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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Toliara Province (Madagascar)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
137
489
841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
488
841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
457
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
405
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
106
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
106
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
106
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
68
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
67
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
11
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Toliara Province
4 Families width 23 Species and 2 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals11SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos7SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Toliara Province
11 Genera with 23 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1877Acraeas3SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1863Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1870Arabs4SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1902Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Heteropsis Kunth, 03SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1833Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1892Bushbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1875Chilasa5SpeciesTaxom
Pharmacophagus Haase, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Rhamma K. Johnson, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Vindula Hemming, 1912Cruiser1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Toliara Province
23 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780Orange Acraea
Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833
Acraea turna Mabille, 1877
Charaxes antamboulou Lucas, 1872Madagascar Green-veined Charaxes
Charaxes cacuthis Hewitson, 1863
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) evanthe Boisduval, 1836Madagascar Orange-Tip
Colotis (Colotis) guenei Mabille, 1877Madagascar Red-Tip
Colotis (Colotis) mananhari Ward, 1870Chevron White
Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902Spotted Zebra
Heteropsis andasibe Lees, 2003
Heteropsis sogai Lees, 2016
Heteropsis tsaratanensis
Junonia rhadama Boisduval, 1833Brilliant Blue
Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892)⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892
Papilio (Princeps) delalandei Godart, 1824
Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798African lime swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891
Papilio (Princeps) grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926Grosesmith'S Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) mangoura Hewitson, 1875Mangoura Swallowtail
Pharmacophagus antenor Drury, 1773Madagascar Giant Swallowtail
Rhamma paccius (K. Johnson, 1992)⇒ Rhamma arria Hewitson, 1870
Vindula dejone bagrada Fruhstorfer, 1912

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Toliara Province
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
1
1
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
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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