Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 515
7763
24724 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
7759
24718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 493
7662
24448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 320
6341
21595 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
2080
8035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
2077
8031 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
2069
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
150
560 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
77
328 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tanzania
1 Family width 328 Species and 65 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Tanzania
Links, sources and further information
|
