Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Rwenzori Mountains (Uganda)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 91
413
725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 91
413
725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 89
410
722 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 78
394
704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
232
386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
232
386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
232
386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
172
304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
150
272 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
15
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Rwenzori Mountains
4 Families width 33 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Rwenzori Mountains
15 Genera with 33 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1909 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1936 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1836 | Caper Whites | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1891 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1909 | Emperors | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1939 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1855 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophodes Doubleday, 1901 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1793 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1909 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1895 | Bushbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1875 | Chilasa | 9 | Species | Taxom | Syntarucus Scudder, 1876 | Zebra blue | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Rwenzori Mountains
33 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) amicitiae Heron, 1909 | | | Amauris ellioti Butler, 1895 | Ansorge´s Danaid | | Anthene ruwenzorica | | | Anthene ruwenzoricus Grünberg, 1912 | | | Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936 | Talbot's Ciliate Blue | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Belenois calypso Drury, 1773 | Calypso Caper White | | Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894 | Crawshay's Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878 | Raffray's White | | Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836 | Forest Caper White | | Castalius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1891) | ⇒ Tuxentius margaritaceus Sharpe, 1892 | | Charaxes acuminatus Thurau, 1903 | Mountain Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes alticola Grünberg, 1912 | | | Charaxes montis Jackson, 1956 | | | Charaxes opinatus Heron, 1909 | | | Deudorix edwardsi Gabriel, 1939 | | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901 | | | Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | | | Harpendyreus reginaldi Heron, 1909 | | | Mycalesis aurivilli | | | Mycalesis aurivillii (Butler, 1895) | ⇒ Bicyclus brakefieldi Brattstrom, 2012 | | Papilio (Princeps) chrapkowskii Suffert, 1904 | Broad Green-banded Swallowtail | | 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) jacksoni Sharpe, 1891 | Jackson's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891 | MacKinnon's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775 | Apple-green Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) zenobia Fabricius, 1875 | Volta Swallowtail |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Rwenzori Mountains | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 7
8 | 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 | 5
9 | 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 | 2
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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