Checklist for Tribe Liphyrini
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1133
4496 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1029
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
227
1763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 114
793 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 6
43 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Liphyrini
| 2
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
2 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Nigeria
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aslauga bella Bethune-Baker, 1913 | Large Blue Aslauga | | Aslauga bouyeri Libert, 1994 | | | Aslauga camerunica Stempffer, 1969 | Cameroon Aslauga | | Aslauga ernesti Karsch, 1895 | Western Egumbia | | Aslauga kwakui Libert, 2016 | | | Aslauga lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1914 | Lamborn´s Aslauga | | Aslauga leonae (Hewitson, 1875) | ⇒ Aslauga vininga Hewitson, 1875 | | Aslauga marginalis Kirby, 1890 | Western Aslauga | | Aslauga marginata Plötz, 1879 | | | Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1898 | Dusky Purple | | Aslauga marshalli adamaoua Libert, 1994 | | | Aslauga vininga Hewitson, 1875 | Central Aslauga | | Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899 | Western Moth Butterfly | | Euliphyra leucyanea | | | Euliphyra leucyania Hewitson, 1874 | Lesser Moth Butterfly | | Euliphyra mirifica Holland, 1890 | African Moth Butterfly |
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