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Rhopalocera (butterflies)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera

Classification

Superfamily: Hesperioidea (skippers)

 
 

Family: Hesperiidae (skippers)

 

Superfamily: Papilionoidea

 
 

Family: Lycaenidae

 

 

Family: Nymphalidae

 

 

Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails)

Two genera: Graphium and Papilio.

 

Family: Pieridae (whites)

 

Publications

  • VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.