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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region West Usambara Mountains (Usambara Mountains, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
38
123
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
38
123
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
36
120
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
33
116
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
52
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
52
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
12
52
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
50
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
50
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Usambara Mountains
2 Families width 3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Usambara Mountains
3 Genera with 3 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1969Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1990Bush Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1939Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Usambara Mountains
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acraea ansorgei acuta (Howarth, 1969)⇒ Acraea nigromaculata Howarth, 1969
Bicyclus simulacris Kielland, 1990
Papilio (Princeps) desmondi Van Someren, 1939Desmond's Green-Banded Swallowtail

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in West Usambara Mountains
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
2
2
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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