Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Swellendam (Overberg District)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 74
181
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 74
181
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 74
181
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 62
166
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
25
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
25
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
25
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 5
15
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 4
14
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
12
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Swellendam
3 Families width 11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Swellendam
12 Genera with 11 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1764 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1782 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cassionympha van Son, G., 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chrysoritis Butler, 1898 | Coppers | 0 | Species | Taxom | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Melampias Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Swellendam
11 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Aloeides almeida C. Felder, 1862 | Almeida Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Cacyreus dicksoni Pennington, 1962 | Dickson's Geranium Bronze | | Cassionympha cassius Godart, 1824 | Rainforest Brown | | Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872 | | | Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793 | Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha varii Van Son, 1955 | Vari's Brown | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Swellendam | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 6
5 | 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
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
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