Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Sahara (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 78
419
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 78
419
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 74
412
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 54
321
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
226
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
226
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
226
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
148
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
138
230 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
26
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sahara
4 Families width 42 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Sahara
26 Genera with 42 Species #ABCEHILMNPVZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1908 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1779 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1901 | Scarlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1932 | Meadow blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1855 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1882 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1879 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1898 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1793 | Woolly Legs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1874 | Common Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1879 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1877 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1867 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1850 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1865 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1858 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1908 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1877 | African Line Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sahara
42 Species and 6 Subspecies | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea zambesina (Aurivillius, 1908) | ⇒ Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | | Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses argenteomaculata Pagenstecher, 1902 | | | Axiocerses baumi (Weymer, 1901) | ⇒ Axiocerses argenteomaculata Pagenstecher, 1902 | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis bacchus (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cupidopsis mauritanica (Riley, 1932) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Eurema (Terias) hapale Mabille, 1882 | Marsh Grass Yellow | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena vittigera (Mabille, 1879) | ⇒ Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | | Iolaus (Epamera) alienus Trimen, 1898 | Brown-line Sapphire | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema delegorguei Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879 | | | Lycaena reticulum (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum Mabille, 1877 | | Memphis xenocles psammis (C. Felder & ..., 1867) | ⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850 | | Mycalesis safitza (Westwood, 1850) | ⇒ Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Myrina dermaptera Wallengren, 1857 | Lesser Fig-tree Blue | | Myrina ficedula (Trimen, 1879) | ⇒ Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Neptis philyra philyra Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Papilio euchenor naucles Rothschild, 1908 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum Mabille, 1877 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Sahara | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 13
25 | 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 | 8
10 | 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
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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