Taxonomy of Genus Leptotes Scudder, 1876
Common Blues, Zebra blues
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 | Leptotes
Scudder, 1876
Common Blues, Zebra blues | 110 | Species |
Subnodes of Leptotes Scudder, 1876 | Species | Leptotes adamsoni Collins & Larsen, 1991
Adamson´s Zebra Blue | | | | Species | Leptotes alticola H.G. Dyar, 1914 ⇒ Leptotes andicola
| | | | Species | Leptotes andicola Grose-Smith, 1894
| | | | Species | Leptotes atavica Verity, 1943
| | | | Species | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935
Babault's Zebra Blue, Babault´s Zebra Blue | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptotes baeticus Esper, 1784
| | | | Species | Leptotes bathyllos Tessmann, 1928
| | | | Species | Leptotes borealis Ureta, 1949
| | | | Species | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958
Short-toothed Blue, Short-toothed Zebra Blue | | | | Species | Leptotes burdicki Reakirt, 1868 ⇒ Leptotes marina
Marine Blue, Striped Blue | | | | Species | Leptotes callanga Dyar, 1913
| | | | Species | Leptotes casca Tite, 1958
| | | | Species | Leptotes casius
| | | | Species | Leptotes cassidula Boisduval, 1870
| | | | Species | Leptotes cassioides Capronnier, 1889 ⇒ Leptotes plinius
| | | | Species | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775
Cassius Blue, Medow Blue, Tropical Striped Blue | 9 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptotes catalina Fabricius, 1793
| | | | Species | Leptotes chadwicki Comstock & Huntington, 1946
| | | | Species | Leptotes deficiens Dufrane, 1953
| | | | Species | Leptotes delalande Bálint & K. Johnson, 1995
| | | | Species | Leptotes durrelli Fric, Pyrcz & Wiemers, 2019
| | | | Species | Leptotes floridensis Morrison, 1874 ⇒ Leptotes cassius
| | | | Species | Leptotes hedgesi Schwartz & Johnson, 1992
Hedges´ Blue | | | | Species | Leptotes hoffmannsegii Zeller, 1850
| | | | Species | Leptotes idealus K. Johnson & Matusik, 1988
Ideal Blue | | | | Species | Leptotes infrapallida Verity, 1943
| | | | Species | Leptotes insulana Aurivillius, 1909
| | | | Species | Leptotes insulanus Aurivillius, 1924
| | | | Species | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936
Jeannel's Zebra Blue, Jeannel´s Blue | | | | Species | Leptotes juncta Dufrane, 1953
| | | | Species | Leptotes koa Druce, 1876
| | | | Species | Leptotes krug Z. Bálint, K. Johnson, J.A. Salazar & J.H. Vélez, 1995 ⇒ Leptotes andicola
| | | | Species | Leptotes lamasi Bálint & K. Johnson, 1995
| | | | Species | Leptotes lybas Godart, 1824
| | | | Species | Leptotes maina Reakirt, 1868
| | | | Species | Leptotes mandersi Druce, 1907
| | | | Species | Leptotes manusi Rothschild, 1915
| | | | Species | Leptotes marginalis Aurivillius, 1925
Black-bordered Zebra Blue | | | | Species | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868
Marine Blue, Marine blue hairstreak, Striped Blue | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptotes mayottensis Tite, 1958
| | | | Species | Leptotes ornata Dufrane, 1954
| | | | Species | Leptotes parrhasioides Wallengren, 1860
Galapagos Blue, Galapagos blue butterfly | | | | Species | Leptotes perkinsae Kaye, 1931
Perkins´ Blue | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767
Common Zebra Blue, Lang's Short-tailed Blue | 9 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793
Peablue, Plumbago Blue, Zebra blue | 11 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptotes posticelatenigra Verity, 1938
| | | | Species | Leptotes pulcher Murray, 1874
Beatiful Zebra Blue | | | | Species | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874
Beautiful Zebra Blue | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptotes pyrczi Libert, 2011
| | | | Species | Leptotes rabefaner Mabille, 1877
| | | | Species | Leptotes rabenafer Mabille, 1877
| | | | Species | Leptotes reakirti Field, 1936 ⇒ Leptotes marina
| | | | Species | Leptotes sanctithomae Sharpe, 1893
| | | | Species | Leptotes semitetrica de Sagarra, 1927
| | | | Species | Leptotes socotranus Oglivie-Grant, 1899
| | | | Species | Leptotes spec Fabricius, 1793
| | | | Species | Leptotes striata Edwards, 1877 ⇒ Leptotes cassius
| | | | Species | Leptotes telicanus Lang, 1789 ⇒ Leptotes pirithous
| | | | Species | Leptotes terrenus Joicey & Talbot, 1926
| | | | Species | Leptotes tetrica de Sagarra, 1925
| | | | Species | Leptotes theonus Lucas, 1856
| 5 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptotes trigemmatus Butler, 1881
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptotes violacea Gunder, 1925 ⇒ Leptotes marina
| | | | Species | Leptotes webbianus Brullé, 1839
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Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Leptotes | English | Common Blues, Zebra blues |
Distribution of Leptotes Scudder, 1876 Albania
| Algeria
| Andorra
| Angola
| Argentina
| Armenia
| Australia
| Austria
| Azerbaijan
| Bahamas
| Bangladesh
| Belize
| Benin
| Bhutan
| Bolivia
| Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Botswana
| Brazil
| Bulgaria
| Burkina Faso
| Burundi
| Cambodia
| Cameroon
1 Species | Canada
| Cape Verde
| Chile
| China
| Colombia
| Comoros
| Costa Rica
| Croatia
| Cuba
| Cyprus
| Czech Republic
| Democratic Republic of the Congo
7 Species | Dominica
| Dominican Republic
| East Timor
| Ecuador
| Egypt
| Ethiopia
| France
| Gambia
| Georgia
| Germany
| Ghana
| Greece
| Guatemala
| Guinea
| Guyana
| Haiti
| Honduras
| Hungary
| India
| Indonesia
2 Species | Iran
| Israel
| Italy
| Ivory Coast
| Jamaica
| Japan
| Jordan
| Kenya
| Laos
| Lesotho
| Liberia
| Liechtenstein
| Madagascar
| Malawi
| Malaysia
| Malta
| Mauritius
| Mexico
| Moldova
| Monaco
| Montenegro
| Morocco
| Mozambique
| Namibia
| Netherlands
| Nicaragua
| Niger
| Nigeria
| Oman
| Pakistan
| Palau
| Palestine
| Panama
| Papua New Guinea
| Paraguay
| Peru
| Philippines
| Poland
| Portugal
| Republic South Africa
| Romania
| Russia
| Rwanda
| Saint Kitts and Nevis
| Saint Lucia
| São Tomé and Príncipe
| Saudi Arabia
| Senegal
| Serbia
| Seychelles
| Sierra Leone
| Slovakia
| Slovenia
| Solomon Islands
| South Sudan
| Spain
| Sri Lanka
| Sudan
| Suriname
| Switzerland
| Syria
| Taiwan
| Tanzania
| Thailand
| Togo
| Trinidad and Tobago
| Tunisia
| Turkey
| Uganda
| Ukraine
| United Kingdom
| Uruguay
| USA
| Vanuatu
| Venezuela
| Vietnam
| Yemen
| Zambia
| Zimbabwe
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