dura mansonia Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932) | ⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776 | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) echerioides Trimen, 1868 | White-Banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) euphranor Trimen, 1868 | Bush Kite | | Paralethe dendrophilus Trimen, 1862 | Bush Beauty | | Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833 | Polka Dot | | Parnassius simo simoides Bang-Haas, 1927 | | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White | | Precis archesia Cramer, 1782 | Garden Commodore | | Precis octavia Cramer, 1779 | Gaudy Commodore | | Protogoniomorpha parhassus Drury, 1782 | Common Mother-of-Pearl | | Protographium thyastes diaphorus J. Hübner, 1821 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 27
29 | 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 | 17
26 | 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 | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 9
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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