Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Free State (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 278
1855
3226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 277
1852
3216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 261
1801
3144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 160
1289
2254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
426
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
425
734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
421
712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
24
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
16
28 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Free State
1 Family width 28 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Free State
16 Genera with 28 Species | Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1857 | Flat | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dejeania Townsend, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fulgora Linnaeus, 1791 | Alligator bug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1804 | Dingy Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1857 | Rangers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1873 | Sylphs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrogenes Watson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Steropes Steven, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tsitana Evans, 1870 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Free State
28 Species and 5 Subspecies | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Celaenorrhinus mokeezi Wallengren, 1857 | Christmas Forester | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Dejeania bombylans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Fulgora coccinea (Olivier, 1791) | ⇒ Poiocera coccinea Olivier, 1791 | | Fulgora limbata (Olivier, 1791) | ⇒ Euconomelus lepidus Boheman, 1847 | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Kedestes barberae Trimen, 1873 | Barber's Ranger | | Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857 | Chequered Ranger | | Metisella aegipan Trimen, 1868 | Mountain Sylph | | Metisella malgacha Boisduval, 1833 | Grassveld Sylph | | Metisella meninx Trimen, 1873 | Marsh Sylph | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Porphyrogenes passalus omphale (Butler, 1871) | ⇒ Porphyrogenes omphale Butler, 1871 | | Spialia asterodia Trimen, 1864 | Asterodia Sandman | | Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | | | Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898 | Delagoa Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman | | Spialia mafa Trimen, 1870 | Mafa grizzled skipper | | Spialia nanus Trimen, 1889 | Dwarf Sandman | | Spialia secessus Trimen, 1891 | Wolkberg Sandman | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Steropes malgacha (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Metisella medea Evans, 1937 | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Tsitana tsita Trimen, 1870 | Dismal Sylph |
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Free State
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