Checklist for Tribe Lycaenesthini Toxopeus, 1929
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
110
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 48
100 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 21
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Lycaenesthini
Toxopeus, 1929
| 2
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
2 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Benin
13 Species | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene hades Bethune-Baker, 1910 | Black Ciliate Blue | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874 | Liodes Hairtail | | Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | Lunulated Hairtail | | Anthene princeps Butler, 1876 | Cupreous Hairtail | | Anthene sanguinea (Trimen, 1894) | ⇒ Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | | Anthene starki Larsen, 2005 | Western Black-spot Ciliate Blue | | Anthene sylvanus Drury, 1773 | Common Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Triclema fasciatus Aurivillius, 1895 | Tiny Ciliate Blue | | Triclema hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910) | ⇒ Anthene hades Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | Triclema lamias Hewitson, 1878 | Blotched Ciliate Blue | | Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905 | False Hairtail |
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