Taxonomy of Genus Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13
3266
144998 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 1005
38169 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 193
15190 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 155
13477 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Eicochrysops
Bethune-Baker, 1924
| 35 | Species |
Subnodes of Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | Species | Eicochrysops acca Westwood, 1851
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops antoto Strand, 1911
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops boei Libert, 1993
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops caeruleoarcuata Saalmüller, 1884
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops damiri Turlin, 1995
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops delicatula Mabille, 1877
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops distractus Joannis & Verity, 1913
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops dudgeoni Riley, 1929
Dudgeon´s Cupid | | | | Species | Eicochrysops eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924
Brachystegia Blue | | | | Species | Eicochrysops fontainei Stempffer, 1961
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793
White-tipped Blue | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Eicochrysops mahalkakoena
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops mahallakoaena Godart, 1824 ⇒ Eicochrysops messapus
Cupreous Blue | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Eicochrysops masai Bethune-Baker, 1905
Masai Blue, Masai Cupid | | | | Species | Eicochrysops meryamae Rougeot, 1983
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824
Cupreous Blue | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Eicochrysops nandiana Bethune-Baker, 1906
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops nandianus
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops pauliana Stempffer, 1950
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops pauliani Stempffer, 1950
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops pinheyi Heath, 1985
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops pusillus Ungemach, 1932
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1924
Rogers´ Blue, Rogers´ Cupid | | | | Species | Eicochrysops sanguigutta Mabille, 1879
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops sanyere Libert, 1993
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops sapphirina Stoneham, 1938
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops sebagadis Guérin-Méneville, 1847
| | | | Species | Eicochrysops trisignatus Strand, 1911
| | |
Distribution of Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 Angola
| Austria
| Benin
| Botswana
| Cameroon
3 Species | Comoros
| Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Species | Eritrea
| Ethiopia
| Gambia
| Ghana
| Guinea
| Ivory Coast
| Kenya
| Lesotho
| Liberia
| Madagascar
| Malawi
| Mozambique
| Namibia
| Nigeria
| Republic South Africa
| Rwanda
| Saint Lucia
| Senegal
| Sierra Leone
| Switzerland
| Tanzania
| Togo
| Uganda
| Yemen
| Zambia
| Zimbabwe
|
Found in fossile formations Green River Formation
Ecozone Highlands
Links, sources and further information
|
