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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Uluguru Mountains (Morogoro Region, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
214
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
214
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
57
194
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
179
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
18
71
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
18
71
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
18
71
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
53
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
51
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
20
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Uluguru Mountains
4 Families width 36 Species and 7 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals15SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones8SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Uluguru Mountains
20 Genera with 36 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1891Acraeas2SpeciesTaxom
Amauris Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anthene Doubleday, 1990Ciliate Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1836Caper Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1965Bush Browns2SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1824Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1881Arabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoe Hübner, 1899Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 0Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Euphaedra Hübner, 1879Fig Eaters2SpeciesTaxom
Euxanthe Huebner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1872Bluebottles and Jays2SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Memphis Hübner, 1916Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1886Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 0Sailer butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1909Chilasa9SpeciesTaxom
Telipna Aurivillius, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uluguru Mountains
36 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852)⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852
Acraea (Bematistes) quadricolor (Rogenhöfer, 1891)⇒ Bematistes quadricolor Rogenhofer, 1891
Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758Friar
Anthene montana Kielland, 1990
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850Black-haired Bush Brown
Bicyclus vansoni Condamin, 1965
Charaxes ansorgei Rothschild, 1897Ansorge´s Charaxes
Charaxes pleione Godart, 1824Square-winged Red Charaxes
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) incretus (Butler, 1881)⇒ Colotis auxo Lucas, 1852
Cymothoe aurivillii Staudinger, 1899
Danaus berenice hermippus
Euphaedra crawshayi (Butler, 1895)⇒ Euphaedra zaddachii Dewitz, 1879
Euphaedra zaddachi Dewitz, 1879Euphaedra zaddachii
Euxanthe wakefieldi Ward, 1873Forest Queen
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Graphium angolanus angolanus Goeze, 1779Southern Angola White Lady
Graphium (Arisbe) kirbyi Hewitson, 1872Kirby's Swordtail
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916)⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Neptis ochreata uluguru
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776)⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Papilio (Princeps) desmondi Van Someren, 1939Desmond's Green-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) echerioides Trimen, 1868White-Banded Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) hesperus (Westwood, 1843)⇒ Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775
Papilio (Princeps) hornimani Distant, 1879Horniman's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) pelodurus Butler, 1896Eastern Bush Kite Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775Apple-green Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) rex Oberthür, 1866King Papilio
Papilio rumanzowius spinturnix (Fruhstorfer, 1909)⇒ Papilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821
Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Uluguru Mountains
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
2
2
Genera
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
11
15
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
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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