Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for São Tomé and Príncipe (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 162
798
1380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 160
794
1376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 157
784
1358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 116
685
1236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
329
644 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
329
644 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
329
644 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
7
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
6
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Family width 9 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for São Tomé and Príncipe
6 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for São Tomé and Príncipe
9 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Andronymus neander Plötz, 1884 | Common Dart | | Andronymus neander thomasi Riley, 1928 | | | Borbo falarus (Druce, 1912) | ⇒ Borbo perobscura Druce, 1912 | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo fatuellus thomea Evans, 1937 | | | Borbo perobscura Druce, 1912 | Small Swift | | Coeliades bocagii Sharpe, 1893 | | | Coeliades hanno Plötz, 1879 | Three Pip Policeman | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat |
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in São Tomé and Príncipe
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