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Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Antsiranana Province (Madagascar)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
1248
1804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
193
1248
1804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
184
1225
1777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
160
1162
1715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
665
880
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
665
880
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
663
878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
441
663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
395
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
54
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
11
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Antsiranana Province
11 Genera with 13 Species
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Atlides Huebner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1877Common Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1896Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Rapala Moore, 1889Flashes1SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1865Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 0Grass blues3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antsiranana Province
13 Species and 4 Subspecies
Allotinus portunus portunus
Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779Giant purple hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793Red Banded Hairstreak
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Leptotes rabefaner Mabille, 1877
Leptotes rabenafer Mabille, 1877
Lycaena virgaureae cissites Fruhstorfer, 1896
Rapala suffusa anabasis Staudinger, 1889
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Thecla imma Prittwitz, 1865
Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862African Grass Blue
Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787Lesser Grass Blue
Zizeeria otis antanossa

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Antsiranana Province
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
6
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)


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