Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Ukunda (Kwale County, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 17
40
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 17
40
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 17
40
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 16
39
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 11
32
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 11
32
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
32
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
27
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
27
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
18
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ukunda
4 Families width 32 Species
Genera for Ukunda
18 Genera with 32 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1871 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1776 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1764 | Emperors | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1823 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1855 | Fig Eaters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1779 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthe Huebner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1865 | Bluebottles and Jays | 6 | Species | Taxom | Henotesia Butler, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1952 | Chilasa | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1847 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ukunda
32 Species | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea satis Ward, 1871 | Coast Acraea | | Amauris ochlea Boisduval, 1847 | Novice | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Euphaedra (Neophronia) neophron Hopffer, 1855 | Gold Banded Forester | | Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779 | Golden Piper | | Euxanthe wakefieldi Ward, 1873 | Forest Queen | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) colonna Christopher ..., 1873 | Black Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) philonoe Christopher ..., 1873 | Eastern Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865 | Coastal Swordtail | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871 | Constantine's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 | Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Ukunda | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 11
14 | 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
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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