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Checklist of Tribe Lycaenesthini Toxopeus, 1929
for Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2109
116061
1221557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2100
115859
1220540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1811
113709
1208758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
928
84435
1006159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
146
21767
211345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
134
21587
210929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
123
21452
209960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
44
13271
133903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
37
11731
117439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
9
2108
29957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
716
10777
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
172
3142
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLycaenesthini
Toxopeus, 1929
7
211
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
7 Genera with 211 Species
Anthene Doubleday, 1895Ciliate Blues241SpeciesTaxom
Cupidesthes Aurivillius, 196623SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenesthes Doubleday, 0Ciliate blue17SpeciesTaxom
Monile Ungemach, 1990Ciliate blue3SpeciesTaxom
Neurellipes Bethune-Baker, 1894Ciliate blue8SpeciesTaxom
Neurypexina Doubleday, 1874Ciliate blue1SpeciesTaxom
Triclema Karsch, 1910Ciliate blue16SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
211 Species and 97 Subspecies
Anthene abruptus Gaede, 1915
Anthene aequatorialis (Stempffer, 1962)⇒ Neurellipes aequatorialis Stempffer, 1962
Anthene afra Bethune-Baker, 1910Black-edged Ciliate Blue
Anthene africana Bethune-Baker, 1926
Anthene agumatsa Libert, 2010
Anthene agumatsa agumatsa Libert, 2010
Anthene agumatsa nigeriensis Libert, 2010
Anthene alberta Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847Black-striped Hairtail
Anthene amarah amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Black-striped Hairtail
Anthene anadema Druce, 1905
Anthene arnoldi Jones, 1918Arnold's Hairtail
Anthene arora Larsen, 1983
Anthene atewa Larsen & Col..., 1998Atewa Ciliate Blue
Anthene aurea Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene aurobrunnea Ungemach, 1932
Anthene bakeri Druce, 1910
Anthene barnesi Stevenson, 1940Barnes´s Hairtail
Anthene benadirensis Stempffer, 1947
Anthene bihe Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene bipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Anthene bjoernstadi Collins & La..., 1991Bjørnstad´s Hairtail
Anthene buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880Butler's Ciliate Blue
Anthene butleri arabicus Gabriel, 1954
Anthene butleri butleri Oberthür, 1880
Anthene butleri galla Stempffer, 1947
Anthene butleri livida Trimen, 1881
Anthene butleri stempfferi Storace, 1954
Anthene chirinda Bethune-Baker, 1910Chirinda Hairtail
Anthene chojnackii Libert, 2010
Anthene chryseostictus Bethune-Baker, 1910Medium Red-spot Ciliate Blue
Anthene coerulea Aurivillius, 1895Mauve Ciliate Blue
Anthene collinsi d´Abrera, 1980
Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932Mashuna Hairtail
Anthene contrastata contrastata Ungemach, 1932
Anthene contrastata mashuna Stevenson, 1937
Anthene contrastata turkana Stempffer, 1936
Anthene crawshayi Butler, 1899Crawshay's Ciliate Blue
Anthene crawshayi crawshayi Butler, 1899
Anthene crawshayi juanitae Henning & He..., 1993Juanita's Hairtail
Anthene crawshayi minuta Bethune-Baker, 1916
Anthene crawshayi vuattouxi Libert, 2010
Anthene definita Butler, 1899Common Ciliate Blue
Anthene definita definita Butler, 1899Common Hairtail
Anthene definita nigrocaudata Pagenstecher, 1902
Anthene discimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Anthene dulcis Pagenstecher, 1902Mashuna Hairtail
Anthene emkopoti Larsen & Col..., 1998Mkpot Ciliate Blue
Anthene emolus Godart, 1823Ciliate Blue
Anthene emolus affinis
Anthene emolus emolus Godart, 1824Bengal Common Ciliate Blue
Anthene emolus goberus Fruhstorfer, 1916Ciliate Blue
Anthene emolus modesta Staudinger, 1889
Anthene erythropoecilus Holland, 1893
Anthene fasciatus Aurivillius, 1895Tiny Ciliate Blue
Anthene flavomaculatus Grose-Smith ..., 1893Yellow-spot Ciliate Blue
Anthene fulvus Stempffer, 1962Red Forewing
Anthene gemmifera Neave, 1910Jewelled Ciliate Blue
Anthene georgiadisi Larsen, 2009
Anthene hades Bethune-Baker, 1910Black Ciliate Blue
Anthene helpsi Larsen, 1994Creamy Ciliate Blue
Anthene hobleyi Neave, 1904Hobley's Ciliate Blue
Anthene hobleyi elgonensis Aurivillius, 1925
Anthene hobleyi hobleyi Neave, 1904
Anthene hobleyi kigezi Stempffer, 1961
Anthene hobleyi teita Stempffer, 1961
Anthene hobleyi ufipa Kielland, 1990
Anthene hodsoni Talbot, 1935Hodson's Ciliate Blue
Anthene hodsoni hodsoni Talbot, 1935
Anthene hodsoni usamba Talbot, 1937
Anthene inconspicua Druce, 1910Inconspicuous Ciliate Blue
Anthene indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene inferna Bethune-Baker, 1926
Anthene irumi
Anthene irumu Stempffer, 1948Irumu Ciliate Blue
Anthene ituria Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene janna Gabriel, 1949
Anthene juanitae Henning & He..., 1993
Anthene juba Fabricius, 1787Anomalous Ciliate Blue
Anthene kalinzu Stempffer, 1950
Anthene kamilila Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene kampala Bethune-Baker, 1910Kampala Ciliate Blue
Anthene katera Talbot, 1937
Anthene kersteni Gerstaecker, 1871Kersten's Ciliate Blue
Anthene kigezi Stempffer, 1961
Anthene kikuyu Bethune-Baker, 1910Kikuyu Ciliate Blue
Anthene kimboza Kielland, 1990
Anthene krokosua Larsen, 2005Krokosua Ciliate Blue
Anthene lachares Hewitson, 1878Silky Ciliate Blue
Anthene lachares lachares Hewitson, 1878
Anthene lachares toroensis Stempffer, 1947
Anthene lacides Hewitson, 1874Delicate Ciliate Blue
Anthene lamias Hewitson, 1878Blotched Ciliate Blue
Anthene lamias katerae
Anthene lamias lamias Hewitson, 1878
Anthene lamprocles Hewitson, 1878Lesser Black-patches
Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782Common Ciliate Blue
Anthene larydas kersteini
Anthene lasti Grose-Smith ..., 1894Last's Ciliate Blue
Anthene lemnos Hewitson, 1878Large Ciliate Blue
Anthene lemnos lemnos Hewitson, 1878Large Hairtail
Anthene lemnos loa Strand, 1911
Anthene leptala Courvoisier, 1914
Anthene leptines Hewitson, 1874Leptines Ciliate Blue
Anthene levis Hewitson, 1878Levis Ciliate Blue
Anthene licates Hewitson, 1874White Ciliate Blue
Anthene licates addend Fruhstorfer, 1916
Anthene licates dusuntia
Anthene licates dusuntua Corbet, 1940White Ciliate Blue
Anthene licates licates Hewitson, 1874
Anthene licatus Hewitson, 1874
Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue
Anthene ligures amanica Strand, 1909
Anthene ligures insularis Libert, 2010
Anthene ligures ligures Hewitson, 1874
Anthene liguroides Strand, 1911
Anthene likouala Stempffer, 1962
Anthene lindae Henning & He..., 1994Kalahari Hairtail
Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874Liodes Hairtail
Anthene livida Trimen, 1881Pale Hairtail
Anthene locuples Grose-Smith, 1898Curious Ciliate Blue
Anthene lucretilis Hewitson, 1874Irrorated Ciliate Blue
Anthene lucretilis albipicta Talbot, 1935
Anthene lucretilis lucretilis Hewitson, 1874
Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894Lunulated Hairtail
Anthene lusones Hewitson, 1874Large Red Spot Ciliate Blue
Anthene lusones fulvimacula Mabille, 1890
Anthene lusones lusones Hewitson, 1874
Anthene lutzi Holland, 1920
Anthene lycaenina Felder, 1868Pointed Ciliate Blue
Anthene lycaenina lycaeninaDakhan Pointed Ciliate Blue
Anthene lycaenina lycambes Hewitson, 1878Poined ciliate blue
Anthene lycaenina miya Fruhstorfer, 1916Pointed Ciliate Blue
Anthene lycaenina togata Fruhstorfer, 1916
Anthene lycaenina villosina Fruhstorfer, 1923
Anthene lycaenoides Felder, 1860Pale Ciliate Blue
Anthene lycaenoides godeffroyi Semper, 1879Pale Ciliate Blue
Anthene lycaenoides lycaenoides
Anthene lycaenoides orientalis Tennent, 2001
Anthene lycaenoides pegobates Holland, 1900
Anthene lycaenoides sutrana Fruhstorfer, 1916
Anthene lycaenolus Tite, 1966
Anthene lychnaptes Holland, 1891
Anthene lychnides Hewitson, 1878Brown Ciliate Blue
Anthene lycotes
Anthene lydia
Anthene lysias Hulstaert, 1924
Anthene lysicles Hewitson, 1874Violet-spotted Ciliate Blue
Anthene lyzanius Hewitson, 1874Black-patches
Anthene madibirensis Wichgraf, 1921
Anthene mahota Grose-Smith, 1887Mahota Ciliate Blue
Anthene makala Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene marshalli Bethune-Baker, 1903
Anthene melambrotus Holland, 1893
Anthene millari Trimen, 1893Millar's Hairtail
Anthene minima Trimen, 1893Little Hairtail
Anthene montana Kielland, 1990
Anthene mpanda Kielland, 1990
Anthene musagetes Holland, 1893
Anthene musagetes anadema
Anthene ngoko Stempffer, 1962
Anthene nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905False Hairtail
Anthene nigropunctata Bethune-Baker, 1910Black-spotted Hairtail
Anthene obscura Druce, 1910Obscure Cilaite Blue
Anthene oculatus Grose-Smith ..., 1893
Anthene onias Hulstaert, 1924
Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946Opal Ciliate Blue
Anthene otacilia Trimen, 1868Otacilia Hairtail
Anthene otacilia dulcis Pagenstecher, 1902
Anthene otacilia kikuyu Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene otacilia otacilia Trimen, 1868Trimen's Hairtail
Anthene paraffinis Fruhstorfer, 1916
Anthene paraffinis emoloides Tite, 1966
Anthene paraffinis matthias Tite, 1966
Anthene paraffinis nereia Tite, 1966
Anthene paraffinis nissani Tite, 1966
Anthene paraffinis paraffinis Fruhstorfer, 1916
Anthene philo Hopffer, 1874
Anthene philo philo Hopffer, 1874
Anthene philo scintillans Tite, 1966
Anthene phoenicis Karsch, 1893Karsch´s Ciliate Blue
Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936Pitman's Ciliate Blue
Anthene pitmani pitmani Stempffer, 1936
Anthene pitmani somalina Stempffer, 1936
Anthene princeps Butler, 1876Cupreous Hairtail
Anthene princeps princeps Butler, 1876
Anthene princeps smithii Mabille, 1877
Anthene pyroptera Aurivillius, 1895
Anthene quadricaudata Bethune-Baker, 1926
Anthene radiata Bethune-Baker, 1910Red-edged Ciliate Blue
Anthene ramnika d´Abrera, 1980
Anthene rhodesiana Stempffer, 1962Zimbabwe Hairtail
Anthene rothschildi Aurivillius, 1922
Anthene rubricinctus Holland, 1891Indigo Ciliate Blue
Anthene rubricinctus anadema Druce, 1905
Anthene rubricinctus jeanneli Stempffer, 1961
Anthene rubricinctus rubricinctus Holland, 1891
Anthene rubrimaculata Strand, 1909
Anthene rubrimaculata rubrimaculata Strand, 1909
Anthene rubrimaculata tukuyu Kielland, 1990
Anthene rubrimaculata zanzibarica Congdon & Co..., 1998
Anthene rufomarginata Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene rufoplagata Bethune-Baker, 1910Orange-patch Ciliate Blue
Anthene ruwenzorica
Anthene ruwenzoricus Grünberg, 1912
Anthene saddacus Talbot, 1935
Anthene sanguinea (Trimen, 1894)⇒ Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894
Anthene schoutedeni Hulstaert, 1924Schouteden´s Ciliate Blue
Anthene scintillula Holland, 1891Golden Ciliate Blue
Anthene scintillula aurea Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene scintillula scintillula Holland, 1891
Anthene seltuttus Röber, 1886Dark Ciliate Blue
Anthene seltuttus affinis Waterhouse &..., 1905Dark Ciliate Blue
Anthene seltuttus amboinensis Butler, 1899
Anthene seltuttus seltuttus Röber, 1886
Anthene seltuttus violacea Butler, 1899
Anthene sheppardi Stevenson, 1940Golden Ciliate Blue
Anthene smithi Mabille, 1877
Anthene somalina Stempffer, 1936
Anthene starki Larsen, 2005Western Black-spot Ciliate Blue
Anthene staudingeri Grose-Smith ..., 1894Staudinger´s Ciliate Blue
Anthene staudingeri obsoleta Stempffer, 1947
Anthene staudingeri staudingeri Grose-Smith ..., 1894
Anthene suquala Pagenstecher, 1902
Anthene sylvanus Drury, 1773Common Indigo Ciliate Blue
Anthene sylvanus albicans Grünberg, 1910
Anthene sylvanus niveus Stempffer, 1954
Anthene sylvanus sylvanus Drury, 1773
Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936Talbot's Ciliate Blue
Anthene tisamenus Holland, 1891
Anthene ukerewensis Strand, 1909
Anthene uzungwae Kielland, 1990
Anthene versatilis Bethune-Baker, 1910Versatile Ciliate Blue
Anthene versatilis bitje Druce, 1910
Anthene versatilis versatilis Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene villosa Snellen, 1878
Anthene wilsoni Talbot, 1935Wilson's Ciliate Blue
Anthene xanthopoecilus Holland, 1893
Anthene zenkeri Karsch, 1895
Cupidesthes albida Schultze & A..., 1910
Cupidesthes arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910Green Ciliate Blue
Cupidesthes arescopa arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910
Cupidesthes arescopa orientalis Stempffer, 1962
Cupidesthes caerulea Jackson, 1966
Cupidesthes cuprifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Cupidesthes eliasi Congdon, Kie..., 1998
Cupidesthes hilarion (Hulstaert, 1924)⇒ Cupidesthes arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910
Cupidesthes irumu (Stempffer, 1948)⇒ Anthene irumu Stempffer, 1948
Cupidesthes jacksoni Stempffer, 1969Jackson´s Ciliate Blue
Cupidesthes leonina Bethune-Baker, 1903Leonine Ciliate Blue
Cupidesthes lithas Druce, 1890Volta Ciliate Blue
Cupidesthes mimetica (Druce, 1910)⇒ Cupidesthes minor Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Cupidesthes minor Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Cupidesthes paludicola Holland, 1891
Cupidesthes paralithas Bethune-Baker, 1926Precise Ciliate Blue
Cupidesthes pungusei Collins & La..., 2005Punguse´s Ciliate Blue
Cupidesthes robusta Aurivillius, 1895Robust Ciliate Blue
Cupidesthes salvatoris Belcastro & ..., 2005Salvatore's Ciliate Blue
Cupidesthes thyrsis Kirby, 1878
Cupidesthes vidua Talbot, 1929
Cupidesthes voltae Sharpe, 1890Volta Ciliate Blue
Cupidesthes ysobelae Jackson, 1966
Lycaenesthes anadema H.H.Druce, 1905
Lycaenesthes bengalensis (Moore, 1865)⇒ Anthene emolus Godart, 1823
Lycaenesthes coelestina Ungemach, 1932
Lycaenesthes emolus (Waterhouse, 1904)⇒ Anthene emolus Godart, 1823
Lycaenesthes hades
Lycaenesthes larydus
Lycaenesthes ligures (Hewitson, 1874)⇒ Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874
Lycaenesthes liparis (Grose-Smith, 1898)⇒ Anthene lachares Hewitson, 1878
Lycaenesthes lycaenina addenda
Lycaenesthes lycaenina villisa
Lycaenesthes musagetes (Holland, 1893)⇒ Anthene rubricinctus Holland, 1891
Lycaenesthes musagetes anadema
Lycaenesthes musgetes anadema
Lycaenesthes philo
Lycaenesthes phoeniris
Lycaenesthes subtrana
Monile gemmifera Neave, 1910
Monile gemmifera maculata Libert, 2010
Monile kimboza Kielland, 1990
Neurellipes aequatorialis Stempffer, 1962
Neurellipes chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910)⇒ Anthene chryseostictus Bethune-Baker, 1910
Neurellipes fulvus Stempffer, 1962Red Forewing
Neurellipes gemmifera Neave, 1910Jewelled Ciliate Blue
Neurellipes georgiadisi Larsen, 2009
Neurellipes lusones Hewitson, 1874Large Red-spot Ciliate Blue
Neurellipes rhoko Sáfián, 2014
Neurellipes staudingeri Smith & Kirby, 1894Staudinger´s Ciliate Blue
Neurypexina lyzanius Hewitson, 1874
Triclema aequatorialis Stempffer, 1962
Triclema africana (Bethune-Baker, 1926)⇒ Anthene africana Bethune-Baker, 1926
Triclema fasciatus Aurivillius, 1895Tiny Ciliate Blue
Triclema hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)⇒ Anthene hades Bethune-Baker, 1910
Triclema inconspicua (Druce, 1910)⇒ Anthene inconspicua Druce, 1910
Triclema inferna (Bethune-Baker, 1926)⇒ Anthene inferna Bethune-Baker, 1926
Triclema kamilila (Bethune-Baker, 1910)⇒ Anthene kamilila Bethune-Baker, 1910
Triclema lamias Hewitson, 1878Blotched Ciliate Blue
Triclema lucretilis Hewitson, 1874Irrorated Ciliate Blue
Triclema lutzi (Holland, 1920)⇒ Anthene lutzi Holland, 1920
Triclema lydia (Aurivillius, 1905)⇒ Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905
Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905False Hairtail
Triclema obscura (Druce, 1910)⇒ Anthene obscura Druce, 1910
Triclema phoenicis (Karsch, 1893)⇒ Anthene phoenicis Karsch, 1893
Triclema rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)⇒ Anthene rufoplagata Bethune-Baker, 1910