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Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2481
11561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2480
11559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
2474
11548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1619
8751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1470
8376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
281
2734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
135
1171
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPoritiinae
Doherty, 1886
49
551
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLiptenini
Röber, 1892
47
549
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePentilina
7
135
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
7 Genera with 135 Species
Alaena Boisduval, 1926Zulus11SpeciesTaxom
Liptenara Bethune-Baker, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1947Glasswings53SpeciesTaxom
Pentila Westwood, 1895Buffs71SpeciesTaxom
Ptelina Clench, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Telipna Aurivillius, 196544SpeciesTaxom
Torbenia Libert, 2005Zulus3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
135 Species and 53 Subspecies
Alaena amazoula congoana Aurivillius, 1914
Alaena ferrulineata Hawker-Smith, 1933
Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890Johanna´s Zulu
Alaena maculata Hawker-Smith, 1933
Alaena major (Hewitson, 1877)⇒ Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877
Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877Pied Zulu
Alaena nyassa major Oberthür, 1888
Alaena nyassa marmorata Hawker-Smith, 1933
Alaena oberthuri Aurivillius, 1899
Alaena oberthuri ochrea
Alaena unimaculosa Hawker-Smith, 1926
Liptenara batesi Bethune-Baker, 1915
Liptenara hiendlmayri Dewitz, 1886
Liptenara schoutedeni Hawker-Smith, 1926
Ornipholidotos abriana Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos ackeryi Libert, 2000
Ornipholidotos amieti Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos amieti amieti Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos amieti angulata Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos annae Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos aureliae Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1967)⇒ Torbenia aurivilliusi Stempffer, 1967
Ornipholidotos bakotae Stempffer, 1962Tiny Glasswing
Ornipholidotos bitjeensis Stempffer, 1957
Ornipholidotos camerunensis (Stempffer, 1964)⇒ Ornipholidotos kirbyi Aurivillius, 1895
Ornipholidotos congoensis Stempffer, 1964
Ornipholidotos dowsetti Collins & La..., 2000
Ornipholidotos ducarmei Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos emarginata Hawker-Smith, 1933
Ornipholidotos etoumbi Stempffer, 1967
Ornipholidotos francisci Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos gabonensis Stempffer, 1947
Ornipholidotos gemina Libert, 2000
Ornipholidotos gemina fournierae Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos gemina gemina Libert, 2000
Ornipholidotos ghesquierei Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos ginettae Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos henrii Libert, 2000
Ornipholidotos jacksoni Stempffer, 1961
Ornipholidotos jacksoni occidentalis Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos jolyana Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos katangae Stempffer, 1947
Ornipholidotos katangae katangae Stempffer, 1947
Ornipholidotos katangae kelle Stempffer, 1967
Ornipholidotos katangae reducta Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos kelle Stempffer, 1967
Ornipholidotos kirbyi Aurivillius, 1895
Ornipholidotos kivu Collins & La..., 2000
Ornipholidotos latimargo Hawker-Smith, 1933
Ornipholidotos likouala Stempffer, 1969
Ornipholidotos nancy Collins & La..., 2000
Ornipholidotos nbeti Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos ntebi Bethune-Baker, 1906
Ornipholidotos oremansi Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos overlaeti Stempffer, 1947Overlaet´s Glasswing
Ornipholidotos overlaeti fontainei Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos overlaeti overlaeti Stempffer, 1947
Ornipholidotos paradoxa Staudinger, 1892
Ornipholidotos paradoxa centralis Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos paradoxa orientis Libert, 2005
Ornipholidotos perfragilis Holland, 1890
Ornipholidotos peucetia Hewitson, 1866Large Glasswing
Ornipholidotos sylpha Kirby, 1890
Ornipholidotos tirza Hewitson, 1873
Ornipholidotos ugandae Stempffer, 1947
Ornipholidotos ugandae goodi Libert, 2000
Ornipholidotos ugandae ugandae Stempffer, 1947
Pentila alba Dewitz, 1886
Pentila amenaidoides Holland, 1893
Pentila aspasia (Grünberg, 1910)⇒ Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963
Pentila bitje Druce, 1910
Pentila catauga (Aurivillius, 1898)⇒ Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963
Pentila christina Suffert, 1904
Pentila clarensis (Neave, 1903)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila cloetensi Aurivillius, 1897
Pentila cloetensi aspasia Grünberg, 1910
Pentila cloetensi catauga Rebel, 1914
Pentila cloetensi cloetensi Aurivillius, 1898
Pentila cloetensi latefasciata Stempffer & ..., 1961
Pentila cloetensi lucayensis Schultze, 1923
Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963Condamin´s Red Pentila
Pentila connectens Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila elfrieda (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963
Pentila elisabethae
Pentila elpinice (Grünberg, 1911)⇒ Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila fallax Bethune-Baker, 1915
Pentila glagoessa Holland, 1893Immaculate Cream Pentila
Pentila hedwiga (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila hewitsoni Smith & Kirby, 1887Hewitson´s Cream Pentila
Pentila hewitsoni limbata Holland, 1893
Pentila hewitsonii Grose-Smith ..., 1887Hewitson´s Cream Pentila
Pentila inconspicua Druce, 1910Inconspicuous Pentila
Pentila landbecki Stempffer & ..., 1961
Pentila laura (Kirby, 1890)⇒ Pentila hewitsonii Grose-Smith ..., 1887
Pentila leopardina (Schultze & A..., 1910)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila lucayensis (Schultze & A..., 1910)⇒ Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963
Pentila maculata Kirby, 1887Multi-spot Pentila
Pentila maculata pardalena Druce, 1910
Pentila maculata subochracea Hawker-Smith, 1933
Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila multiplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1908)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila multipunctata (Lathy, 1903)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila mylothrina Butler, 1888
Pentila nero Smith & Kirby, 1894
Pentila nyassana Aurivillius, 1898
Pentila nyassana elisabetha (Hulstaert, 1924)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila nyassana elizabetha
Pentila nyassana leopaedina
Pentila nyassana leopardina
Pentila pardalena (Druce, 1910)⇒ Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888Paul'S Pentila
Pentila pauli alberta Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila pauli elisabetha Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila pauli leopardina Schultze, 1923
Pentila pauli multiplagata Bethune-Baker, 1908
Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874Common Red Pentila
Pentila petreia inconspicua
Pentila prodita (Schultze & A..., 1910)⇒ Pentila umbra Holland, 1892
Pentila radiata (Lathy, 1903)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila rotha Hewitson, 1873
Pentila schoutedeni Hawker-Smith, 1926
Pentila subfuscata Hawker-Smith, 1933
Pentila subochracea (Hawker-Smith, 1933)⇒ Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila swynnertoni Stempffer & ..., 1961Swynnerton´s Buff
Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879Mylothrid Pentila
Pentila tachyroides isiro Berger, 1981
Pentila tachyroides tachyroides Dewitz, 1879
Pentila telesippe (Grünberg, 1910)⇒ Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila torrida Kirby, 1887
Pentila umangiana Aurivillius, 1898
Pentila umangiana connectens Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila umangiana fontainei Stempffer & ..., 1961
Pentila umangiana immaculate
Pentila umangiana meridionalis Berger, 1981
Pentila umangiana prodita Schultze, 1923
Pentila umangiana umangiana Aurivillius, 1898
Pentila umbra Holland, 1892
Pentila yaunda (Karsch, 1895)⇒ Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924
Ptelina carnuta Hewitson, 1873Bordered Buff
Ptelina subhyalina Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Telipna acraea Westwood, 1851Common Telipna
Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851
Telipna acraea nigrita Talbot, 1935
Telipna acraeoides Smith & Kirby, 1890
Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910
Telipna albofasciata albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910
Telipna albofasciata laplumei Devos, 1917
Telipna angustifascia (Schultze, 1916)⇒ Telipna citrimaculata Schultze, 1921
Telipna atrinervis Hulstaert, 1924
Telipna aurivillii Rebel, 1919
Telipna bimacula (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Telipna acraea Westwood, 1851
Telipna cameroonensis Jackson, 1969Cameroon Telipna
Telipna carnuta Hewitson, 1873
Telipna centralis Libert, 2005
Telipna citrimaculata Schultze, 1921
Telipna citrimaculata citrimaculata Schultze, 1916
Telipna citrimaculata neavei Bethune-Baker, 1926
Telipna consanguinea Rebel, 1919
Telipna cuypersi Libert, 2005
Telipna ducarmei Libert, 2005
Telipna erica Suffert, 1904
Telipna exsuperia (Hulstaert, 1924)⇒ Telipna hollandi Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Telipna hollandi Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Telipna hollandi exsuperia Hulstaert, 1924
Telipna hollandi hollandi Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Telipna ja Bethune-Baker, 1926
Telipna kamitugensis (Hewitson, 1873)⇒ Ptelina carnuta Hewitson, 1873
Telipna kaputui Libert, 2005
Telipna kelle (Jackson, 1969)⇒ Telipna hollandi Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Telipna lotti (Jackson, 1969)⇒ Telipna albofasciata Aurivillius, 1910
Telipna mariae (Plötz, 1880)⇒ Telipna sanguinea Plötz, 1880
Telipna medjensis (Holland, 1920)⇒ Telipna plagiata Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Telipna neavei (Schultze, 1916)⇒ Telipna citrimaculata Schultze, 1921
Telipna nyanza Neave, 1904
Telipna nyanza katangae Stempffer, 1961
Telipna plagiata Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Telipna rothioides (Rebel, 1914)⇒ Telipna aurivillii Rebel, 1919
Telipna ruspinoides Schultze & A..., 1910Ruspinoid Telipna
Telipna sanguinea Plötz, 1880Sanguine Telipna
Telipna subhyalina (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)⇒ Sinthusa makikoae H. Hayashi &..., 1985
Telipna sulpitia Hulstaert, 1924
Telipna transverstigma Druce, 1910
Telipna venanigra (Hulstaert, 1924)⇒ Telipna atrinervis Hulstaert, 1924
Telipna villiersi Stempffer, 1965
Torbenia aurivilliusi Stempffer, 1967
Torbenia stempfferi Collins & La..., 2000
Torbenia stempfferi cuypersi Libert, 2005