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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Saku Constituency (Marsabit County, Kenya)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		76
135
80		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		76
135
80		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		72
130
77		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		58
111
58		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		19
34
28		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		19
34
28		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
34
28		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
21
18		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
18
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		3
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saku Constituency
3 Families width 8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals6SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies0SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saku Constituency
8 Genera with 8 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1875Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1863Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1758Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1758Evening Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1878Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saku Constituency
8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875Lygus Acraea
Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863Christina Sulphur
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Saku Constituency
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies		1
0		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
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
6		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov