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Checklist for Tribe Aphnaeini Distant, 1884
and region Northern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
317
2422
5011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
316
2415
4984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
301
2376
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
1978
4391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
491
982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
490
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
488
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
336
615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
316
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
109
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
48
115
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
18
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAphnaeini
Distant, 1884
11
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Cape
11 Genera with 54 Species
Aloeides Hübner, 1968Coppers21SpeciesTaxom
Apharitis Riley, 1925
Tawny Silverline0SpeciesTaxom
Axiocerses Hübner, 1900Scarlets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoritis Butler, 1938Coppers8SpeciesTaxom
Cigaritis Donzel, 1851Barred Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Crudaria Wallengren, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Phasis Hübner, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Poecilmitis Butler, 1971Coppers12SpeciesTaxom
Spindasis Wallengren, 1857
Silverlines0SpeciesTaxom
Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Tylopaedia Tite & C.G.C..., 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Cape
54 Species
Aloeides almeida C. Felder, 1862Almeida Copper
Aloeides apicalis Tite & Dickson, 1968Pointed Copper
Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857Aranda Copper
Aloeides arida Tite & Dickson, 1968Arid Copper
Aloeides bamptoni Tite & Dickson, 1977Bampton's Copper
Aloeides barklyi Trimen, 1874Barkly's Copper
Aloeides damarensis Trimen, 1891Damara Copper
Aloeides depicta Tite & Dickson, 1968Depicta Copper
Aloeides dryas Tite & Dickson, 1968Transvaal Copper
Aloeides egerides Riley, 1938Red Hill Copper
Aloeides gowani Tite & Dickson, 1968Gowan's Copper
Aloeides kaplani Tite & Dickson, 1977Kaplan's Copper
Aloeides macmasteri Tite & Dickson, 1973McMaster's Copper
Aloeides margaretae Tite & Dickson, 1968Margarite´s Copper
Aloeides nollothi Tite & Dickson, 1977Nolloth's Copper
Aloeides oreas Tite & Dickson, 1968Oreas Copper
Aloeides pallida N.D. Riley, 1938Giant Copper
Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782Dull Copper
Aloeides simplex Trimen, 1893Dune Copper
Aloeides susanae Tite & Dickson, 1973Susan's Copper
Aloeides vansoni Tite & Dickson, 1968Van Son's Copper
Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900
Chrysoritis beaufortius Dickson, 1966Beaufort Opal
Chrysoritis chrysantas Trimen, 1868Karoo Daisy Copper
Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864Burnished Opal
Chrysoritis dicksoni Gabriel, 1947Dickson's Copper
Chrysoritis felthami Trimen, 1904Feltham´s Opal
Chrysoritis pyroeis Trimen, 1864Sand-dune Opal
Chrysoritis thysbe Linnaeus, 1764Common Opal
Chrysoritis zonarius Riley, 1938Donkey Daisy Copper
Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865Ella's Bar
Cigaritis namaquus Trimen, 1874Namaqua Bar
Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851Natal Bar
Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857Silver Spotted Grey
Phasis clavum Murray, 1935Namaqua Arrowhead
Phasis pringlei Dickson, 1977Pringle's Arrowhead
Poecilmitis aridus (Pennington, 1954)⇒ Chrysoritis aridus Pennington, 1953
Poecilmitis azurius (Swanepoel, 1975)⇒ Chrysoritis azurius Swanepoel, 1975
Poecilmitis bamptoni (Dickson, 1976)⇒ Chrysoritis bamptoni Dickson, 1976
Poecilmitis beaufortia Dickson, 1966
Poecilmitis chrysaor (Trimen, 1864)⇒ Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864
Poecilmitis dicksoni (Henning, 1977)⇒ Chrysoritis pan Pennington, 1962
Poecilmitis lyndseyae (Henning, 1979)⇒ Chrysoritis thysbe Linnaeus, 1764
Poecilmitis midas (Pennington, 1962)⇒ Chrysoritis midas Pennington, 1962
Poecilmitis pan (Pennington, 1962)⇒ Chrysoritis pan Pennington, 1962
Poecilmitis perseus (Henning, 1977)⇒ Chrysoritis perseus Henning, 1977
Poecilmitis psyche (Pennington, 1966)⇒ Chrysoritis thysbe Linnaeus, 1764
Poecilmitis violascens Dickson, 1971
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
Trimenia wykehami Dickson, 1969Nama-Karoo Silver-Spotted Copper
Tylopaedia sardonyx Trimen, 1868King Copper