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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
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Epamera Druce, 1891
is a synonym of Genus Iolaus Hübner, 1819
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

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
DivisionDitrysia
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
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings		1005
38169		Genera
Species
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers		59
3607		Genera
Species
GenusEpamera
Druce, 1891
153Species
Subnodes of Epamera Druce, 1891
SpeciesEpamera aemulus Trimen, 1895  ⇒ Iolaus (Epamera) aemulus
2Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera aethes Clench, 1964
SpeciesEpamera aethria Karsch, 1893
SpeciesEpamera agnes Aurivillius, 1897  ⇒ Iolaus (Epamera) agnes
SpeciesEpamera albertia Rondani, 1843
SpeciesEpamera albocaerulea Riley, 1929
SpeciesEpamera albomaculatus
SpeciesEpamera alienus Trimen, 1898
1Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera alticola Stempffer, 1961
SpeciesEpamera amanica Stempffer, 1951
SpeciesEpamera apatosa Talbot, 1935
SpeciesEpamera aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873  ⇒ Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides
4Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera arborifera Butler, 1900
SpeciesEpamera australis
SpeciesEpamera bakeri Riley, 1928
Baker´s Sapphire
SpeciesEpamera banco Stempffer, 1966
SpeciesEpamera bansana Bethune-Baker, 1926
2Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera barbara Suffert, 1904
1Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1921
1Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera belli Aurivillius, 1898
SpeciesEpamera bellina Plötz, 1880
4Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera berbera Bethune-Baker, 1924  ⇒ Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae
SpeciesEpamera bicaudatus
SpeciesEpamera caerulea Riley, 1928
SpeciesEpamera camerunicus
SpeciesEpamera ceres Hewitson, 1865
SpeciesEpamera coelestis
SpeciesEpamera congdoni Kielland, 1985
SpeciesEpamera creta
SpeciesEpamera cytaeis Hewitson, 1875
3Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera diametra Karsch, 1895  ⇒ Iolaus (Epamera) diametra
Natal Yellow-banded Sapphire		2Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera dubiosa Stempffer & Bennett, 1959  ⇒ Iolaus (Epamera) dubiosa
SpeciesEpamera exquisita Riley, 1928
SpeciesEpamera farquharsoni Bethune-Baker, 1922  ⇒ Iolaus (Epamera) farquharsoni
Farquharson´s Sapphire
SpeciesEpamera flavilinea Riley, 1928
SpeciesEpamera fontainei Stempffer, 1956
Fontaine´s Sapphire
SpeciesEpamera frater Joicey & Talbot, 1921  ⇒ Epamera kumboae
Brotherly Sapphire		4Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera fuscomarginata Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Blotched Sapphire
SpeciesEpamera gazei Druce, 1912
Scintillating Sapphire
SpeciesEpamera gemmarius Druce, 1910
Small Jewel Sapphire
SpeciesEpamera glaucus
SpeciesEpamera haemus Talbot, 1935
SpeciesEpamera haenius
SpeciesEpamera hemiargus
1Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera hemicyanus Sharpe, 1904
5Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera iasis Hewitson, 1865
1Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera iaspis Druce, 1890
SpeciesEpamera jacksoni Stempffer, 1950
Jackson´s Sapphire
SpeciesEpamera jordanus Staudinger, 1897
SpeciesEpamera kamerunica Riley, 1928
SpeciesEpamera katanganus Romieux, 1934
SpeciesEpamera katera Talbot, 1937
SpeciesEpamera kelle Stempffer, 1967
SpeciesEpamera kumboae Bethune-Baker, 1926
Brotherly Sapphire		1Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera laon Hewitson, 1878
2Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera laonides Aurivillius, 1897
SpeciesEpamera leonis Riley, 1928
SpeciesEpamera longicauda
SpeciesEpamera maesa Riley, 1928
SpeciesEpamera mafugae Stempffer & Bennett, 1959
SpeciesEpamera malaikae Bayliss, Collins & Congdon, 2016
SpeciesEpamera maris Riley, 1928
SpeciesEpamera mermis Druce, 1896  ⇒ Iolaus (Epamera) mermis
SpeciesEpamera mildbraedi Schultze, 1902
SpeciesEpamera mimosae Trimen, 1874
4Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera mirabilis Karsch, 1893
Karsch´s Sapphire
SpeciesEpamera mongiro Stempffer, 1969
SpeciesEpamera moyambina
SpeciesEpamera naisisii Riley, 1928
SpeciesEpamera natalica Vári, 1976
SpeciesEpamera neavei Druce, 1910  ⇒ Iolaus (Epamera) neavei
Neave´s Sapphire		2Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera nolaensis Stempffer, 1951
2Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera normani Larsen, 1986
Norman´s Sapphire		1Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera oberthueri Riley, 1929
SpeciesEpamera obscura Aurivillius, 1923
SpeciesEpamera pamelae Dickson, 1976
SpeciesEpamera parva Bethune-Baker, 1926
SpeciesEpamera pollaus
SpeciesEpamera pollux Aurivillius, 1895
4Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera pseudofrater Stempffer, 1962
SpeciesEpamera pseudopollux Stempffer, 1962
SpeciesEpamera rhodosense Stempffer & Bennett, 1959
SpeciesEpamera sapphirinus
SpeciesEpamera sappirus Druce, 1902
Jewel Sapphire
SpeciesEpamera scintillans
SpeciesEpamera sciophilus
SpeciesEpamera septentrionalis Stempffer, 1948
SpeciesEpamera sibella Druce, 1910  ⇒ Iolaus (Epamera) sibella
SpeciesEpamera sidus Trimen, 1864  ⇒ Iolaus (Epamera) sidus
Red-line Sapphire, Red-line Sapphire Blue
SpeciesEpamera silanus Smith, 1889
3Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera silenus Hawker-Smith, 1928
SpeciesEpamera stenogrammica Riley, 1928
SpeciesEpamera tajoraca Walker, 1870
4Subspecies
SpeciesEpamera toroensis Riley, 1929
SpeciesEpamera torvensis Riley, 0
SpeciesEpamera violacea Riley, 1928
Violaceous Sapphire
SpeciesEpamera yalae Riley, 1928
SpeciesEpamera yokoana Bethune-Baker, 1926  ⇒ Epamera barnsi
1Subspecies


Distribution of Epamera Druce, 1891
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Algeria


Angola


Argentina


Belize


Benin


Bolivia


Botswana


Brazil


Burkina Faso


Burundi


Cameroon
23 SpeciesCanada


Cape Verde


Central African Republic


Chad


Chile


Colombia


Comoros


Costa Rica


Democratic Republic of the Congo
12 SpeciesDjibouti


Ecuador


Equatorial Guinea


Eritrea


Ethiopia


Gabon


Gambia


Ghana


Guatemala


Guinea


Guinea-Bissau


Guyana


Israel


Ivory Coast


Jordan


Kenya


Lesotho


Liberia


Libya


Madagascar


Malawi


Mali


Mauritania


Mauritius


Mexico


Morocco


Mozambique


Namibia


Nicaragua


Niger


Nigeria


Palestine


Panama


Paraguay


Peru


Republic of the Congo


Republic South Africa


Rwanda


São Tomé and Príncipe


Senegal


Seychelles


Sierra Leone


Somalia


Somaliland


South Sudan


Sudan


Suriname


Tanzania


Togo


Trinidad and Tobago


Tunisia


Uganda


Uruguay


USA


Venezuela


Zambia


Zimbabwe




Links, sources and further information
Epamera at gbif.org
Epamera at irmng.org