Checklist for Tribe Aphnaeini Distant, 1884
and region Lesotho (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 288
1986
3848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 287
1983
3844 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
1955
3809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
1398
2793 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
404
737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
404
737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
402
732 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
309
594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
300
577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
74
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 31
73 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 9
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Aphnaeini
Distant, 1884
| 6
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lesotho
6 Genera with 21 Species
Species list for Lesotho
21 Species and 3 Subspecies | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides braueri C.G.C. Dickson, 1968 | Brauer's Copper | | Aloeides dentatis Swierstra, 1909 | Roodepoort Copper | | Aloeides dentatis maseruna Riley, 1938 | | | Aloeides henningi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Henning's Copper | | Aloeides lenningi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | | | Aloeides maluti Pringle, 1983 | Maluti Copper | | Aloeides molomo Trimen, 1870 | Molomo Copper | | Aloeides oreas Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Oreas Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Aloeides riley i Tite & Dic..., 1976 | | | Aloeides rileyi Tite & C.G.C..., 1976 | Riley's Copper | | Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | Dusky Copper | | Aloeides taylori (Tite & C.G.C..., 1976) | ⇒ Aloeides rileyi Tite & C.G.C..., 1976 | | Aloeides trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Brown Russet | | Aloeides trimeni trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Brown Russet | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Chrysoritis pelion Pennington, 1953 | Basotho Opal | | Chrysoritis turneri amatola Dickson & Mc..., 1967 | | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Poecilmitis pelion (Pennington, 1954) | ⇒ Chrysoritis pelion Pennington, 1953 | | Zeritis orthrus (Trimen, 1874) | ⇒ Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 |
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