Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 611
13150
40526 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 607
13142
40500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 578
12983
39982 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 364
10569
34741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
3711
13264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
3708
13260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3706
13258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 4
238
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 2
146
515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Africa
2 Families width 515 Species and 73 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in West Africa
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