Checklist for Subtribe Pentilina
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
110
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 48
100 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 9
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Liptenini
Röber, 1892
| 9
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Pentilina
| 2
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
2 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Benin
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Pentila catori (Hewitson, 1874) | ⇒ Pentila picena Hewitson, 1874 | | Pentila clarensis (Neave, 1903) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Pentila leopardina (Schultze & A..., 1910) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Pentila multiplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1908) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Pentila multipunctata (Lathy, 1903) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | Paul'S Pentila | | Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874 | Common Red Pentila | | Pentila picena Hewitson, 1874 | Western Cream Pentila | | Pentila radiata (Lathy, 1903) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | |
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