Checklist of Tribe Aphnaeini Distant, 1884
for Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1304
2564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1304
2564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1270
2494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
110
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 48
100 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 16
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Aphnaeini
Distant, 1884
| 6
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
6 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Benin
13 Species and 3 Subspecies | Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903 | Western Silver Spot | | Aphnaeus brahami ghanaensis Libert, 2013 | | | Aphnaeus orcas Drury, 1782 | Common Highflier | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Cigaritis amine (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Zeritis neriene amine Butler, 1874 | | Cigaritis larseni Bouyer, 2012 | | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Lipaphnaeus leonina Sharpe, 1890 | Orange Silver Speckle | | Lipaphnaeus leonina ivoirensis Stempffer, 1966 | | | Spindasis mozambica (Bertolini, 1850) | ⇒ Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | | Spindasis paradoxa (Schultze, 1908) | ⇒ Lipaphnaeus leonina Sharpe, 1890 | | Zeritis bicolor (Sharpe, 1891) | ⇒ Lipaphnaeus leonina Sharpe, 1890 | | Zeritis leonina (Sharpe, 1890) | ⇒ Lipaphnaeus leonina Sharpe, 1890 | | Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836 | Checkered Gem | | Zeritis neriene amine Butler, 1874 | | | Zeritis pulcherrima Aurivillius, 1923 | |
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