Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 109
475
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 109
475
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 104
469
705 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 87
414
629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
228
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
228
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
228
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
169
248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
157
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
36
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 19
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Abyssinia
19 Genera with 31 Species | Anthene Doubleday, 1911 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1904 | Cupids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaphilus Stempffer & ..., 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1883 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1911 | Giant Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1935 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1935 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1935 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Abyssinia
31 Species and 7 Subspecies | Anthene aurobrunnea Ungemach, 1932 | | | Anthene crawshayi minuta Bethune-Baker, 1916 | | | Anthene liguroides Strand, 1911 | | | Argiolaus aethiopica | | | Argiolaus piaggae | | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido distractus | | | Cupido kaffana | | | Cupido palemon ghimirra | | | Cupido parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | | | Cupido variegata neonegus | | | Euchrysops cyclopteris Arthur Gardi..., 1876 | | | Euchrysops eleusis Demaison, 1888 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops masai distractus | | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Iolaphilus ismenias Klug, 1834 | | | Iolaus ismenias piaggiae Oberthür, 1883 | | | Lepidochrysops fumosa Butler, 1885 | | | Lepidochrysops fumosus | | | Lepidochrysops parsimon abyssiniensis Strand, 1911 | | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Pentila nyassana Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Pentila nyassana ras Talbot, 1935 | | | Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Abyssinia | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 13
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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