Lepidochrysops (Hedicke 1923), Giant Cupids ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Genus

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Taxonomy of Genus Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923
Giant Cupids

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	Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923 Giant Cupids	261	Species

Subnodes of Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923

Species	Lepidochrysops abri Libert, 2001
Species	Lepidochrysops abyssiniensis Strand, 1911
Species	Lepidochrysops acholi Bethune-Baker, 1906
Species	Lepidochrysops aethiopia Bethune-Baker, 1922
Species	Lepidochrysops albicans Hultaert, 1924
Species	Lepidochrysops albilinea Tite, 1959
Species	Lepidochrysops anerius Hulstaert, 1924 ⇒ Lepidochrysops patricia anerius	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops ansorgei Tite, 1959
Species	Lepidochrysops arabicus Gabriel, 1954 Arabian Giant Cupid
Species	Lepidochrysops ariadne Butler, 1898 ⇒ Orachrysops ariadne Karkloof Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 Brilliant Blue, Star Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops auratus Quickelberge, 1979
Species	Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964 Southern Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops azureus Butler, 1879
Species	Lepidochrysops bacchus Riley & Corbet, 1938 Wineland Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops badhami Van Son, 1956 Badham's Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops balli Dickson, 1985 Ball's Blue, Kamanassie Nimble Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops barnesi Pennington, 1953 Barnes' Blue, Barnes´ Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops borealis Van Someren, 1957
Species	Lepidochrysops brabo Hulstaert, 1924
Species	Lepidochrysops braueri Dickson, 1966 Brauer's Blue, Brauer´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops brinkmani Heath, 1997
Species	Lepidochrysops budama Van Someren, 1957
Species	Lepidochrysops butha Starnd, 1911 ⇒ Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Tailed Blue Giant Cupid	1	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops caerulea Tite, 1961
Species	Lepidochrysops caeruleus
Species	Lepidochrysops caffrariae Godart, 1824 ⇒ Lepidochrysops australis Brilliant Blue, Star Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops carsoni Butler, 1901
Species	Lepidochrysops celaeus Cramer, 1782
Species	Lepidochrysops chala Kielland, 1980
Species	Lepidochrysops chalceus Quickelberge, 1979
Species	Lepidochrysops chalcius
Species	Lepidochrysops chittyi Henning & Henning, 1994 Chitty´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 Jade Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops cinerea Bethune-Baker, 1922	5	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops claassensi Dickson, 1982
Species	Lepidochrysops cottrelli Stempffer, 1954
Species	Lepidochrysops coxii Pinhey, 1945 Cox´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops cupreus Neave, 1910
Species	Lepidochrysops danis	1	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops delicata Bethune-Baker, 1922
Species	Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951 Desmond´s Blue, Desmond´s Giant Cupid
Species	Lepidochrysops dicksoni Tite, 1964
Species	Lepidochrysops dollmani Bethune-Baker, 1922
Species	Lepidochrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887
Species	Lepidochrysops dukei Cottrell, 1965 Duke's Blue, Duke´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops dunni Larsen & Collins, 2003 Boorman´s Giant Cupid
Species	Lepidochrysops elgonae Stempffer, 1950 Elgon Blue, Elgon Giant Cupid	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops ella Gardiner & Espeland, 2018
Species	Lepidochrysops erici Gardiner, 2003
Species	Lepidochrysops evae Gardiner, 2003
Species	Lepidochrysops exclusa Trimen, 1894
Species	Lepidochrysops flavisquamosa Tite, 1959
Species	Lepidochrysops forsskali Larsen, 1982 Forsskaal´s Giant Cupid
Species	Lepidochrysops frederikeae Henning & Ball, 2013 Curious Nimble Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops fulvescens Tite, 1961
Species	Lepidochrysops fumosa Butler, 1885
Species	Lepidochrysops fumosus
Species	Lepidochrysops gariabilis
Species	Lepidochrysops gigantea Trimen, 1898 Giant Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 Silvery Blue	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893 Graham's Blue, Graham´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937
Species	Lepidochrysops guichardi Gabriel, 1949
Species	Lepidochrysops gydoae Dickson, 1986 Gydo Blue, Gydo Nimble Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops handmani Quickelberge, 1980
Species	Lepidochrysops haveni Larsen, 1983
Species	Lepidochrysops hawkeri Talbot, 1929
Species	Lepidochrysops heathi Gardiner, 1998
Species	Lepidochrysops hypoleucus Butler, 1893
Species	Lepidochrysops hypopolia ♰ Trimen, 1887 Lost Nimble Blue, Morant's Blue, Morant´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 Zulu Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops imperialis Stoneham, 1938
Species	Lepidochrysops intermedia Bethune-Baker, 1922	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops inyangae Pimhey, 1945 Nyanga Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops irvingi Swanepoel, 1948 Bronze Nimble Blue, Irving's Blue, Irving´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops jacksoni Van Someren, 1957
Species	Lepidochrysops jamesi Swanepoel, 1971 James´s Blue	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops jansei Van Someren, 1957 Janse´s Blue, Janse´s Giant Cupid
Species	Lepidochrysops jeffersyi Swierstra, 1909
Species	Lepidochrysops jefferyi Swierstra, 1909 Jeffery's Blue, Purplebrown Nimble Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops jeffreyi
Species	Lepidochrysops junae Dickson, 1974
Species	Lepidochrysops kennethi Kielland, 1986
Species	Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 Ketsi Blue	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops kiellandi Stempffer, 1972
Species	Lepidochrysops kilimandjarensis Strand, 1909
Species	Lepidochrysops kilimanjarensis Strand, 1909
Species	Lepidochrysops killimanjarensis
Species	Lepidochrysops kitale Stempffer, 1936 Kitale Giant Cupid
Species	Lepidochrysops kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Species	Lepidochrysops koaena Strand, 1911
Species	Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997 Giant Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops labeensis Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2000 Labe Giant Cupid
Species	Lepidochrysops labwor Van Someren, 1957
Species	Lepidochrysops lacrimosa Bethune-Baker, 1922 ⇒ Orachrysops lacrimosa Restless Blue	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops lerothodi Trimen, 1904 Basotho Blue, Lesotho Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops letsea Trimen, 1870 Free State Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops letsia Trimen, 1870
Species	Lepidochrysops leucon Mabille, 1879
Species	Lepidochrysops liberti
Species	Lepidochrysops lilacina Ungemach, 1932
Species	Lepidochrysops littoralis Swanepoel, 1983 Coastal Blue, Coastal Nimble Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops loewensteini Swanepoel, 1951 Loewenstein's Blue, Loewenstein´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961 Msasa Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops lotana Swanepoel, 1962 Lotana Blue, Mountain Peak Nimble Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops loveni Aurivillius, 1922	4	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops lukenia Van Someren, 1957 Lukenia Blue, Lukenia Giant Cupid
Species	Lepidochrysops lunulifer Ungemach, 1932
Species	Lepidochrysops macgregori Pennington, 1970 ⇒ Lepidochrysops mcgregori McGregor´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops major Trimen, 1862 ⇒ Lepidochrysops nacrescens Monkey Blue	1	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops mashuna Trimen, 1894 Mashuna Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops mcgregori Pennington, 1970 Copper-Brown Nimble Blue, McGregor's Blue, McGregor´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops menna Hulstaert, 1924
Species	Lepidochrysops methymna Trimen, 1862 Monkey Blue	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops michaeli Gardiner, 2003
Species	Lepidochrysops michellae Henning & Henning, 1983 Michelle´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops miniata Gardiner, 2004
Species	Lepidochrysops moyo Van Someren, 1957
Species	Lepidochrysops mpanda Tite, 1961
Species	Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961
Species	Lepidochrysops naidina Butler, 1886 ⇒ Chilades naidina
Species	Lepidochrysops neavei Bethune-Baker, 1922	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops negus Felder & Felder, 1865	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops neonegus Bethune-Baker, 1922	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops nevillei Bethune-Baker, 1923
Species	Lepidochrysops niaobe
Species	Lepidochrysops nigeriae Stempffer, 1957 ⇒ Lepidochrysops parsimon Western Giant Cupid
Species	Lepidochrysops nigrita Tite, 1959 ⇒ Lepidochrysops oreas
Species	Lepidochrysops nigritia Tite, 1959
Species	Lepidochrysops nuika
Species	Lepidochrysops nyasae Bethune-Baker, 1922
Species	Lepidochrysops nyika Tite, 1961
Species	Lepidochrysops oculus Ungemach, 1932
Species	Lepidochrysops oosthuizen Swanepoel & Vári, 1983
Species	Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni Swanepoel & Vári, 1983 Oosthuizen's Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops oreas Tite, 1964 Oreas Blue, Peninsula Blue	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops oreas, 1961, 0
Species	Lepidochrysops orontius Hulstaert, 1924
Species	Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 Koppie Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops outeniqua Swanepoel & Vári, 1983 Outeniqua Blue, Outeniqua Nimble Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops pampolis Druce, 1905
Species	Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 Western Giant Cupid	4	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 Patricia Blue, Patrician Blue	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1894 Peculiar Blue, Peculiar Giant Cupid	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops peninsularis
Species	Lepidochrysops penningtoni Dickson, 1969 Arid Nimble Blue, Pennington's Blue, Pennington’s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops pephredo Trimen, 1889 Estcourt Blue, Midlands Nimble Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops perpulchra Holland, 1892
Species	Lepidochrysops phasma Butler, 1901
Species	Lepidochrysops phoebe Libert, 2001
Species	Lepidochrysops pittawayi Larsen, 1983 Pittaway´s Giant Cupid
Species	Lepidochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898 Twin-spot Blue, Twin-spot Giant Cupid	3	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops plebeja Butler, 1898 Twin-spot Blue	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 Lilac Giant Cupid
Species	Lepidochrysops poseidon Pringle, 1987 Baviaanskloof Blue, Baviannskloof Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1963 Highveld Blue, Highveld Nimble Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops princeps Stoneham, 1938
Species	Lepidochrysops pringlei Dickson, 1982 Pringle's Blue, Small Nimble Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops procera Trimen, 1893 Grassveld Nimble Blue, Potchefstroom Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops proclus Hulstaert, 1924
Species	Lepidochrysops pterou Bethune-Baker, 1922	3	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops puncticilia Trimen, 1883 Mouse Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops quassi Karsch, 1895 Tailed Blue Giant Cupid	2	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 Pale Blue Nimble Blue, Quickelberge's Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops reichenowi Dewitz, 1879
Species	Lepidochrysops reichenowii Dewitz, 1879
Species	Lepidochrysops rhodesensae Bethune-Baker, 1923
Species	Lepidochrysops ringa Tite, 1959 Tite´s Giant Cupid
Species	Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965 Robertson's Blue, Robertson´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops rossouwi Henning & Henning, 1994 Rossouw's Blue, Rossouw´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops ruthica Pennington, 1953 Ruth´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops similis
Species	Lepidochrysops skatios
Species	Lepidochrysops skotios Druce, 1905
Species	Lepidochrysops solwezii Bethune-Baker, 1922 Roseate Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops southeyae Pennington, 1967 Southey's Blue, Southey´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops stormsi Robbe, 1892
Species	Lepidochrysops subvariegata Talbot, 1935
Species	Lepidochrysops suk Van Someren, 1957
Species	Lepidochrysops swanepoeli Pennington, 1948 Swanepoel's Blue, White Band Nimble Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops swartbergensis Swanepoel, 1969 Swartberg Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops swinburnei Stevenson, 1939
Species	Lepidochrysops sylvius Hulstaert, 1924
Species	Lepidochrysops synchrematiza Bethune-Baker, 1922 Untailed Blue Giant Cupid
Species	Lepidochrysops taltalus
Species	Lepidochrysops tantalus Trimen, 1887 King Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops theodota Hulstaert, 1924
Species	Lepidochrysops tietsea
Species	Lepidochrysops titei Dickson, 1976 Tite's Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops trimeni Bethune-Baker, 1922 Trimen's Blue, Trimen´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops turlini Stempffer, 1971
Species	Lepidochrysops vansomereni Stempffer, 1951
Species	Lepidochrysops vansoni Swanepoel, 1949 Van Son's Blue, Van Son´s Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 Variable Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops variegata Bethune-Baker, 1922
Species	Lepidochrysops vera Tite, 1961 Vera´s Giant Cupid
Species	Lepidochrysops victori Pringle, 1984 Grassy Hill Nimble Blue, Victor's Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops victoriae Karsch, 1895 Lake Victoria Giant Cupid, Victoria Blue	3	Subspecies
Species	Lepidochrysops violetta Pinhey, 1945 Violet Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops wau Wichgraf, 1921
Species	Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964 Wykeham's Blue
Species	Lepidochrysops wykemani
Species	Lepidochrysops yvonnae Gardiner, 2004

Synonyms

Neochrysops (Bethune-Baker, 1923)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Lepidochrysops

English

Giant Cupids

Distribution of Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Cameroon
11 Species

Central African Republic

Democratic Republic of the Congo
16 Species

Egypt

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Greece

Guinea

Iran

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Malta

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Republic South Africa

Rwanda

Saint Lucia

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Somalia

Somaliland

South Sudan

Sudan

Switzerland

Tanzania

Togo

Uganda

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Links, sources and further information

Lepidochrysops at gbif.org
Lepidochrysops at irmng.org