Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region South Nigeria (Nigeria)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 91
467
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 91
467
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 87
438
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
405
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
231
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
223
348 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
46
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Nigeria
5 Families width 72 Species and 11 Subspecies
Genera for South Nigeria
46 Genera with 72 Species #ABCDEGHILMOPSTYZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1758 | Acraeas | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1890 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Altinote Potts, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1782 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1880 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bebearia Hemming, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1776 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1777 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 2012 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citrinophila Kirby, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1874 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1779 | Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dapidodigma Karsch, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1851 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitola Westwood, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eresina Aurivillius, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresiomera Clench, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1865 | Bluebottles and Jays | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypomyrina H.H. Druce, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1891 | Royals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iridana Aurivillius, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinopoda Butler, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1957 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1903 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mimeresia Stempffer, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Oboronia Karsch, 1893 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 2000 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1952 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1888 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1775 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseuderesia Butler, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1793 | Mother-of-Pearls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teratoneura Dudgeon, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1847 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1832 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Nigeria
72 Species and 11 Subspecies | Acraea abdera Hewitson, 1852 | Abdera Acraea | | Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865 | Hewitson´s Glassy Acraea | | Acraea camaena Drury, 1773 | Large Smoky Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852 | Westwood'S Acraea | | Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Spotted Acraea | | Allotinus similis (Kirby, 1890) | ⇒ Hewitsonia similis Aurivillius, 1891 | | Altinote eresia eresina Hopffer, 1874 | | | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Anthene flavomaculatus Grose-Smith ..., 1893 | Yellow-spot Ciliate Blue | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Bebearia cocalia Fabricius, 1793 | Common Palm Forester | | Bebearia wojtusiaki Safian, Brat..., 0 | | | Belenois calypso Drury, 1773 | Calypso Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Charaxes lucretius Cramer, 1777 | Common Red Charaxes | | Cigaritis larseni Bouyer, 2012 | | | Citrinophila erastus Hewitson, 1866 | Large Yellow | | Citrinophila erastus flaveola | | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Cupido carana Hewitson, 1874 | | | Cymothoe althea (Cramer, 1776) | ⇒ Cymothoe caenis Drury, 1773 | | Cymothoe amphicede Cramer, 1779 | | | Dapidodigma hymen Fabricius, 1775 | Western Virgin | | Elymnias bammakoo (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Elymniopsis bammakoo Westwood, 1851 | | Epitola dunia (Kirby, 1887) | ⇒ Stempfferia carcina Hewitson, 1873 | | Epitola moyambina Bethune-Baker, 1903 | | | Eresina gerda | | | Eresiomera bicolor Grose-Smith ..., 1890 | Western Pearly | | Graphium (Arisbe) adamastor Boisduval, 1836 | Boisduval's White-lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) agamedes Westwood, 1842 | Glassy Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium angolanus angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Southern Angola White Lady | | Graphium angolanus baronis Ungemach, 1932 | Northern Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) latreillianus Godart, 1819 | Coppery Swordtail | | Graphium latreillianus theorini Aurivillius, 1881 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Graphium | | Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) ridleyanus White, 1843 | Acraea Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) ucalegon Hewitson, 1865 | Creamy Graphium | | Graphium ucalegon ucalegon Hewitson, 1865 | | | Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913 | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypomyrina nomion Staudinger, 1891 | Dark Orange Playboy | | Iolaus (Epamera) sciophilus Schultze, 1915 | Dark Jewel Sapphire | | Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Iolaus vexillarius Clench, 1964 | | Iolaus aelianus (Staudinger, 1891) | ⇒ Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869 | | Iridana nigeriana Stempffer, 1964 | Nigerian Sapphire Gem | | Larinopoda lircaea Hewitson, 1866 | Cream Pierid Blue | | Larinopoda varipes (Kirby, 1887) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops abri Libert, 2001 | | Lepidochrysops nigeriae (Stempffer, 1957) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | | Liptena augusta Suffert, 1904 | Suffert´s Liptena | | Liptena bassae Bethune-Baker, 1926 | Bassa Liptena | | Liptena decipiens decipiens Kirby, 1890 | | | Liptena ilaro Stempffer, 1974 | Ilaro Liptena | | Liptena submacula submacula Lathy, 1903 | | | Mimeresia libentina Hewitson, 1866 | Common Harlequin | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Ornipholidotos nympha Libert, 2000 | Western Fragile Glasswing | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) menestheus Drury, 1773 | Western Emperor Swallowtail | | Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 | Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail | | Pentila nigeriana Stempffer & ..., 1961 | Nigerian Red Pentila | | Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | Paul'S Pentila | | Precis pelarga Fabricius, 1775 | Fashion Commodore | | Pseuderesia dinora Kirby, 1890 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Salamis cacta Fabricius, 1793 | Lilac Beauty | | Teratoneura isabellae Dudgeon, 1909 | Western Isabella | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger | | Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) | ⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in South Nigeria | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 28
36 | 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 | 12
19 | 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
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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