Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Sierra Leone (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 310
3386
7651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 309
3385
7650 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 298
3328
7504 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 208
2927
6951 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
1252
3458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
1252
3458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1252
3458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
96
308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
66
252 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sierra Leone
1 Family width 252 Species and 23 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Sierra Leone
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