Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 2110
116133
1222976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 2101
115931
1221959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 1812
113780
1210168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 929
84484
1007160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 146
21770
211450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 134
21590
211034 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 123
21455
210065 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 44
13274
133988 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 37
11734
117521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 9
2109
30020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
| Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 716
10821 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
| Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 172
3161 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
| Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 147
2791 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
| Genus | Lepidochrysops
Hedicke, 1923
Giant Cupids | 158 | Species |
Taxom
|
| Lepidochrysops abri Libert, 2001 | |
| Lepidochrysops aethiopia Bethune-Baker, 1922 | |
| Lepidochrysops albilinea Tite, 1959 | |
| Lepidochrysops anerius (Hulstaert, 1924) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops patricia anerius Hulstaert, 1924 |
| Lepidochrysops anerius anerius Hulstaert, 1924 | |
| Lepidochrysops anerius kiellandi Stempffer, 1972 | |
| Lepidochrysops ansorgei Tite, 1959 | |
| Lepidochrysops arabicus Gabriel, 1954 | Arabian Giant Cupid |
| Lepidochrysops ariadne (Butler, 1898) | ⇒ Orachrysops ariadne Butler, 1898 |
| Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue |
| Lepidochrysops auratus Quickelberge, 1979 | |
| Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964 | Southern Blue |
| Lepidochrysops azureus Butler, 1879 | |
| Lepidochrysops bacchus Riley & Corbet, 1938 | Wineland Blue |
| Lepidochrysops badhami Van Son, 1956 | Badham's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops balli Dickson, 1985 | Ball's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops barnesi Pennington, 1953 | Barnes' Blue |
| Lepidochrysops braueri Dickson, 1966 | Brauer's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops budama Van Someren, 1957 | |
| Lepidochrysops butha (Starnd, 1911) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 |
| Lepidochrysops caerulea Tite, 1961 | |
| Lepidochrysops caeruleus | |
| Lepidochrysops caffrariae (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964 |
| Lepidochrysops carsoni Butler, 1901 | |
| Lepidochrysops chala Kielland, 1980 | |
| Lepidochrysops chalceus Quickelberge, 1979 | |
| Lepidochrysops chittyi Henning & He..., 1994 | Chitty´s Blue |
| Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Jade Blue |
| Lepidochrysops cinerea Bethune-Baker, 1922 | |
| Lepidochrysops cottrelli Stempffer, 1954 | |
| Lepidochrysops coxii Pinhey, 1945 | Cox´s Blue |
| Lepidochrysops cupreus Neave, 1910 | |
| Lepidochrysops danis | |
| Lepidochrysops danis dispar | |
| Lepidochrysops delicata Bethune-Baker, 1922 | |
| Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951 | Desmond´s Blue |
| Lepidochrysops dollmani Bethune-Baker, 1922 | |
| Lepidochrysops dukei Cottrell, 1965 | Duke's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops dunni Larsen & Col..., 2003 | Boorman´s Giant Cupid |
| Lepidochrysops elgonae Stempffer, 1950 | Elgon Blue |
| Lepidochrysops elgonae elgonae Stempffer, 1950 | |
| Lepidochrysops elgonae moyo Van Someren, 1957 | |
| Lepidochrysops erici Gardiner, 2003 | |
| Lepidochrysops evae Gardiner, 2003 | |
| Lepidochrysops flavisquamosa Tite, 1959 | |
| Lepidochrysops forsskali Larsen, 1982 | Forsskaal´s Giant Cupid |
| Lepidochrysops frederikeae Henning & Ball, 2013 | Curious Nimble Blue |
| Lepidochrysops fulvescens Tite, 1961 | |
| Lepidochrysops fumosa Butler, 1885 | |
| Lepidochrysops fumosus | |
| Lepidochrysops gariabilis | |
| Lepidochrysops gigantea Trimen, 1898 | Giant Blue |
| Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue |
| Lepidochrysops glauca glauca Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | |
| Lepidochrysops glauca swinburnei Stevenson, 1939 | |
| Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893 | Graham's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937 | |
| Lepidochrysops guichardi Gabriel, 1949 | |
| Lepidochrysops gydoae Dickson, 1986 | Gydo Blue |
| Lepidochrysops handmani Quickelberge, 1980 | |
| Lepidochrysops haveni Larsen, 1983 | |
| Lepidochrysops hawkeri Talbot, 1929 | |
| Lepidochrysops heathi Gardiner, 1998 | |
| Lepidochrysops hypopolia ♰ Trimen, 1887 | Lost Nimble Blue |
| Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 | Zulu Blue |
| Lepidochrysops intermedia Bethune-Baker, 1922 | |
| Lepidochrysops intermedia cottrelli Stempffer, 1954 | |
| Lepidochrysops intermedia intermedia Bethune-Baker, , 1923 | |
| Lepidochrysops inyangae Pimhey, 1945 | Nyanga Blue |
| Lepidochrysops irvingi Swanepoel, 1948 | Bronze Nimble Blue |
| Lepidochrysops jacksoni Van Someren, 1957 | |
| Lepidochrysops jamesi Swanepoel, 1971 | James´s Blue |
| Lepidochrysops jamesi claassensi Dickson, 1982 | Hantamsberg Nimble Blue |
| Lepidochrysops jamesi jamesi Swanepoel, 1971 | |
| Lepidochrysops jansei Van Someren, 1957 | Janse´s Blue |
| Lepidochrysops jeffersyi Swierstra, 1909 | |
| Lepidochrysops jefferyi Swierstra, 1909 | Jeffery's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops kennethi Kielland, 1986 | |
| Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | Ketsi Blue |
| Lepidochrysops ketsi ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | |
| Lepidochrysops ketsi leucomacula Henning & He..., 1994 | |
| Lepidochrysops kilimanjarensis Strand, 1909 | |
| Lepidochrysops kitale Stempffer, 1936 | Kitale Giant Cupid |
| Lepidochrysops koaena Strand, 1911 | |
| Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997 | Giant Blue |
| Lepidochrysops labeensis Larsen & War..., 2000 | Labe Giant Cupid |
| Lepidochrysops labwor Van Someren, 1957 | |
| Lepidochrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, 1922) | ⇒ Orachrysops lacrimosa Bethune-Baker, 1923 |
| Lepidochrysops lerothodi Trimen, 1904 | Basotho Blue |
| Lepidochrysops letsea Trimen, 1870 | Free State Blue |
| Lepidochrysops letsia Trimen, 1870 | |
| Lepidochrysops leucon Mabille, 1879 | |
| Lepidochrysops liberti | |
| Lepidochrysops littoralis Swanepoel, 1983 | Coastal Blue |
| Lepidochrysops loewensteini Swanepoel, 1951 | Loewenstein's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961 | Msasa Blue |
| Lepidochrysops lotana Swanepoel, 1962 | Lotana Blue |
| Lepidochrysops loveni Aurivillius, 1922 | |
| Lepidochrysops loveni abyssiniensis Strand, 1911 | |
| Lepidochrysops loveni kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | |
| Lepidochrysops loveni loveni Aurivillius, 1922 | |
| Lepidochrysops loveni oculus Ungemach, 1932 | |
| Lepidochrysops lukenia Van Someren, 1957 | Lukenia Blue |
| Lepidochrysops lunulifer Ungemach, 1932 | |
| Lepidochrysops macgregori (Pennington, 1970) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops mcgregori Pennington, 1970 |
| Lepidochrysops major (Trimen, 1862) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961 |
| Lepidochrysops mashuna Trimen, 1894 | Mashuna Blue |
| Lepidochrysops mcgregori Pennington, 1970 | Copper-Brown Nimble Blue |
| Lepidochrysops methymna Trimen, 1862 | Monkey Blue |
| Lepidochrysops methymna dicksoni Tite, 1964 | Dicksons Monkey Blue |
| Lepidochrysops methymna methymna Trimen, 1862 | Monkey Blue |
| Lepidochrysops michaeli Gardiner, 2003 | |
| Lepidochrysops michellae Henning & He..., 1983 | Michelle´s Blue |
| Lepidochrysops miniata Gardiner, 2004 | |
| Lepidochrysops mpanda Tite, 1961 | |
| Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961 | |
| Lepidochrysops naidina (Butler, 1886) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 |
| Lepidochrysops neavei Bethune-Baker, 1922 | |
| Lepidochrysops neavei neavei Bethune-Baker, , 1923 | |
| Lepidochrysops neavei nolani Williams, 2002 | |
| Lepidochrysops negus Felder & Felder, 1865 | |
| Lepidochrysops negus negus Felder & Fel..., 1865 | |
| Lepidochrysops negus wau Wichgraf, 1921 | |
| Lepidochrysops neonegus Bethune-Baker, 1922 | |
| Lepidochrysops neonegus borealis Van Someren, 1957 | |
| Lepidochrysops neonegus neonegus Bethune-Baker, , 1923 | |
| Lepidochrysops niaobe | |
| Lepidochrysops nigeriae (Stempffer, 1957) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 |
| Lepidochrysops nigrita (Tite, 1959) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops oreas Tite, 1964 |
| Lepidochrysops nigritia Tite, 1959 | |
| Lepidochrysops nuika | |
| Lepidochrysops nyika Tite, 1961 | |
| Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni Swanepoel & ..., 1983 | Oosthuizen's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops oreas Tite, 1964 | Oreas Blue |
| Lepidochrysops oreas junae Dickson, 1974 | Riviersonderend Blue |
| Lepidochrysops oreas oreas Tite, 1964 | |
| Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue |
| Lepidochrysops outeniqua Swanepoel & ..., 1983 | Outeniqua Blue |
| Lepidochrysops pampolis Druce, 1905 | |
| Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid |
| Lepidochrysops parsimon abyssiniensis Strand, 1911 | |
| Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue |
| Lepidochrysops patricia anerius Hulstaert, 1924 | |
| Lepidochrysops peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1894 | Peculiar Blue |
| Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus Butler, 1893 | |
| Lepidochrysops peculiaris peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1891 | |
| Lepidochrysops penningtoni Dickson, 1969 | Arid Nimble Blue |
| Lepidochrysops pephredo Trimen, 1889 | Estcourt Blue |
| Lepidochrysops phoebe Libert, 2001 | |
| Lepidochrysops pittawayi Larsen, 1983 | Pittaway´s Giant Cupid |
| Lepidochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue |
| Lepidochrysops plebeia plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue |
| Lepidochrysops plebeia proclus Hulstaert, 1924 | |
| Lepidochrysops plebeja Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue |
| Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid |
| Lepidochrysops poseidon Pringle, 1987 | Baviaanskloof Blue |
| Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1963 | Highveld Blue |
| Lepidochrysops pringlei Dickson, 1982 | Pringle's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops procera Trimen, 1893 | Grassveld Nimble Blue |
| Lepidochrysops pterou Bethune-Baker, 1922 | |
| Lepidochrysops pterou lilacina Ungemach, 1932 | |
| Lepidochrysops pterou pterou Bethune-Baker, , 1923 | |
| Lepidochrysops pterou suk Van Someren, 1957 | |
| Lepidochrysops puncticilia Trimen, 1883 | Mouse Blue |
| Lepidochrysops quassi Karsch, 1895 | Tailed Blue Giant Cupid |
| Lepidochrysops quassi bernaudi Libert & Col..., 2001 | |
| Lepidochrysops quassi quassi Karsh, 1895 | |
| Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 | Pale Blue Nimble Blue |
| Lepidochrysops reichenowi Dewitz, 1879 | |
| Lepidochrysops reichenowii Dewitz, 1879 | |
| Lepidochrysops rhodesensae Bethune-Baker, 1923 | |
| Lepidochrysops ringa Tite, 1959 | Tite´s Giant Cupid |
| Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965 | Robertson's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops rossouwi Henning & He..., 1994 | Rossouw's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops ruthica Pennington, 1953 | Ruth´s Blue |
| Lepidochrysops skatios | |
| Lepidochrysops skotios Druce, 1905 | |
| Lepidochrysops solwezii Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Roseate Blue |
| Lepidochrysops southeyae Pennington, 1967 | Southey's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops stormsi Robbe, 1892 | |
| Lepidochrysops subvariegata Talbot, 1935 | |
| Lepidochrysops swanepoeli Pennington, 1948 | Swanepoel's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops swartbergensis Swanepoel, 1969 | Swartberg Blue |
| Lepidochrysops synchrematiza Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Untailed Blue Giant Cupid |
| Lepidochrysops tantalus Trimen, 1887 | King Blue |
| Lepidochrysops titei Dickson, 1976 | Tite's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops trimeni Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Trimen's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops turlini Stempffer, 1971 | |
| Lepidochrysops vansoni Swanepoel, 1949 | Van Son's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue |
| Lepidochrysops vera Tite, 1961 | Vera´s Giant Cupid |
| Lepidochrysops victori Pringle, 1984 | Grassy Hill Nimble Blue |
| Lepidochrysops victoriae Karsch, 1895 | Lake Victoria Giant Cupid |
| Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Col..., 2001 | |
| Lepidochrysops victoriae vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 | |
| Lepidochrysops violetta Pinhey, 1945 | Violet Blue |
| Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964 | Wykeham's Blue |
| Lepidochrysops yvonnae Gardiner, 2004 | |
