Checklist for Tribe Aphnaeini Distant, 1884
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2340
4567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2338
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2276
4408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1928
3874 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
638
1185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
441
914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
422
873 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
113
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 47
106 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 16
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Aphnaeini
Distant, 1884
| 9
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Botswana
9 Genera with 22 Species
Species list for Botswana
22 Species and 3 Subspecies | Aloeides damarensis Trimen, 1891 | Damara Copper | | Aloeides molomo Trimen, 1870 | Molomo Copper | | Aloeides molomo krooni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Kalahari Mottled Russet | | Aloeides molomo molomo Trimen, 1870 | Molomo Copper | | Aloeides simplex Trimen, 1893 | Dune Copper | | Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | Dusky Copper | | Aloeides trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Brown Russet | | Aphnaeus drucei (Neave, 1904) | ⇒ Aphnaeus marci Collins & La..., 2008 | | Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen, 1887 | Hutchinson's Highflier | | Aphnaeus liberti Bouyer, 1996 | | | Aphnaeus marci Collins & La..., 2008 | | | Aphnaeus phanes (Trimen, 1873) | ⇒ Cigaritis phanes Trimen, 1873 | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses amanga amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Chloroselas mazoensis Trimen, 1898 | Purple Gem | | Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865 | Ella's Bar | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Cigaritis phanes Trimen, 1873 | Silvery Bar | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Trimenia wykehami Dickson, 1969 | Nama-Karoo Silver-Spotted Copper | | Tylopaedia sardonyx Trimen, 1868 | King Copper | | Zeritis orthrus (Trimen, 1874) | ⇒ Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | | Zeritis sorhagenii Dewitz, 1879 | Scarce Gem |
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