Checklist for Subtribe Pentilina
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3780
15848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3774
15825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3756
15683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
2174
9239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1968
8389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
374
1452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 124
656 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 14
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Liptenini
Röber, 1892
| 14
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Pentilina
| 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
4 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Southern Africa
8 Species and 9 Subspecies | Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Alaena amazoula amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Alaena amazoula congoana Aurivillius, 1914 | | | Alaena amazoula ochroma Vári, 1976 | | | Alaena brainei Vári, 1976 | Braine´s Zulu | | Alaena margaritacea Eltringham, 1929 | Wolkberg Zulu | | Alaena nyassae nyassae | | | Ornipholidotos peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | Large Glasswing | | Ornipholidotos peucetia penningtoni Riley, 1944 | | | Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | | | Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | Paul'S Pentila | | Pentila tropicalis Boisduval, 1847 | Spotted Buff | | Pentila tropicalis fuscipunctata Henning & He..., 1994 | Northern Spotted Buff | | Pentila tropicalis tropicalis Boisduval, 1847 | Eastern Spotted Buff | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | |
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