Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Taveta (Taita-Taveta County, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 40
114
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 40
114
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 40
114
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 34
106
142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
72
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
72
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
72
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
56
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
52
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
22
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Taveta
4 Families width 44 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Taveta
22 Genera with 44 Species #ABCEGLMPT
| Acraea Fabricius, 1852 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1782 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1889 | Silver Spots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1900 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1887 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1836 | Caper Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catacroptera Karsch, 1782 | Pirates | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850 | Emperors | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1847 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1779 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1779 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1916 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1865 | Dotted Borders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1864 | Commodores | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Taveta
44 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852 | | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Aphnaeus zanzibarensis (Grose-Smith, 1889) | ⇒ Aphnaeus marci Collins & La..., 2008 | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Baliochila hildegarda Kirby, 1887 | Hildegard´s Buff | | Belenois calypso Drury, 1773 | Calypso Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836 | Forest Caper White | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Catacroptera cloanthe Cramer, 1782 | Pirate | | Charaxes acuminatus Thurau, 1903 | Mountain Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850 | Flame-bordered Charaxes | | Charaxes tavetensis (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Charaxes etesipe Godart, 1824 | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885 | Violet-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850 | Club-tailed Charaxes | | Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883 | African Golden | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829 | Dappled White | | Colotis (Colotis) hildebrandti (Staudinger, 1885) | ⇒ Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884 | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876 | White Arab | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847 | Autumn Leaf Vagrant | | Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779 | Golden Piper | | Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916) | ⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850 | | Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880 | Smoky Dotted Border | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850 | Darker Commodore | | Precis cuama Hewitson, 1864 | Paler Commodore | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Taveta | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 7
7 | 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
17 | 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
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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