Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Western Area (Sierra Leone)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 7
11
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 7
11
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 7
11
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 7
11
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 4
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 4
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 4
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 4
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 4
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 2
6
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Western Area (Sierra Leone)
2 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Western Area (Sierra Leone)
6 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Western Area (Sierra Leone)
12 Species | Acraea (Actinote) circeis Drury, 1782 | White Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) orestia Hewitson, 1874 | Orestia Glassy Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) parrhasia (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Acraea dejana Fabricius, 1793 | | Acraea lycia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Spotted Acraea | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Precis octavia Cramer, 1779 | Gaudy Commodore |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Western Area (Sierra Leone) | 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 | 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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