Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
3683
9368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 216
2958
8173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
1354
4084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
1353
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
1353
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
106
398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
65
305 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ghana
1 Family width 305 Species and 31 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Ghana
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