Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 63
256
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 63
256
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 62
254
338 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 54
239
323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
119
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 15
119
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 15
119
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
102
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
90
142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 2
6
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Príncipe
2 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Príncipe
6 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Príncipe
12 Species | Acraea (Actinote) esebria Hewitson, 1861 | Dusky Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) jodutta (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Acraea flava Fabricius, 1793 | | Acraea (Actinote) lycoa Godart, 1819 | Lycoa Acraea | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Bicyclus vulgaris Butler, 1868 | Vulgar Bush Brown | | Charaxes barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1927 | | | Charaxes lemosi (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) | ⇒ Charaxes lucretius Cramer, 1777 | | Charaxes lucretius Cramer, 1777 | Common Red Charaxes | | Hypolimnas dubius Beauvais, 1805 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Príncipe | 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 | 5
11 | 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
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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