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Checklist of Tribe Aphnaeini Distant, 1884
for Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
445
4424
8617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
444
4419
8607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
4334
8472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
282
3735
7621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
66
1240
2594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
65
1238
2590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
1231
2551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
810
1753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
746
1651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
175
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
67
162
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
23
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAphnaeini
Distant, 1884
11
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
11 Genera with 61 Species
Aloeides Hübner, 1968Coppers25SpeciesTaxom
Axiocerses Hübner, 1857Scarlets5SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoritis Butler, 1938Coppers9SpeciesTaxom
Cigaritis Donzel, 1851Barred Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Crudaria Wallengren, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Erikssonia Trimen, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Phasis Hübner, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Poecilmitis Butler, 1977Coppers12SpeciesTaxom
Spindasis Wallengren, 1851Silverlines2SpeciesTaxom
Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Tylopaedia Tite & C.G.C..., 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
61 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aloeides almeida C. Felder, 1862Almeida Copper
Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857Aranda Copper
Aloeides braueri C.G.C. Dickson, 1968Brauer's Copper
Aloeides caffrariae Henning, 1987Border Copper
Aloeides caledoni Tite & Dickson, 1973Caledon Copper
Aloeides clarki Tite & Dickson, 1968Coega Copper
Aloeides depicta Tite & Dickson, 1968Depicta Copper
Aloeides gowani Tite & Dickson, 1968Gowan's Copper
Aloeides macmasteri Tite & Dickson, 1973McMaster's Copper
Aloeides natalensis (Tite & Dickson, 1968)⇒ Aloeides penningtoni Tite & Dickson, 1968
Aloeides nollothi Tite & Dickson, 1977Nolloth's Copper
Aloeides oreas Tite & Dickson, 1968Oreas Copper
Aloeides pallida N.D. Riley, 1938Giant Copper
Aloeides penningtoni Tite & Dickson, 1968Pennington's Copper
Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782Dull Copper
Aloeides pringlei Tite & C.G.C..., 1976Pringle's Copper
Aloeides quickelbergei Tite & Dickson, 1968Quickelberge's Copper
Aloeides rileyi Tite & C.G.C..., 1976Riley's Copper
Aloeides simplex Trimen, 1893Dune Copper
Aloeides susanae Tite & Dickson, 1973Susan's Copper
Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973Swanepoel's Copper
Aloeides taylori (Tite & C.G.C..., 1976)⇒ Aloeides rileyi Tite & C.G.C..., 1976
Aloeides trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973Brown Russet
Aloeides vansoni Tite & Dickson, 1968Van Son's Copper
Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881Bush Scarlet
Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900
Axiocerses croesus Trimen, 1862Dark-banded Scarlet
Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857Commom Scarlet
Chrysoritis chrysantas Trimen, 1868Karoo Daisy Copper
Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864Burnished Opal
Chrysoritis dicksoni Gabriel, 1947Dickson's Copper
Chrysoritis lyncurium Trimen, 1868Tsomo Golden Opal
Chrysoritis pyroeis Trimen, 1864Sand-dune Opal
Chrysoritis thysbe Linnaeus, 1764Common Opal
Chrysoritis turneri amatola Dickson & Mc..., 1967
Chrysoritis zonarius Riley, 1938Donkey Daisy Copper
Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851Natal Bar
Crudaria capensis Van Son, 1956Cape Grey
Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857Silver Spotted Grey
Crudaria wykehami Dickson, 1983Straight Line Grey
Erikssonia acraeina Trimen, 1891
Phasis argyroplaga (Dickson, 1967)⇒ Trimenia argyroplaga Dickson, 1967
Phasis braueri Dickson, 1968Brauer's Arrowhead
Poecilmitis aureus Van Son, 1966Golden Opal
Poecilmitis beulah (Quickelberg, 1966)⇒ Chrysoritis beulah Quickelberge, 1966
Poecilmitis braueri (Pennington, 1966)⇒ Chrysoritis braueri Pennington, 1967
Poecilmitis chrysaor (Trimen, 1864)⇒ Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864
Poecilmitis irene (Pennington, 1968)⇒ Chrysoritis irene Pennington, 1968
Poecilmitis lycia (Riley, 1938)⇒ Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864
Poecilmitis midas (Pennington, 1962)⇒ Chrysoritis midas Pennington, 1962
Poecilmitis natalensis (Van Son, 1966)⇒ Chrysoritis natalensis Van Son, 1966
Poecilmitis pelion (Pennington, 1954)⇒ Chrysoritis pelion Pennington, 1953
Poecilmitis penningtoni (Riley, 1938)⇒ Chrysoritis penningtoni Riley, 1938
Poecilmitis perseus (Henning, 1977)⇒ Chrysoritis perseus Henning, 1977
Spindasis ella (Hewitson, 1865)⇒ Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865
Spindasis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851
Trimenia argyroplaga Dickson, 1967Large Silver-spotted Copper
Trimenia macmasteri Dickson, 1968Karoo Silver-spotted Copper
Trimenia malagrida Wallengren, 1857Scarce Mountain Copper
Trimenia wallengrenii Trimen, 1887Wallengren's Copper
Tylopaedia sardonyx Trimen, 1868King Copper