Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 938
35674
239642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 934
35600
239346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 891
35179
237293 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 522
27201
202489 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 101
7989
57398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 99
7973
57344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 96
7950
57169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 5
418
2378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 2
239
1078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Africa
2 Families width 1078 Species and 387 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Africa
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