Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region São Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
476
694 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 116
472
690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 115
470
688 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 96
444
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
235
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
235
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
235
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
195
345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
178
323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
9
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for São Tomé
3 Families width 19 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for São Tomé
9 Genera with 19 Species
Species list for São Tomé
19 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acraea niobe Sharpe, 1893 | | | Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Spotted Acraea | | Charaxes antamboulou Lucas, 1872 | Madagascar Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes brutus antiquus (Joicey & Talbot, 1926) | ⇒ Charaxes antiquus Joicey & Talbot, 1926 | | Charaxes lemosi (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) | ⇒ Charaxes lucretius Cramer, 1777 | | Charaxes lucretius Cramer, 1777 | Common Red Charaxes | | Charaxes monteiri Staudinger, 1885 | | | Charaxes odysseus Staudinger, 1892 | | | Charaxes smaragdalis Butler, 1865 | Western Blue Charaxes | | Charaxes varanes defulvata Joicey & Talbot, 1926 | | | Graphium angolanus baronis Ungemach, 1932 | Northern Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Graphium | | Graphium leonidas thomasius Le Cerf, 1924 | | | Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | Florida Zebra Longwing | | Hypolimnas dubius Beauvais, 1805 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Iolaus (Epamera) bellina Plötz, 1880 | White-spot Sapphire | | Iolaus bellina maris Riley, 1928 | | | Neptis eltringhami Joicey & Talbot, 1926 | | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Syntarucus terrenus Joicey & Talbot, 1926 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in São Tomé | 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 | 5
14 | 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
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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