Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Somaliland (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 53
368
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 53
368
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 53
368
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 45
355
657 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
314
593 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
313
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
313
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
19
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
7
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Somaliland
1 Family width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Somaliland
7 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Somaliland
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abantis meneliki Berger, 1979 | | | Coeliades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | One Pip Policeman | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857 | Netted Sylph | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Spialia colotes Druce, 1875 | Bushveld Sandman | | Spialia doris Walker, 1870 | Aden Skipper | | Spialia mafa Trimen, 1870 | Mafa grizzled skipper | | Spialia mangana Rebel, 1899 | Arabian Grizzled Skipper |
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Somaliland
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