Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Shimba Hills National Reserve (Kwale County, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 24
62
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 24
62
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 22
58
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 19
55
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
41
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
41
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
41
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
39
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
39
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
31
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Shimba Hills National Reserve
5 Families width 42 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Shimba Hills National Reserve
31 Genera with 42 Species #ABCDEGHJLMNOPST
| Acraea Fabricius, 1871 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1878 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aterica Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1855 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1865 | Emperors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1758 | Arabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1889 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1781 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1819 | Small Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1855 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1780 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1779 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthe Huebner, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1865 | Bluebottles and Jays | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1860 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnoptera Doubleday, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1916 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1833 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1878 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1847 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1758 | False acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1793 | Mother-of-Pearls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1847 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shimba Hills National Reserve
42 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea satis Ward, 1871 | Coast Acraea | | Anthene lemnos Hewitson, 1878 | Large Ciliate Blue | | Aterica galene Brown, 1775 | Forest Glade Nymph | | Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855 | False Dotted Border | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Bicyclus campina Aurivillius, 1901 | Chirinda Bush Brown | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Charaxes lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889) | ⇒ Charaxes macclouni Butler, 1895 | | Charaxes smaragdalis Butler, 1865 | Western Blue Charaxes | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Blonde Glider | | Cyrestis camillus Fabricius, 1781 | African Map | | Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819 | African Small White | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779 | Golden Piper | | Euxanthe tiberius Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Euxanthe wakefieldi Ward, 1873 | Forest Queen | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) polistratus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Dancing Swallowtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865 | Coastal Swordtail | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia natalica Felder, 1860 | Brown Pansy | | Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879 | Blotched Leopard | | Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916) | ⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850 | | Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868 | | Neptis melicerta Drury, 1773 | Original Club Sailer | | Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833 | Small Spotted Sailor | | Ornipholidotos peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | Large Glasswing | | Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871 | Constantine's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 | Emperor Swallowtail | | Pentila rogersi Druce, 1907 | Rogers´ Pentila | | Pentila tropicalis Boisduval, 1847 | Spotted Buff | | Pseudacraea eurytus Linnaeus, 1758 | Common False Wanderer | | Salamis cacta Fabricius, 1793 | Lilac Beauty | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Shimba Hills National Reserve | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
6 | 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 | 18
24 | 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
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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